Circle: What is more important to shaping who you become, your parents or the friends you hang out with?
Unit: Rumford or Cape? Opening Activity
Learning Target: I can use data and information to explain how my choices determine who I will become.
The Scenario: You have the opportunity to raise your child in either Cape Elizabeth or Rumford. Your family will earn $140,000. One parent is a chemical engineer and the other a nurse. This amount of yearly income would allow you to buy a house in either town up to but not over 350,000. That will mean very different things in each community -- you will very comfortable in Rumford, and house poor and struggling in Cape. Your child will have very different experiences in each.
1) Your child.
Learning Target: I can use data and information to explain how my choices determine who I will become.
The Scenario: You have the opportunity to raise your child in either Cape Elizabeth or Rumford. Your family will earn $140,000. One parent is a chemical engineer and the other a nurse. This amount of yearly income would allow you to buy a house in either town up to but not over 350,000. That will mean very different things in each community -- you will very comfortable in Rumford, and house poor and struggling in Cape. Your child will have very different experiences in each.
1) Your child.
-Make and determine the values you want your child to have in order for them to have a happy, successful life.
2) Circle: present your child.
3) Quick research on each town.
2) Turn and talk -- what did you find?
3) Make your choice: Cold call. Your pick and why.
4) Place your child.
2) Turn and talk -- what did you find?
3) Make your choice: Cold call. Your pick and why.
4) Place your child.
Unit: Rumford or Cape? Writing
Writing: Write one paragraph explaining one reason the you are selecting the town that you have.
Unit: Rumford or Cape? The Rivals
Research: We will be watching the documentary "The Rivals" to understand the culture of the two communities.
1) Watch
2) Make notes an things that you see that give evidence on why either place is good or bad to move to.
Unit: Rumford or Cape? Writing
Writing: Write one paragraph explaining one reason the you are selecting the town that you have based on the information in the video.
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