You have been selected to apply to live in this new paradise. You must fill out an application form on why you and your family should be chosen to live there. Children must be aware that they need to choose a character that they can work with, plus an occupation they want to do in the community. The teacher will need to model this before the children do their own. Record all responses on a chart.
Students prioritise issues for the agenda.
Make a class agenda for the meeting on the issues deemed to be important. Teacher and students set up classroom to resemble a meeting place in the way that the children thought was appropriate. Teacher to be in role to welcome the citizens to the new community and to discuss the agenda. The teacher can be a liason person from the mainland. Once the mayor and community board has been decided then the teacher needs to relinquish control and become a community member and the mayor and board take over control.