FRAME THE LESSON
TEACHER:
CLASS: 8th Grade
DATE: November 16-17
M T W TH F
Citizens’ Rights and Responsibilities
Student Expectations Bundled in Lesson
Noun=Underline
Verb=Italicize
Resources/Materials:
19C: explain the importance of personal responsibilities, including accepting responsibility for one's behavior and supporting one's family
19D: identify examples of responsible citizenship, including obeying rules and laws, staying informed on public issues, voting, and serving on juries
19F: explain how the rights and responsibilities of U.S. citizens reflect our national identity
Interactive Chart:
Civic Responsibility
(p. 250)
20B: evaluate the contributions of the Founding Fathers as models of civic virtue
Objective/Key Understanding:
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Explain the basic goals of the Constitution as defined by the
Preamble.
Identify the framework of government that the Constitution
established.
Summarize the seven basic principles of American government.
Identify the powers and duties of the legislative branch, executive
branch, and judicial branch of the American government.
Describe the services that state and local government provide.
Introduce Vocabulary Activity (p. 248)
Preamble
Domestic tranquility
General welfare
Electoral College
Unconstitutional
Supreme Court
Popular sovereignty
House of Representatives
Checks and balances
bill
civilian
liberty
article
federalism
veto
Senate
appeal
override
impeach
local government
judicial review Limited government
infrastructure
Constitutional initiative
Rigor & Relevance: (Real World Connection)
Informal Assessment Questions 1-5 (p. 253)
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Hypothesize why someone who wants to become a citizen must take an oath of allegiance to the United States.
Why is bullying an example of being an irresponsible citizen?
Why do you think the text says that, to be a good citizen, you have a responsibility to learn?
Why do you think George Washington was a good role model for citizenship?
Summarize what you, as a student, should do to be a good citizen.
Stop & Check for Understanding—High Level Questions
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What is a citizen?
What is civic virtue?
What are some ways a citizen can stay informed about public issues?
U.S. History Textbook
Colonization through
Reconstruction pp.
(248-253)
Digital Activity: Are
You a Responsible
Citizen? (p. 251)
Digital Lesson Quiz:
(p. 251)
Interactive Chart:
Civic Responsibility
(p. 252)
Small Group Purposeful Talk Question Stems
American Citizenship (p. 249-250)
 Define the term citizen.
 Summarize some of the rights of citizens of the United States.
The Importance of Civic Virtue (p. 250-251)
 Have students use the Write 1 Get 3 Strategy to answer the question: what are four key characteristics of responsible citizenship?
 Review the three different ways people can become American citizens. Ask
students
to think
of a citizen they know and explain how that person became a citizen.
Critical
Writing
Prompt:
Responsible Citizenship (p. 252)
 Ask students to identify examples of responsible citizenship.
 Ask students to look at the source information in the chart and respond to the following: why do you think voter turnout statistics are tracked and publicized?
Online Resources, Analyzing Maps and Charts & Digital Activity
Interactive Chart: Civic Responsibility (p. 250)
Project the Interactive Chart: Civic Responsibility (p. 250) and click through the tiles.
 Give an example of when you have accepted responsibility for your behavior. Explain why accepting personal responsibility for one’s behavior is important in a democracy.
Digital Activity: Are You a Responsible Citizen? (p. 251)
Project the Digital Activity: Are You a Responsible Citizen? (p. 251). Have students fill in the chart with the rights and responsibilities they learned about in this lesson. Then have
them write down an example of how each right or responsibility applies to their lives. Have students share their lists with the class and generate ideas for how to practice responsible
citizenship.
 How do the rights and responsibilities they listed reflect our national identity?
 Have students consider examples of responsible citizenship and come up with one additional way they can exercise civic responsibility in their everyday lives.
Digital Lesson Quiz: (p. 251)
Assign the Digital Lesson Quiz. Pose these questions to the class. In Citizens’ Rights and Responsibilities you read about examples of responsible citizenship that reflect our national
identity.
 Give an example of how education can help you become a responsible citizen.
 In what ways does democracy depend on responsible citizens?
Interactive Chart: Civic Responsibility (p. 252)
Project the Interactive Chart: Civic Responsibility (p. 252) and click through the tiles. Discuss why voting is an example of responsible citizenship.
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Identify the examples of responsible citizenship described in the text and explain how you fulfill at least one of these responsibilities.
Analyze Data (p. 252)
Use the chart on page 252.
 Based on the information in the chart, what trend can you identify in the percentage of the population actually voting from 1960 to 2000?
Engage
~Have students preview the lesson objectives and the list of key terms (p.248). Use the Editable Presentation found on the digital course to present the main ideas of the
lesson (p. 248).
Complete the Start Up Activity on p 248. Ask students to make a list of citizens’ rights and responsibilities and then write a paragraph on what it means to be a
responsible citizen.
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What do citizens do to support the nation?
Tell students that in this lesson they will be learning about examples of responsible citizenship and the importance of personal responsibilities.
~Divide the class into groups. Each group is to read a section and be prepared to discuss and share findings with the class.
Explore
American Citizenship (p. 249-250)
The Importance of Civic Virtue (p. 250-251)
Responsible Citizenship (p. 252)
Students are to read assigned sections and use the Note Taking Study Guide to help them take notes and understand the text as they read.
Tell students that in this lesson they will be learning about examples of responsible citizenship and the importance of personal responsibilities.
