CIVICS IN A SNAP!
SS.2.C.2.2 Define and apply the characteristics of responsible citizenship.
What is responsible citizenship and how is it applied
in real life?
*This lesson uses a cartoon video to teach the concept of responsible citizenship.
LAFS.2.RI.2.6
Identify the main purpose of a text [or other source such as a video], including what the author
wants to answer, explain, or describe.
SS.2.C.2.2 Define and apply the characteristics of responsible citizenship.
Correlated Florida Standards
LAFS.2.RI.2.6 : Identify the main purpose of a text [or other source such as a video], including
what the author wants to answer, explain, or describe.
Essential Question
What is responsible citizenship and how is it applied in real life?
Learning Goals
 With the video link and worksheet provided, students will be able to define the concept of
responsible citizenship and determine how responsible citizenship is applied to real life.
Overview
Students will learn, through the use of listening and reading skills, the definition of responsible
citizenship and how said concept is applicable to real life.
Materials
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bwfo9aD5A8
Introduction (3 minutes)
1. Ask students if they can define good citizenship. (1 minute)
2. Ask students what would be some examples of being a good citizen (2 minutes)
Activity (10 minutes)
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Show the video about being a good citizen (see link in materials).(4 minutes)
Ask the students to retell the story. What happened first, second, last, etc? Ask students
to explain what specific ways, according to the video, people can be good citizens. (3
minutes)
Complete the handout on good citizenship and have the students do the drawing and
sentence required in the worksheet.
Closure (2 minutes)
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Close the lesson by asking students to state their own definition of good citizenship.
Ask the students to state specific real life examples of actions that equate to good
citizenship.
Optional Extension
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Have students read and learn further about the qualities of a good citizen, how one can
become a citizen, and where it is stated about citizenship requirements by accessing the
following link: http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/government/civics.htm.
References for links, if applicable: All images are taken from bing.com images (see images
below needed to implement this lesson).
Look at
the
pictures!