Social Studies Unit One Lesson 6 Citizens’ Rights and Responsibilities Unit 1, Lesson 6, Citizens' Rights and Responsibilities

Civics Standards Covered in This Lesson 3. Citizens will understand the responsibilities, rights, and privileges of United States citizens. Unit 1, Lesson 6, Citizens' Rights and Responsibilities

What you will learn from this lesson. Who is a citizen. What the rights of a citizen are. What the responsibilities of a citizen are. Unit 1, Lesson 6, Citizens' Rights and Responsibilities

Unit 1, Lesson 6, Citizens' Rights and Responsibilities Citizenship What does being a good citizen mean to you? Talk in your group for three minutes and make sure your reporters are ready to share. What are your thoughts? Unit 1, Lesson 6, Citizens' Rights and Responsibilities 4

Unit 1, Lesson 6, Citizens' Rights and Responsibilities Vocabulary As we go over the following vocabulary use the Vocabulary Worksheet to match the vocabulary word to its correct meaning. Unit 1, Lesson 6, Citizens' Rights and Responsibilities

Unit 1, Lesson 6, Citizens' Rights and Responsibilities Vocabulary Citizen – look up the word, citizen, in your dictionary A citizen is someone who lives in a city or town. They owe allegiance, or loyalty, to their country and are entitled to their country’s protection. Unit 1, Lesson 6, Citizens' Rights and Responsibilities

Unit 1, Lesson 6, Citizens' Rights and Responsibilities Vocabulary Rights – Look this up in your dictionary. Something you are entitled to; something you have a right to have Unit 1, Lesson 6, Citizens' Rights and Responsibilities

Unit 1, Lesson 6, Citizens' Rights and Responsibilities Vocabulary Responsibility – Look this up in your dictionary Something you have the responsibility to do; something that you need to do Unit 1, Lesson 6, Citizens' Rights and Responsibilities

Unit 1, Lesson 6, Citizens' Rights and Responsibilities Who is a Citizen? United Streaming Video Who_is_a_Citizen_ Fill in the Who is a Citizen worksheet as you watch the video. Unit 1, Lesson 6, Citizens' Rights and Responsibilities

Unit 1, Lesson 6, Citizens' Rights and Responsibilities Who is a Citizen? Who is a citizen? Share from your notes. A citizen is someone who lives in a city or town. A citizen is someone who owes allegiance, or loyalty, to their country and are entitled to their country’s protection. Unit 1, Lesson 6, Citizens' Rights and Responsibilities

What are a Citizen’s Rights? Share from your notes. They have the right to vote when they are 18. They can hold public office. Unit 1, Lesson 6, Citizens' Rights and Responsibilities

What are a Citizen’s Responsibilities? Share from your notes. They must respect the law. They should vote They must pay taxes. They serve on juries and make decisions based on the law. They owe their allegiance or loyalty to the United States. Unit 1, Lesson 6, Citizens' Rights and Responsibilities

How can Someone Become a Citizen? Share from your notes. Any person born in this country is a United States citizen. People who move to this country are immigrants and must live in the United States for five years before they can become a citizen. They must take a test that asks questions about the United States government and American history. Unit 1, Lesson 6, Citizens' Rights and Responsibilities

How can Someone Become a Citizen? They have to be able to speak, read and write English. After they pass the test they must take an oath of loyalty to the United States of America. Children under 18 whose parents become United States citizens are also United States citizens. Unit 1, Lesson 6, Citizens' Rights and Responsibilities

Unit 1, Lesson 6, Citizens' Rights and Responsibilities Scenario You were asked to walk the neighbor’s dog when they went on vacation for a week. Every day after school you went to their house and walked the dog. Was that acting responsibly? Unit 1, Lesson 6, Citizens' Rights and Responsibilities

Unit 1, Lesson 6, Citizens' Rights and Responsibilities Scenario Your best friend asked you to watch his bike while he was on vacation. He said not to ride it, because the tire had a leak. You rode it anyway and now the tire is completely flat. Did you act responsibly? Unit 1, Lesson 6, Citizens' Rights and Responsibilities

Responsibility Changes Think about when you were 6 years old. What were some of your responsibilities? Think about now. What are some of the responsibilities you have now that you didn’t have at six. Unit 1, Lesson 6, Citizens' Rights and Responsibilities

Responsibilities at Home, School and Both Watch me as I show you how to draw a venn diagram. Now let’s think of one responsibility you have at home, one you have at school, and one you have at both home and school. Unit 1, Lesson 6, Citizens' Rights and Responsibilities

Complete the Venn Diagram Complete your venn diagram by coming up with three more responsibilities for each area of the diagram. This will be graded for social studies. You have 10 minutes. Unit 1, Lesson 6, Citizens' Rights and Responsibilities

Let’s Review our Vocabulary Citizen A citizen is someone who lives in a city or town. They owe allegiance, or loyalty, to their country and are entitled to their country’s protection. Unit 1, Lesson 6, Citizens' Rights and Responsibilities

Unit 1, Lesson 6, Citizens' Rights and Responsibilities Vocabulary Review Rights Something you are entitled to; something you have a right to have Unit 1, Lesson 6, Citizens' Rights and Responsibilities

Unit 1, Lesson 6, Citizens' Rights and Responsibilities Vocabulary Review Responsibility Something you have the responsibility to do; something that you need to do Unit 1, Lesson 6, Citizens' Rights and Responsibilities

Unit 1, Lesson 6, Citizens' Rights and Responsibilities What We Have Learned Who is a citizen. The rights of a citizen. The responsibilities of a citizen. Unit 1, Lesson 6, Citizens' Rights and Responsibilities