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Good Citizens and Voting
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II, "Good Citizens and Voting, students will focus on
the necessity for rules and laws in our society.
Students will learn who our key leaders are at the
local, state and national levels. They will study what
it means to be a good citizen and recognize historical
figures that exemplified good citizenship. They will
learn about the importance of voting to elect leaders
and the rights and responsibilities of being a citizen.
Children will also study the symbols that reflect our
community laws-i.e., traffic signs, safety signs, etc.
Critical Questions:
- What is a community?
- Why are rules and laws in the community necessary?
- What roles do public officials play in our
community, state and nation?
- Why do we value voting?
- What are our nation's symbols?
- What are the characteristics of good citizens?
- What are some of the rights and responsibilities
of good citizens?
Suggested Time Frame: 5 weeks |
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Student Performance Expectations |
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Key
Information in the brackets that is not in bold (8.2A) is the
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skill (TEKS) that this objective is
aligned to.
Information in the
brackets that is in bold
(8.2.11B) (8.2.12A)
(11.2US10A)
is the specific Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS-
test) objective this objective is aligned to.
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Explain the need for rules
and laws in the community. (1.10A) |
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Give examples of rules or
laws that establish order, provide security, and manage
conflict. (1.10B) |
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Recognize that breaking rules
or laws have consequences. (1.10A) |
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Identify leaders in the
community (mayor), state (governor) and nation (president).
(1.11A) |
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Identify the responsibilities
of authority figures in the home, school, and community.
(1.11C) |
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Describe the roles of public
officials including mayor, governor, and president. (1.11B)
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Locate places of significance
on maps and globes using the four cardinal directions such as
the local community, Texas, and the United States. (1.5B)
(1.4A) |
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Use simple maps to
identify the location of places beyond the classroom,
school, and community. (1.5A) |
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Recognize Texas on a United
States map. (1.5B) |
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Use voting as a way of making
choices and decisions. (1.13C) |
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Identify how people in the
United States choose their leaders. (1.13C)(T8)(T10)(T11)
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Identify ways in which
Americans show respect for and honor their country. (1.13D)
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Identify characteristics of
good citizenship such as a belief in justice, truth, equality
and responsibility for the common good. (1.12A) |
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Identify historic figures and
ordinary people who have exemplified good citizenship. (1.12C)
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Identify contributions of
historical figures who have influenced the community, state, and
nation. (1.12B,1.1A) |
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Identify historic figures who
have exhibited a love of individualism. (1.12C) |
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Identify some of the rights
people have and explain some of the responsibilities that
accompany rights. (1.18A, 1.18B) (T8)(T10)(T11) |
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Identify and describe
ways that communities honor people who have made a difference.
(1.1A) |
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Obtain information about a
topic using a variety of visual sources, such as pictures,
television, and computer images. (1.17B) (T8)(T10)(T11)
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Identify historic figures who
have exhibited a love of individualism and inventiveness; and
(1.1 B) (1.12B) |
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Express ideas orally based on
knowledge and experiences. (1.18A) |
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Create visual and written
material including pictures, maps, and graphs. (1.18B)
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