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Vocabulary: responsibilities: things citizens should do High Impact Teaching Strategies: Multiple Exposures, Collaborative Learning, Differentiated Teaching Lesson Plan: 1. Review previous learning about rights. Assess student understanding of previous learning and give feedback. a. Explain: Rights are freedoms that every person has. b. Show the Poster Pal T-chart, “Rights and Responsibilities.” Together, review the rights written on the chart. 2. Read the title of the article as a class. Have the students repeat the word “responsibilities” after you. Count the number of syllables in the word. 3. Read the article as a class as the students follow along. Have the students locate and circle the bolded word. Have a discussion about why the word is bolded. Discuss the definition of the word “responsibilities.” a. Explain: Responsibilities are things we are expected to do. With our rights, come responsibilities. 4. Read the article “Citizens Have Responsibilities.” Reiterate that, as citizens, we have responsibilities. 5. Divide the class into three groups. Give each group a sentence from the article to discuss. a. Group 1: You have the responsibility to follow the rules and laws. b. Group 2: You have the responsibility to respect others. c. Group 3: You have the responsibility to make good choices. 6. Give the groups time to discuss the responsibility. Have the groups share their thoughts. Ask: a. What does that responsibility mean? (Answers may vary.) b. Why is that responsibility important? (Answers may vary.) 7. Explain that, as citizens, we have responsibilities wherever we go: at home, at school, in the local community. 8. Use the Poster Pal T-chart, “Rights and Responsibilities,” to brainstorm responsibilities citizens have. Write the responsibilities on the chart. Ask: a. What are some responsibilities that we have as citizens? (Answers may vary. Possible answers include: caring for the environment, treating people and animals with kindness, respecting others and their property, etc.) b. What are some responsibilities you have at home? (Answers may vary.) c. What are some responsibilities you have at school? (Answers may vary. Possible answers include: coming to school on time, respecting school property, walking in the halls, etc.) 9. Help the students to make connections between the rights and responsibilities on the T-chart. For example: a. We have the right to go to school and we have the responsibility to follow the rules at school. b. We have the right to have a place to live. We have the responsibility to keep our room clean. c. We have the right to have fun at the park. We have the responsibility to keep the park clean. 10.Have a discussion about how we have the responsibility to volunteer and help
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