What is the story of scheherazade about? where does the story take place? 2. the activity and podcast point out some of the changes in the music of the piece and how the music reflects the voices of the characters and what is happening in the story. how does the composer achieve different "voices" in this piece of music? 3. how is the character scheherazade reflected in the music? 4. the activity discusses how nicolai rimsky-korsakov, the composer, wanted to create music that told stories. do you think he was successful in scheherazade? why or why not? 5. what are your impressions of scheherazade? did you like or dislike the music? why?

Hands-on activity: model of a community there are many issues, such as new neighborhoods, infrastructure improvements, and transportation issues that a planner must contend with, especially as populations increase and commuting becomes necessary. explore the occupation of a planner and then consider what an ideal community would look like. evaluate how to arrange all of the necessary aspects of life—home, work, school, shopping, entertainment, etc.—and create a model of that community. select one of the following methods to submit your assignment: make a 3-d model using found objects and other craft items. take a picture and upload the assignment. create a drawing of the ideal community, labeling all of the objects, and then take a picture and upload the assignment. use a computer program such as microsoft word to generate a model community and then attach the file. be sure to label the objects.