Title: Municipal Services Paragraph Assignment
Course: Social Studies 6 - 1.0.0.2 > Section: Unit 1: My Community

Instructions: Today, your job is to think about one service provided by your local municipal government and write a paragraph about what it would be like if that service did not exist. For instance, what if there was no garbage removal in a city, town, or region?

Choose from one of the listed services that you saw earlier in this lesson:

- Policing
- Street lights
- Fire Protection
- Libraries
- Parks and recreation
- Cemeteries
- Garbage collection and recycling
- Transit
- Water, sanitary and storm sewers
- Emergency planning
- Local roads
- Community programs
- Sidewalks

Then, write a paragraph of eight to ten sentences that answers the question: “What if there was no ________?”

Your paragraph should be properly formatted, and its first sentence should introduce the question you are going to be thinking about. You should write about at least three different ways your community would change if the service you chose did not exist. This is not a research question, so you do not need to back up your thoughts with sources or evidence. However, your ideas should be realistic and not completely silly or impossible. You should, however, give good reasons for why your community would change in the ways you have come up with.

Review the rubric to see how your teacher will assess your work.

Rubric

 | Insufficient Evidence | Emerging | Developing | Proficient | Extending
 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4
Understanding of the importance of municipal services | My paragraph has too little content to assess, so I may need to redo this assignment. | My paragraph shows an initial understanding of how important a municipal service is in my community. I am learning to communicate my ideas clearly. | My paragraph shows a satisfactory understanding of how important a municipal service is in my community. I communicate my findings in an adequate way. | My paragraph shows a complete understanding of how important a municipal service is in my community. I communicate my findings in an efficient way. | My paragraph shows a complete and  thorough understanding of how important a municipal service is in my community. I communicate my findings in a clear and mature way.