Middle schoolers list positive and negative aspects of a community.  For this Tower of Babel and Pentecost lesson, students find examples of pros and cons of communities as they discuss their own communities and the Israelites.  Middle schoolers read Genesis 11:1-9 and discuss the Tower of Babel and the negative aspects of community shown there.  Students read Acts 2:1-12 and discuss positive aspects of community as shown at Pentecost.