Building Community

1. How can WE help to
BUILD COMMUNITY?
Ms. Westerberg and Ms. Pokorney’s Classroom Activities

2. As a citizen, people have
rights and responsibilities
with their government but
what about rights and
responsibilities to one
another?

3. WHAT DOES IT
MEAN TO BE
SECURE?
Share in small groups what security
means and why being secure is
important?
In the day to day of life, what makes
you secure?
How does this connect with the
concept of the American Dream?
Do all Americans have this security?

4. Secure Insecure
WHAT MAKES US HAPPY?
HAPPINESS +WELL BEING

5. Maslow’s
Hierarchy of
Needs
Reflect on the
character in the
documentary, Waging
a Living. Where does
his experience fall on
the chart. Why?

6. What
influences
quality of life?

7. Understanding Community
Vocab
community: a people with common interests and living in the
same area
secure: to be in a state free of fear and anxiety, with basic
needs met
insecure: the danger of being open to threat, lack of safety,
access, and progress
quality of life: how comfortable, safe, happy, and healthy
people are in an area

8. Understanding Community
Vocab
cost of living: the average cost of food, clothing, and other
necessary or services paid by a person or family considered for
standard of life
minimum wage vs. living wage:
-a fixed wage (lowest wage) for designated work.
-a wage that allows a person to live securely

9. Part One Part Two Part Three Part Four Part Five
Waging a Living
………………………...and
reflection

10. Understanding “Jobs” and Making a Living

11. Characteristics of a Community

12. WHAT DOES
COMMUNITY
MEAN TO
YOU?
What does
your town
mean to you?

13. WHAT DOES
COMMUNITY
MEAN TO
YOU?
Greenwich
Darien

14. __________Job One: Research and interpret data using the topic links
__________Job Two: Write your findings in the chart to compare, be detailed
_________ Job Three: Write your bibliographic citations in the packet-
are your sources credible?
__________Job Four: Collaborate and create a graph to share findings or persuade
Investigating Community

15. a diagram showing the relation
between variable quantities,
typically of two variables, each
measured along one of a pair of
axes at right angles.
What is a graph?

16. What is this
graph
showing?

17. What is this
graph
showing?

18. What is this
graph
showing?

19. What is this
graph
showing?

20. What is this
graph
showing?

21. What is this
graph
showing?

22. a visual that shares data,
knowledge, or information that
allows the viewer to understand
quickly and easily.
What is an infographic?

23. What does this
infographic
share? What
story?
Come take a close look.

24. Compare..
same story?
Use of color?
Choice of
images

25. How can we build
community?

26. Research and Reflection…
started
Real Interviews…?????
Investigate community… ??????
What do we need to do to find out
more to help build community?

27. Activity: Using all readings, data, activities, and the
worksheet quotes from the unit, answer the following questions
as a group:
What towns are struggling with security?
What SPECIFIC kind of insecurity is an issue?
What basic necessities are needed and possibly missing?
What local organizations could we partner with?
How can we connect more with different cultural communities
in Fairfield County?

28. Project Assessment
❏ Building Community Packet _______/25 pts.
❏ Citing Sources for Graph _______/15 pts.
❏ Data Work from Multi Sources (3+) _______/10 pts.
❏ Graph/InfoGraphic _______/50 pts.
❏ Title for graph, easy to read
❏ 1-3 visual graphs, labeled
❏ Use of font, color, clarity
Below/None Developing Expectations Meeting Expectations Exceeding Expectations