Ask students: What should the Wal-Mart Corporation consider when they plan to build a new store in an area? If needed, prompt students to think about infrastructure issues such as the availability of roads and sidewalks for transportation to get people to the store, and access to water and electrical lines to supply basic needs for the store to function. Discuss responses.
 

Tell students they will write a proposal statement for selecting the best site for a new Wal-Mart Supercenter location that will have the least impact on the environment. Inform students that each team member must write his or her own proposal statement. Tell students that their proposal statement should clearly describe how the proposed site selection promotes "smart growth" to slow down effects from sprawl. Instruct students to read the guiding questions that their proposal statement should address - #4 on the handout, Where Should We Build The New Wal-Mart Supercenter?
 

 

- For classes with low-level readers, read each criterion on the Proposal Statement Rubric to students and provide an example to clarify each criterion as needed.
 

 

- Tell students to use their Proposed Wal-Mart Supercenter Analysis Form to assist them with writing their proposal statement. Have students add content to their Analysis Form as they write their proposal statement. Allow students to use their Analysis Form during the next two days when they assemble their presentation.