1. Family School
Work
SOCIAL STRUCTURES IN
YOUR IDEAL SOCIETY

2. TALK TO YOUR GROUP
 What is our Mission Statement?
 What are our key Values?

3. THINK ABOUT FAMILIES IN YOUR SOCIETY
 Do families live together?
 Are there population controls?
 Are there marriage laws?
 How are children and the elderly cared for?
 How many people live in a home?
 Who does the cooking, cleaning, shopping,
money-making etc.

4. YOU MUST CREATE:
 A graphic organizer about the division of
labor in a typical household

5. WANT TO GO FURTHER?
Options:
 Draw a picture of a house with
all the rooms
 Write a narrative about a day in the life of one
family
It could start something like this:
As Danielle woke up, she yawned and gave a big stretch. She could hear the
morning scuffling and whispering of her nineteen sisters in their own sleeping
pods…

6. THINKING ABOUT JOBS IN YOUR SOCIETY
 What kind of jobs will people have in your
society?
 Will jobs be assigned or will citizens have a
choice?
 Will everyone be paid equal amounts, or will
different jobs earn different amounts of money?
 Is there a fair and functional division of labor?
 Do certain people in the society have more
power or more of a voice—if so, based on what
factors?

7. YOU NEED TO CREATE:
 One expository paragraph explaining the
division of labor (types of jobs and who does
them) in your society
You may want to start out like this:
In our society, jobs will be assigned by the government. We think this is best
because…

8. WANT TO GO FURTHER?
Options:
 Create a list of jobs and their salaries

9. REVIEW: THINGS YOU MUST DO:
1. Graphic organizer about family division of
labo
2. Expository paragraph about jobs
3. Be creative and have fun!

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