1. Identify and briefly define important words, terms, concepts, or characters.
Community -- a social group of any size whose members reside in a specific locality, share government, and often have a common cultural and historical heritage.
Utopia -- an ideal place or state.
Home -- the place in which one's domestic affections are centered.
2. Summarize the main idea, theme, action, or event of the reading. Be sure to include quotation that best captures the overall feeling or mood of the reading.
The main idea of the reading can be summed up in a few words: “Home is where you make it.” Whether it is in a small, designed community or in the open range, people decide where “home” is. The poet Gary Snyder (in Homeplace essay) writes about our need to “inhabit” a place. He states: “…Life in the United States depends in part on people, neighborhood by neighborhood, county by county…”
3. Formulate a question for discussion. The question should be relatively substantial, based upon a specified passage or scene from the text, and capable of sustaining a thoughtful discussion.
Why do people live where they do? What reasons make them stay or move to another place? Is living in a certain area beyond the fact of just real estate? Is “home” just a shelter you live in or a part of life?
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The last question, "Is “home” just a shelter you live in or a part of life?" is very interesting. It made me question myself about my home life. (ARTEM)
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