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Unit Summary: The purpose of this unit is to engage students in learning about government and their role as citizens of a community. Students will explore the basic idea of government. They will learn ways they can learn and work together with others. Students will study citizenship by learning about rights and responsibilities of citizens. They will learn about characteristics of responsible citizens and study people in history who exhibited these characteristics. Unit Standards: N/A Table of Contents: Week 5: Government Week 6: Important Documents Week 7: Learning and Working Together Week 8: Citizens Week 9: Characteristics of Responsible Citizens Unit Essential Question: How can you be a responsible citizen in your communities? Unit Learning Objectives: ● Students will be able to discuss what a government is. ● Students will be able to explain why we need a government. ● Students will be able to recognize important documents of the United States. ● Students will be able to describe ways that they can learn and work together with others. ● Students will be able to understand what a citizen is. ● Students will be able to describe how to be a responsible citizen.Students will be able to retell stories about people in history who were responsible citizens. Unit “I Can” Statements: ● I can discuss what a government is. ● I can explain why we need a government.
● I can recognize important documents of the United States. ● I can describe ways I can learn and work together with others. ● I can understand what a citizen is. ● I can describe how to be a responsible citizen. ● I can retell stories about people in history who were responsible citizens.
Government | Week 5
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