1. Leaders in the Community

2. Lesson 1 Objectives Practice the lesson’s vocabulary
Identify historic figures

3. Vocabulary Public Service Common Good Volunteer Elect Appoint
Authority

4. United States President Franklin Roosevelt once called Jane Addams “Chicago’s most useful citizen”.
Adams earned that praise by doing something for her community that its people could not do on their own.
She started what became the best-known community center in the United States- Hull House

5. Public Service
Public Service is doing work for the good of the community

6. Both Jane Addams and Virginia Ramirez believed in Public Service

7. Virginia Ramirez
Her neighbors’ houses were falling apart, and she decided to something about it.
She began working with a community group
She learned to speak out at public meetings and work with others to solve problems.

8. Virginia Ramirez She had good citizenship skills.
She believed in fair and equal treatment for all citizens.
Through her efforts, new houses were built and old houses were repaired.

9. Problem Solving Identify the problem List the probable solutions
Exercise the best option
Problem Solving

10. Virginia Ramirez Identify the problem List the probable solutions
Her neighbors’ houses were falling apart
1) Keep watching the falling houses and not do anything
2) Try helping them by working with a Public Service Organization
She began working with a community group
Identify the problem
List the probable solutions
Exercise the best option

11. Imagine a problem
How would you solve it?

12. End of Lesson 1

13. Lesson 2 Objectives Practice the lesson’s vocabulary
Understand that a good citizenship includes a belief in justice, equality, and responsibility for the common good.
Distinguish between elected and appointed government leaders.

14. Common good
Common good is the good of everyone in the community

15. How can organizations serve the common good of a community?

16. How can organizations serve the common good of a community?
They can help create change that affects the community’s citizens

17. Good Citizenship means…
Speaking out at public meetings
Working with others to solve community problems.
Working to make sure everyone in the community is treated fairly and equally.
Contributing to the common good.

18. Volunteer
A volunteer is someone who chooses to work without being paid

19. Examples of what volunteers do to help their community
They help in times of trouble.
After an earthquake they can collect food, clothing, or blankets to those who need them.
Help by fixing or building homes
What Does Volunteering Mean To You?

20. What are two ways government leaders are chosen?
Elected
The people of a community elect or choose by voting
Appointed
Some leaders are not elected. They are chosen by the government to do certain jobs. Government leaders may appoint or name people to do these jobs

21. Authority
Authority is the right that leaders have to give orders, make decisions, and take actions.

22. End of Lesson 2

23. Lesson 3
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