CITIZENSHIP Part 1

1. What is a citizen? 3. How does having responsibilities allow us to have rights? A citizen is a member of a community who has rights and responsibilities. 2. What is a community?

Where?What are your rights? What are your responsibilities? World Nation State School Family Fold a blank piece of paper into thirds and label it like the chart below. Then, brainstorm to fill in the boxes. Discuss your responses as a class.

Where can we find our rights and responsibilities in written form? The Constitution of the United States The Human Rights Convention The Utah State Constitution South Ogden and Uintah Ordinances South Ogden Junior High School Policies Classroom Rules and Disclosures

-What are some of the things depicted in the video that have been done by people to help others? -What simple things can we do in our community to help those around us? Watch the following music video. Discuss: Watch :

In what specific ways will you be a better citizen of your community? Write a personal response:

CITIZENSHIP Part 2

Discuss the Values of Good Citizenship -Honesty is the basic theme of good citizenship. A person must be honest with others, and with himself or herself, in order to be a good citizen.

- Compassion is the emotion of caring for people and for other living things. Compassion gives a person an emotional bond with his or her world.

-Respect is similar to compassion but different in some ways. An important aspect of respect is self-respect, whereas compassion is directed toward others. Respect is also directed toward inanimate things or ideas as well as toward people. For example, people should have respect for laws. Finally, respect includes the idea of esteem or admiration, whereas compassion is a feeling people can have for others they don’t necessarily admire.

-Out of honesty, compassion, and respect comes Responsibility, which includes both private, personal responsibility and public responsibility. Individuals and groups have responsibilities. Responsibility is about action, and it includes much of what people think of as good citizenship. One of the main responsibilities of students is to learn. They must educate themselves so that they can live up to their full potential.

-Finally, the theme of Courage is important to good citizenship. Human beings are capable of moving beyond mere goodness toward greatness. Courage enables people to do the right thing even when its unpopular, difficult, or dangerous. Many people---including Ben Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Martin Luther King Jr., Susan B. Anthony, and Mohandas Gandhi---have had the courage to change the rules to achieve justice. - From educationworld.com

Do your rights as a citizen come at a price in addition to your own responsibilities? Freedom isn’t Free What can we do to show our gratitude to our veterans?

Give thanks to those that serve and have served in our military. =b4vpOcgn4Gk