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Changing Communities Curriculum Framework Connection: Settlements, Colonies, and Emerging American Identity Learning Strands Chronology and Cause Historical Understanding Research, Evidence, and Point of View Interdisciplinary Learning Lessons, Activities, and Related Links Immigration Tracing Your Family History Languages Spoken in Communities Use and Conversion of Historic Buildings Significance of Monuments Historic Registry Malls in the Community Chronology and Cause By researching the changing populations in their communities, students will learn about the ethnic composition of their community and how it has changed over the years. They will study the chronology of historical events that have effected the various ethnic groups which comprise their communities. They will gain awareness of historical cause and effect and the ways in which historical events have helped shape their communities. Learning Strands Historical Understanding Students will understand the meaning, implications and import of the historical events as they study the effects that these events have had on people in their communities. Learning Strands Research, Evidence, and Point of View Students will be guided to frame questions about life in early New England that can be answered by general study of the time period using traditional sources such as texts, movies, and the Internet, as well as a more specific study of their communities using sources such as the local historical society. Students will also use primary sources to collect information. They will use information published by other student groups to compare and contrast the cultural components of their communities. They will publish their written research, available photos, maps, and drawings on CommunityNet to share with others. They will use information published by other student groups to compare and contrast their community's development of formal education to that of other communities. They will publish their written research, available photos, maps, and drawings on CommunityNet to share with others. In their studies students will find that the types of businesses in their communities have changed over the years in order to meet the diverse needs of community members (ie., from the neighborhood store, to large supermarkets, changing ethnic food sections in supermarkets, to the reemergence of small ethnic neighborhood stores.) This information could be used to help students better understand the culture of the community and also to complement the study of world languages. Learning Strands Interdisciplinary Learning: Literature, Arts, Geography , Science & Technology, Religion, and Media Students will read and review various works of non-fiction and fiction, including historical novels in order to better understand the time period. Publishing on CommunityNet will provide students with an authentic audience, and therefore, motivate them to write, review, and edit their work. Students may also express their research and knowledge through photography and artwork. These may be submitted to CommunityNet for publication. Students can investigate community theatre, art, and performances to understand how these reflect the changing ethnicity and culture of their communities. Geography: Students can study maps of areas in their communities from different periods and compare the amount of open space and the changes that have been made. Science & Technology: Students study the types of industry and technology that existed in their original communities and how this technology has changed over time. Old factory buildings which may now be converted to offices, stores, or housing may tell about earlier technologies. Students can study the shopping malls that now exist in their communities and conduct research to learn about the original characteristics of the land upon which they are built. Students can study the problems that have been caused by filling in wetlands for industrial use. Older students may study the concept of open space. Religion: The history of churches, including the changes in churches that were part of the original community, and the emergence of newer churches also reflects the changing culture and values. Media:As students search the web links that are included in this unit and prepare materials to submit for electronic publishing they are actively engaged in utilizing forms of media for research and expression of their knowledge and ideas. In their studies students will find that the infrastructure of their communities may have changed drastically over the years. This is an excellent mapping opportuntiy! Learning Strands

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