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The Giver Utopian Community Project

What would be special about your community that would make other people want to join
it?

1. Government: Every community needs laws, or there would be chaos.

Name 5 rules or laws in your community:

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Answer the following in complete sentences:

Who makes the laws?__________________________________________________________
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How are the laws enforced? _____________________________________________________
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Is your community a democracy? A dictatorship? A monarchy?_______________________.
What happens when a person breaks the law?_______________________________________
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2. Employment: Think about the jobs people must have to help your community function.

Choose 5 important jobs to describe. For each job, include complete sentences describing:
1. Title:__________________________________________________________________
Function:_______________________________________________________________
People chosen for this job:_________________________________________________
How people are chosen:___________________________________________________
How people are trained:___________________________________________________
Uniform description:______________________________________________________
2. Title:__________________________________________________________________
Function:_______________________________________________________________
People chosen for this job:_________________________________________________
How people are chosen:___________________________________________________
How people are trained:___________________________________________________
Uniform description:______________________________________________________
3. Title:__________________________________________________________________
Function:_______________________________________________________________
People chosen for this job:_________________________________________________
 How people are chosen:___________________________________________________
How people are trained:___________________________________________________
Uniform description:______________________________________________________
4. Title:__________________________________________________________________
Function:_______________________________________________________________
People chosen for this job:_________________________________________________
How people are chosen:___________________________________________________
How people are trained:___________________________________________________
Uniform description:______________________________________________________
5. Title:__________________________________________________________________
Function:_______________________________________________________________
People chosen for this job:_________________________________________________
How people are chosen:___________________________________________________
How people are trained:___________________________________________________
Uniform description:______________________________________________________

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3. Education: School prepares kids to be successful members of the community.

Name 6 school subjects that will be required and taught in your school:
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Answer the following in complete sentences:

What will school be like in your community?_________________________________________
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How will education benefit the community?__________________________________________
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How will schools in your community be different from schools in your community now?________
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4. Family: Think about the families in your community.

Choose one below. Are the families going to be:

Matriarchal - controlled by the mothers of the family
Patriarchal - controlled by the fathers of the family
 Neither matriarchal or patriarchal

Answer the following in complete sentences:

How many kids should each family have?_________
Is it regulated? Circle one: Yes or No. Why or why not?________________________________
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Does every member in each family live in the same house? Why or why not?_______________
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5. Housing: Neighborhoods/Individual family dwellings

Do people live in separate houses? In townhouses? In apartments? In tents? ______________

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Describe the dwellings in your community. Are all of the houses the same or different? _______
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Explain why you chose to design the houses and communities that way.
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6. Environment/Climate: Think about where you would have your community built.

Look at the world map below. Each color represents a different temperature. When choosing
your perfect climate, think about how hot or cold you want your world to be.
What is the climate like in your community? For example, is it a tropical climate, or an arctic
climate? Look at the map above and choose: _______________________________________.

Do the seasons change, yes or no? Explain. ________________________________________

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Are there animals in your community? Yes or No:____________.

What kinds?__________________________________________________________________
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Are they pets or wild? Why?______________________________________________________

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Additional Information:

7. Name your community. Be CREATIVE!

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8. Design a flag for your community. Think about what colors you would use, and what they
might mean. Use the space below to sketch your flag.

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9. Create a slogan for your community. Think about phrases that represent your community.

Remember, a slogan is a short and striking or memorable phrase. For example, McDonald's is,
Im lovin it and Nikes is, Just do it.

Use the lines below for ideas of your slogan.

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