“Be the change you want to see in the world.” -Gandhi

What ideas come to mind when you think about change? What kinds of things change? What is it about them that changes? How do you know when something has changed? What evidence do you look for to determine whether a change has occurred?

Group assignments Combine lists of things that change Discuss responses to questions

How could you categorize these ideas into groups? i.e. government What could you call each group? Why? Do all of your changes fall into groups? Might some of them belong in more than one group? Is there a different way you might categorize your ideas? What other categories might you use? What are some of the characteristics of change, based on the ideas you wrote?

What are your categories? How do you justify your categories and your placement of the things that change?

Write a paragraph about change in the United States. Was change seen as positive or negative? Why?