All States Are Created Equal
Warmers
1. Table groups formed by matching America the Beautiful magazine photos and texts from Life Magazine laying distributed on the tables
2. What do you already know? America Quiz
All US States and cities are created equal: America off the beaten track
1. Group brainstorm
- Brainstorm: What contrasts have we already covered between states or regions?
Different climates, physical and social geography… what contrasts have we already modeled?
- What do you already know about Alaska, California, New York, and Wyoming?
2. In groups, read fact sheet for your group's state
- Express personal opinions within homogeneous groups – I think it is surprising … I always thought that … had the best weather!
3. Make name tags with state names on them
4. Cocktail party – circulate and make sure you talk to at least one person from each state
- My name is … and I am from … (Descriptive language)
5. Back in original groups for some group decision-making. If all the states were obliterated except for these four (and you could only choose to live in one of them), where would you go?
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