1. Starter Activities for Today
“Engagement” 1) What are the five (5) duties and four (4)
responsibilities held by all Americans?
(pp )
2) When can a person consider themselves part of
a community? (p.157)
“Bell Ringer”
Describe some of the activities that you have seen “volunteers “ take part in and how what they do helps the community.

2. “What Duties Are Represented Here?”

3. “What Responsibilities Are Represented Here?”

4. “How Can We Make Our Communities, State, and Nation Better Places In Which To Live?” Chpt. 5, Sect. ½ pp
Students will be able to say:
1) I CAN describe the importance of volunteering in
a community. (SCOS Goal 10.01)
2) I CAN identify the consequences of not getting a
good education. (SCOS Goal 10.03)
3) I CAN describe what happens when a person is,
and is not, a “good citizen”. (SCOS Goal 10.06)

5. “TERMS TO KNOW” Vocabulary Exercise
You have ten (10) minutes to find, write down, and study the definitions for the following words. We will use them for our analysis of the next three slides.
Duties
Responsibilities
Bureaucracy
Volunteer
Welfare

6. “What Are The Duties and Responsibilities That We Have As Americans?
Obey Laws
Pay Taxes
Defend the Nation
Serve in Court
Attend School
Responsibilities
Be Informed
Vote
Respect the Rights of Others
Contribute to the Common Good

7. The Importance Of Education
***REMEMBER!!!!*** IT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT FACTOR WHICH DETERMINES A PERSON’S FUTURE INCOME LEVEL!!!

8. “Why Should We Take Part In Our Communities?”
Why are bureaucracies considered to be so troubling?
What would happen if communities did not have citizens who were willing to perform volunteer services?
What does community welfare refer to?
What are some of the ways citizens can volunteer in their communities?

9. “How Can I Make My Community Better?”
Class Assignment
Construct two (2) pyramid graphic organizers and rearrange the duties and responsibilities listed two slides earlier into what YOU FEEL is the order they should be in (you cannot use the order given). For each duty and responsibility describe IN DETAIL in your opinion the single best way how a citizen can fulfill it.

10. “Exit Slip”
Identify the difference between duties and responsibilities.
Describe the consequences associated with not having a sound education.
Describe what would happen to a community if “volunteers” were not available.