Boom+Town+Reinforcing+Activity

__**Procedures - **__
 * __Materials - __**
 * The book //__Boom Town.__//
 * Access to Internet
 * Construction paper
 * Markers, colored pencils
 * Scissors
 * Ask the students if they have heard of a ghost town before.
 * Provide examples of ghost towns.
 * Ask them what they think the book is going to be about just by looking at cover.
 * Ask them if they have heard of a Boom Town.
 * Read the book //__Boom Town.__ //
 * Divide students into even groups. (If possible)
 * Tell students where they live is a ghost town, and it is their job to create a Boom Town.
 * What would resources would they use to draw people in to their town and why? What places would they put in their town so that it thrives and everyone wants to come? Have students also come up with a town name.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 1.5;">It will then be the team’s responsibility to create a brochure convincing the whole class to visit their town.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 1.5;">Have each group present their brochure to the class. Then, the class will vote on the Boom Town they would most likely visit. The winner will be the town with the most votes
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 1.5;">Have each student reflect upon their town and answer the following questions:
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 1.5;">Why did you choose the resources that you did?
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 1.5;">Would you change anything about your town?
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 1.5;">What drew the most people to your town? (E.g. did you make pies like Amanda? Did you make clothes?)