Lesson #3 - The Pleasantest Place

1. Lesson #3 - The Pleasantest Place • LEQ - How does culture influence the character of places? • Background - This lesson will look at the variety of factors that people look for and expect in the places where they live and work

2. Opener • Complete the Pleasantest Place Survey

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7. Real Estate 19713 • Use – Realtor.com Listings or newspaper and search for two places where the type of housing they chose on the personal preference survey would be available, and the price range of listings • Post housing types on post-it notes and put them on the large county outline map

8. Extending & Refining • Google Earth – Link • Find a neighborhood with Grid Pattern • Find a neighborhood with Cul-de-sac • Why do you think the planners of the area might have chosen to use each of the basic street plans? • How do they effect the movement in the neighborhood? • Shape of house lots? • Use of space in neighborhood?

9. Class work • Read - “Give Me Some Space- and Let Me Arrange It My Way!” • Answer questions

10. Public Space and Private Space • Create a chart in your notebook with three headings – Public Space, Shared Private, and Private Space • work in pairs to fill in at least two entries for each column • Be prepared to share with class

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12. Public and Private Space • What criteria did you use to differentiate between public and private space?

13. Public and Private Space • Planners for cities need to be conscious of and provide for a need for public, private and also shared private space. • Cultural needs for personal space and also family privacy vary around the world, and they impact the way the space feels and functions. • One important feature that impacts the urban sense of place is the pattern of the streets. • Some street patterns facilitate free movement through the city and easy access to parts of the city. • Other patterns, by design, tend to have the opposite effect.

14. Class work • Get into groups of 4 • Each student in the group should take one of the city plans, study it carefully, and answer the questions at the bottom in notebook. • Next each student should share his city plan with the group, identifying public spaces and private spaces. • Take notes while your group members are presenting. • Last, ask the students to rank the four city plans from hardest to easiest for drivers. • Would the ranking be the same for pedestrians?

15. C4U • New immigrants from Arab countries moved into East Dearborn, MI and began to renovate and reclaim old residential and commercial neighborhoods for their own use. Based on what you have learned, what are some ways these residents might change the use of space in residential neighborhoods? You may use a diagram with labels, sketch a picture of the area, or answer in a well-constructed paragraph.

16. Homework • Read Standard 3 • Answer Questions