Explain
American Citizenship (p. 249-250)
 To be a citizen of the United States, you must have fulfilled one of three requirements: you were born in the United States, or at least one parent is a citizen of
the United States. You were naturalized, that is, you have completed the official legal process for becoming a citizen if you were born outside the United States.
You were 18 or younger when your parents were naturalized.
The Importance of Civic Virtue (p. 250-251)
 The Founding Fathers admired civic virtue, that is, the willingness to work for the good of the nation or community even at great sacrifice.
Responsible Citizenship (p. 252)
 As citizens, we must accept our own civic responsibilities. Only if government and citizens work together can we meet our needs as a democratic society.
Elaborate
Evaluate
~Guided Reading and Discussion Questions
 See Small Group Purposeful Talk Question Stems from the previous page for this portion of the lesson.
~Analyzing Maps and Charts & Digital Activity
 See Online Resources from the previous page for this portion of the lesson.
~Assign the Digital Lesson Quiz for this lesson (p. 253). Teachers can also opt to have students demonstrate mastery by responding to the following questions on
paper:
 Hypothesize why someone who wants to become a citizen must take an oath of allegiance to the United States.
 Why is bullying an example of being an irresponsible citizen?
 Why do you think the text says that, to be a good citizen, you have a responsibility to learn?
 Why do you think George Washington was a good role model for citizenship?
 Summarize what you, as a student, should do to be a good citizen.
FRAME THE LESSON
TEKS Assessment and Practice
TEACHER:
CLASS: 8th Grade
DATE: November 18-20
M T W TH F
Student Expectations Bundled in Lesson
Noun=Underline
Verb=Italicize
3B: analyze the importance of the Mayflower Compact, the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut, and the Virginia House of Burgesses to the growth of
representative government
14A: explain why a free enterprise system of economics developed in the new nation, including minimal government intrusion, taxation, and property rights
1A: identify the major eras and events in U.S. history through 1877, including colonization, revolution, drafting of the Declaration of Independence, creation and
ratification of the Constitution, religious revivals such as the Second Great Awakening, early republic, the Age of Jackson, westward expansion, reform
movements, sectionalism, Civil War, and Reconstruction, and describe their causes and effects
1C: explain the significance of the following dates: 1607, founding of Jamestown; 1620, arrival of the Pilgrims and signing of the Mayflower Compact; 1776,
adoption of the Declaration of Independence; 1787, writing of the U.S. Constitution; 1803, Louisiana Purchase; and 1861-1865, Civil War
3B: analyze the importance of the Mayflower Compact, the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut, and the Virginia House of Burgesses to the growth of
representative government
4C: explain the issues surrounding important events of the American Revolution, including declaring independence; writing the Articles of Confederation;
fighting the battles of Lexington, Concord, Saratoga, and Yorktown; enduring the winter at Valley Forge; and signing the Treaty of Paris of 1783
4D: analyze the issues of the Constitutional Convention of 1787, including the Great Compromise and the Three-Fifths Compromise
4E: analyze the arguments for and against ratification
6A: explain how the Northwest Ordinance established principles and procedures for orderly expansion of the United States
14A: explain why a free enterprise system of economics developed in the new nation, including minimal government intrusion, taxation, and property rights
15A: identify the influence of ideas from historic documents, including the Magna Carta, the English Bill of Rights, the Mayflower Compact, the Federalist
Papers, and selected Anti-Federalist writings, on the U.S. system of government
15B: summarize the strengths and weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation
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15C:
identify colonial grievances listed in the Declaration of Independence and explain how those grievances were addressed in the U.S. Constitution and the
Bill of Rights
15D: analyze how the U.S. Constitution reflects the principles of limited government, republicanism, checks and balances, federalism, separation of powers,
popular sovereignty, and individual rights
16A: summarize the purposes for and process of amending the U.S. Constitution
17A: analyze the arguments of the Federalists and Anti-Federalists, including those of Alexander Hamilton, Patrick Henry, James Madison, and George Mason
Resources/Materials:
U.S. History
Textbook
Colonization
through
Reconstruction
pp. 254-263
18A: identify the origin of judicial review and analyze examples of congressional and presidential responses
19B: summarize rights guaranteed in the Bill of Rights
19C: explain the importance of personal responsibilities, including accepting responsibility for one's behavior and supporting one's family
19D: identify examples of responsible citizenship, including obeying rules and laws, staying informed on public issues, voting, and serving on juries
19E: summarize the criteria and explain the process for becoming a naturalized citizen of the United States
19F: explain how the rights and responsibilities of U.S. citizens reflect our national identity
20A: explain the role of significant individuals such as Thomas Hooker, Charles de Montesquieu, John Locke, William Blackstone, and William Penn in the development of selfgovernment in colonial America
20B: evaluate the contributions of the Founding Fathers as models of civic virtue
21A: identify different points of view of political parties and interest groups on important historical and contemporary issues
21B: describe the importance of free speech and press in a constitutional republic
21C: summarize a historical event in which compromise resulted in a peaceful resolution
25A: trace the development of religious freedom in the United States
25C: analyze the impact of the First Amendment guarantees of religious freedom on the American way of life
Objective/Key Understanding:
~ In this topic, students learned about the United States Constitution. During these lessons and activities, students will be able to show what they know by writing
essays, holding discussions, and/or making presentations to the class.
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Students will answer questions about every TEKS on the Topic Review and Assessment pages 254-263.