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Curriculum Table Generative Topic: Citizenship

Concept* Students will understand Big Idea: A citizen is a member of a community who is afforded certain rights and who has a responsibility to that community. With freedom (rights) comes responsibility. Standard (Source: PDE Civics and Government Elementary Standards) Assessment Evidence of student learning

Subject: Social Studies


Facts Students will know Skills Students will be able to

Name: Frances Brandt


Problems to pose Activities:

Central Question: What is a citizen? What is the relationship between your rights and your responsibilities as a citizen?

5.1.2.A Explain the purposes of rules and their consequences in the classroom and school community 5.2.2.A Identify and explain the importance of responsibilities at school, at home and in the community 5.2.2.D Explain responsible community behavior 5.1.3.D Identify key ideas about government found in significant documents: Bill of Rights 8.3.1.A Identify Americans who played a significant role in American history. 8.3.2.B Identify American artifacts and their importance in American history.

Class Bill of Rights Quilt of Responsibility Personal Citizenship Pledge Chart of responsibilities at home, school, and in community (individual) Brainstorm actions to take and traits to represent in response to JFKs call (individual) Summative Assessment: Written response to a story about a hypothetical bullying incident in our classroom in terms of rights and responsibilities

Basic rights of citizens of Room 119: to feel safe, to be heard, to have school supplies, to share personal thoughts Basic responsibilities of citizens of Room 119: to be ready to learn, to treat others kindly, to be safe, to listen to others, to ask for help when its needed, to be willing to help others, to share supplies/materia ls

Identify and explain basic rights of citizens of Room 119 Identify and explain basic responsibilities of citizens of Room 119 Analyze a primary source to understand the meaning of JFKs Ask not speech Identify a trait that they want to become more of and actions they will take to do so in order to compose their Personal Citizenship Pledge

What is a community? What communities are you a part of? What are your responsibilities as a citizen of your community? What are your rights as a citizen of your community? What did JFK mean in his speech? What kinds of actions can JFK inspire us to take here in our classroom? What kind of people do you think JFK wanted to inspire us to be? What traits would he want us to uphold?

Idea webs in groups around Community Charts listing responsibilities in various communities Quilt of responsibility Picture Sort: needs v. wants Brainstorm of what we need as citizens of Room 119 to learn Class Bill of Rights Watch JFKs inaugural address (Ask not what your country_) Personal pledge to being a citizen of Room 119 (As a citizen of room 119, I promise to) Citizenship Swearing-in Ceremony

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