1. Great Cities
CHY4U
Unit 1
Activity

2. Course/Unit Questions
How did we get here? What were they thinking?

3. Great Cities
Toronto: Special Events Office, 3D Toronto Sign, 2017, (Feb. 7, 2017)

4. What to Think About for Greatness
Roles, groups, contributions
How do beliefs shape culture?
What is life like for women?
Is education valued?
Economics
What is the biggest economic strength/problem?
What are living standards like? For all?

5. Q’s con’t Political Sci/Tech Who has power?
How does architecture reflect values?
What sci or tech innovations originated here?

6. Seven Cities - Stations
Divide into 7 groups.
Start with your first city.
Take notes in the form of annotations
Markings
Notes to self
HTC connections
Greatness aspects

7. Seven Cities Follow-Up
Identify one key example of differing historical perspectives.
Identify one example of a turning point.
Identify an important continuity.
Identify an individual or group who progressed.
Identify an individual or group who declined.
Identify 2 key links between regions.
Identify a key technological advance.

8. Rankings
Develop criteria for greatness (now that you’ve seen seven potentially great cities).
Criteria = a set of standards against which you will assemble evidence and draw conclusions.