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Creating a Perfect Society (A Collaborative, Creative, and Engaging Activity)

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A "Perfect" Society title slide: an activity, class slides and collaborative student workbook on designing a society
Opening slide to launch the society-design unit
Barbara Jordan quote slide imagining a better world where everyone has cookies, milk and a nap each afternoon
Discussion starter before the main activity
Discussion slide asking what makes a good society and what would make a perfect one, for students to consider
Frames the day's guiding questions
Sociology and Society slide: sociology is the study of society, and a good society does and provides
Vocabulary background for the discussion
Social problems list, from poverty to pollution, for students to consider how a society could address them
Prompt list for brainstorming problems to solve
What will your society be? Four elements of a state: population, territory, government and sovereignty, each defined
Political science lens for planning the society
Worksheet directions: students describe the population, territory, government and sovereignty of their own society
Task instructions that go with the student workbook
Symbols and culture prompts: students consider religion and whether their society is individualistic or collective
Second planning lens: culture choices
Individualism slide: a culture that celebrates the individual, valuing self-reliance and independence
Define and discuss before students choose a culture
Collectivism slide: a culture that celebrates the group, valuing being generous and dependable; photo of linked hands
Contrast with individualism in class discussion
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Creating a Perfect Society is a collaborative and creative activity that engages students in imagining an ideal society. Students work together to develop a fictional society that addresses fundamental questions about how a society should function, make decisions, maintain peace and justice, distribute power, and prioritize values. This flexible resource includes visually appealing slides and printable student workbooks compatible with distance learning. As students compare their "perfect society" with classmates' versions, personalities shine through. Teachers guide discussions about societal issues, structure, governance, sovereignty, individualist versus collectivist cultures, and dominant cultural values. This cross-curricular activity sparks lively debate for social studies, government, or sociology classes. Allow creativity to flourish as students collaboratively build their version of an ideal society with this versatile resource!

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