Curriculum: Community Decision Making: Deciding the Future of Two Historic Buildings


Cover		 Description: Students gain an understanding of history and the importance of community decision making by studying primary source documents related to the restoration or demolition of historic buildings in Cooperstown, Otsego County, New York.

Learning goals:

  • Understand the important decisions made at the local government level regarding historic buildings and the impact that citizen involvement can have on those decisions
  • Use primary sources to gain information about the choices citizens can make about historic buildings in their communities
  • Write an essay comparing and contrasting decisions made concerning two historic buildings

Publication date: 2001

Number of pages: 17 (teacher guide – 6; student DBQ – 11)

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