1. Teacher Guide This lesson is designed to teach kids to ask a critical thinking question that you can’t just put into a search box to solve. To do that, we encourage them with smaller questions that search can help them answer. Make sure that you read the notes for each slide: they not only give you teaching tips but also provide answers and hints so you can help the kids if they are having trouble. Remember, you can always send feedback to the Bing in the Classroom team at BingInTheClassroom@Microsoft.com. You can learn more about the program at bing.com/classroom and follow the daily lessons on our Partners In Learning site. BingInTheClassroom@Microsoft.combing.com/classroomPartners In Learning site Want to extend today’s lesson? Consider using Skype in the Classroom to arrange for your class to chat with another class in today’s location. And if you are using Windows 8, you can also use the Bing apps to learn more about this location and topic; the Travel and News apps in particular make great teaching tools.Skype in the Classroom Ja'Dell Davis is a Los Angeles native who currently divides her time between New York City and Madison, Wisconsin. She is currently a graduate student at the University of Wisconsin at Madison, pursing a PhD in Sociology. Ja’Dell previously taught high school in Philadelphia public schools, and implemented college access and academic enrichment programming in Chester, Pennsylvania and New York City in Manhattan’s Lower East Side neighborhood. Ja’Dell received her B.A. from Swarthmore College with a special major in History and Educational Studies, and a minor in Black Studies. She completed her M.S.Ed in Secondary School Education at the University of Pennsylvania. In addition to her studies and work in the education field, Ja’Dell is a dancer, musician, avid people watcher, and Scrabble enthusiast. This lesson is designed to teach the Common Core State Standard: Reading: Informational Text CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.7.1CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.7.1Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.7.2CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.7.2Determine two or more central ideas in a text and analyze their development over the course of the text; provide an objective summary of the text. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.7.3CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.7.3Analyze the interactions between individuals, events, and ideas in a text (e.g., how ideas influence individuals or events, or how individuals influence ideas or events). CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.7.4CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.7.4Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings; analyze the impact of a specific word choice on meaning and tone.

2. What features are attractive about “walkable” cities like Venice? © James C. Martin

3. It’s been estimated that on any given day, some 50,000 tourists visit Venice, Italy. And why not? The “Queen of the Adriatic” has changed little over the past 600 years, so travelers with a romantic bent will find the charm of Venice’s canals and gondolas irresistible. Venice is Europe’s largest car-free urban area, but the canals aren’t the only way to get around. It’s a highly walkable city. With seductive views down narrow alleyways or out into the expanse of the lagoon, walking is how most of the residents get around. Nevertheless, any trip to Venice must include at least a few trips down the many canals that connect the 118 islands comprising the “City of Water.” What features are attractive about pedestrian cities like Venice?

4. 1 Web/Thinki ng Search What is a pedestrian? What, then, would you consider a pedestrian city? 2 Web SearchWhat are at least three benefits of a pedestrian city? 3 Web Search Name at least three cities that are pedestrian friendly. What aspects of these cities makes them pedestrian cities? 4 Web Search Name at least three cities that are NOT pedestrian friendly. What aspects of these cities makes them unfriendly to pedestrians? 5 Thinking Would you consider your city pedestrian friendly? Why or why not? Are there aspects that would make it more pedestrian friendly? What features are attractive about pedestrian cities like Venice?

5. 5 Minutes What features are attractive about pedestrian cities like Venice?

6. 1 Web/Thinki ng Search What is a pedestrian? What, then, would you consider a pedestrian city? 2 Web SearchWhat are at least three benefits of a pedestrian city? 3 Web Search Name at least three cities that are pedestrian friendly. What aspects of these cities makes them pedestrian cities? 4 Web Search Name at least three cities that are NOT pedestrian friendly. What aspects of these cities makes them unfriendly to pedestrians? 5 Thinking Would you consider your city pedestrian friendly? Why or why not? Are there aspects that would make it more pedestrian friendly? What features are attractive about pedestrian cities like Venice?

7. 1 Web/Thinki ng Search What is a pedestrian? What, then, would you consider a pedestrian city? What features are attractive about pedestrian cities like Venice?

8. 2 Web SearchWhat are at least three benefits of a pedestrian city? What features are attractive about pedestrian cities like Venice?

9. 3 Web Search Name at least three cities that are pedestrian friendly. What aspects of these cities makes them pedestrian cities? What features are attractive about pedestrian cities like Venice?

10. 4 Web Search Name at least three cities that are NOT pedestrian friendly. What aspects of these cities makes them unfriendly to pedestrians? What features are attractive about pedestrian cities like Venice?

11. 5 Thinking Would you consider your city pedestrian friendly? Why or why not? Are there aspects that would make it more pedestrian friendly? What features are attractive about pedestrian cities like Venice?