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Image: “St. Louis Arch” Image: “Friends” Image: “Students Raising Their Hands to Ask Questions in Class” Extended Reading Articles: N/A
Article 2: Rights (taught with “Citizens Have Rights”) Word Count: 16 Vocabulary: rights: freedoms that all people have High Impact Teaching Strategies: Collaborative Learning, Explicit Teaching Lesson Plan: 1. Review the previous lesson about what it means to be a citizen. Assess students' understanding as you review. Give feedback and reteach as necessary. 2. Read the article “Rights” together as the students follow along. Ask students to find and circle the word "rights." Have a discussion about why the word is bolded. a. Have a class discussion about what rights are. Rights are freedoms that we have as citizens. Help the students understand that rules and laws protect our rights. When we follow the rules and laws in our communities, we are able to enjoy the freedoms or rights that we have. 3. Read the article “Citizens Have Rights.” As you read, have the students highlight the rights mentioned. (be happy, be treated with respect, be safe) 4. Have a discussion about what it means for citizens to have rights. 5. Watch the video, “Your Rights - K.” Have the students listen for the two rights that the video mentions. 6. After the video, discuss that we have the right to learn and the right to be safe. Have a discussion about the responsibilities that come with those rights. 7. Reread the article together. Divide the class into groups. Assign each group one of the following sentences from the article. a. Sentence 1: You have the right to be treated with respect. b. Sentence 2: You have the right to be safe. 8. Give the students time to discuss that right. Ask: a. What does that right mean? (Answers may vary.) b. How does it make your life better? (Answers may vary.) 9. Show the Poster Pal T-chart, “Rights and Responsibilities.” Write the rights from the article on the T-chart. As a class, brainstorm others rights that we have as citizens and put them on the chart. (Note: The “Responsibilities” section of this chart will be filled out in the upcoming “Responsibilities” lesson plan.) Have the students think specifically about rights they have at home and in their school community. Ask: a. What rights do we have? (Answers may vary. Possible answers include: having a place to live, being treated fairly, having food to eat, to be safe, etc.) b. What rights do we have at school? (Answers may vary. Possible answers include: learning, being treated with respect, having a safe learning environment, etc.)
Citizens | Week 8
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