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below for individual chapters. The developmentof this unit was
mad e possible by thegenerous support of the Steans Family
Foundation. Table of Contents - Chicago: A History of Choices
and Changes. Students examine Chicago challenges during the
early 1900s. Students read about the Burnham Plan and identify
the problems he addressed and the solutions he proposed that
still shape the city today. - Your Community Today. Students
identify assests in their community and analyze progress it has
made. It includes an activity in which students interview a
person who has been involved in community progress. - Plan for
Community Progress. Students analyze community changes with an
emphasis on collaboration. While part 2 emphasized ideas --
visionaries and heroes -- this part emphasizes the importance of
working together to make progress. - The City Today. Students
examine Burnham's vision as it addressed city-wide systems that
are part of the infrastructure