Humanities 7 – Unit 1 Boston Neighborhoods Project

Unit 1 Boston Neighborhoods Project 2018

The goals of the Unit 1 Boston Neighborhoods Project are: 1) to gain proficiency in Boston’s local features; 2) to practice creating and analyzing thematic maps; and 3) to celebrate the many neighborhoods BLA students come from by learning about each!

If you need any of the class handouts (including the instructions and the background articles) you can download them:

 Boston Neighborhoods Project (Instructions)

 Boston Background Articles

 Boston Neighborhood Map Rubric

 Sample Completed Map Project (Mission Hill)

 Folder of Neighborhood Brochures

 Boston Neighborhood Maps and Information (Source: Boston Planning and Development Agency)

 Historical Background on Boston Neighborhoods (Source: City of Boston)

Humanities 7 – Unit 1 Boston Neighborhoods Project Research

Today in class, students were assigned groups to begin researching their assigned neighborhoods for the Unit 1 Boston Neighborhoods Project. Students can use the links below to begin their research.

 Boston Neighborhoods Project (Instructions)

 Boston Background Articles

 Boston Neighborhood Map Rubric

 Sample Completed Map Project (Mission Hill)

Neighborhood Research

 Allston/Brighton

 Downtown (which for this project includes the following: North End, Beacon Hill, Chinatown, and West End)

 Charlestown

 Dorchester and Mattapan

 East Boston

 Jamaica Plain and Roslindale

 Roxbury and South End

 South Boston

 West Roxbury and Hyde Park

General Resources and Links

Use the links below to start creating your maps or to find the places for your thematic map (transportation, education, entertainment, sightseeing, food).

General Map Information For Boston

 Google Maps

 Boston Redevelopment Authority

 Bostonography

 Boston Neighborhood Maps

Research On Transportation In Boston

 MBTA

Research On Sightseeing, Entertainment and Food In Boston

 Yelp

 TripAdvisor

 WikiTravel

 FourSquare

 Map of Historical Landmarks in Boston

Research On Boston's Education

 Boston Public Schools Map

 Map of Colleges/Universities in Boston

Humanities 7 – Homework – Oct 2

Today in class, students prepared for their Unit 1 Projects by reflecting on neighborhoods in Boston and explaining the directions for the upcoming Unit 1 Boston Neighborhoods Project.

 Boston Neighborhoods Project (Instructions)

Homework - p. 24 - Create a fake test (on a separate sheet of paper or directly on page 24) of 15 questions AND their answers about information on Unit 1.

Reminder - Study for your closed notebook quiz on Unit 1 on Friday 10/5!