What is Community

Open Ended

What are some of the advantages of belonging to a community?

Close Reading Questions

How does Michelson develop the idea of a "global community" in her response?

• By describing her experiences and learnings as a member of one community who works in another community, Michelson develops the idea that the global community is one where we can build bonds with each other not based on geography, but on common values and emotional needs.

How does Michelson develop the idea of a "global community" in her response?

• "While I work to give back my community, I also need to spend time away from Sunbury, to know what life is like in Bolivia, in the American South, or in Roxbury..." (4)

• "I need to go to these places to remind myself that this way of life I am used to is not the only way or best way." (4)

How does Fortuna develop the idea that communities are about "taking care of each other?"

• Fortuna describes the tight knit community she came from to highlight that a community's purpose is for its members to take care of each other. She offers personal examples to show the different ways that other community members showed up for her and offered support.

Multiple Choice

What quote could be used as possible evidence of Fortuna's POV of community?

• "I am a child and adolescent psychiatrist"

• "...I strive to be the best physician I can be..."

• "I have been blessed to be around young people and families ever engaged in improving the vitality of their community"

Open Ended

In paragraph 1, Zamor writes that, "We are all members of many communities...and we constantly move in and out of them, depending on the situation." How does Tang's response further develop this idea?

Include a quote in your response.

Multiple Choice

What central idea connects all the responses?

• Communities are a luxury of life.

• Communities enrich the lives of their members.

• Communities are defined by the relationships of their members.

• Communities exist in the physical spaces that its members live.

Multiple Choice

Reread the sentence from paragraph 18:

So, why is community important? Because community saves us from the isolation and alienation we fear.

What does the word "alienation" mean as used in the sentence?

• approval

• hostility

• reconciliation

• separation

Multiple Choice

Which detail from the text best supports O'Hare's claim that a sense of community can grow from being present in the moment?

• “In the silence of an early morning walk recently, the crystal song of a scarlet red cardinal atop an oak tree awakened me more fully.” (Paragraph 5)

• “Without speaking a word, it was clear we were enchanted by the gift of their song, and we joined together briefly in a community of celebration for the gifts of Nature.” (Paragraph 5)

• “Each of these whether for learning, work, healing, prayer, or friendship creates for us a safe experience of belonging, purpose, and shared values.” (Paragraph 6)

• “In the Sufi tradition, it is taught that the primary purpose of life is to awaken to the essence of who we are.” (Paragraph 7)

Multiple Choice

How does Lappé support his claim in paragraphs 10-11?

• He appeals to the emotions of the reader.

• He defines what community means to him.

• He provides examples to show the impacts of inclusion within a community.

• He uses statistics to show the consequences of excluding individuals from a community.