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Civics TEXTbook online Activity

Individual work on Bellwork: Value


1. What do you think the
word “Value” means? 1. I think VALUE means...
give about 3 ideas. a-
2. Write 1 thing that you
value. b-
3. When you are done, c-
finish other work, or
wait for further 2. One thing i value
instructions is__________
STANDARDS AND BENCHMARKS
• STANDARD 1 – CIVICS
• STUDENTS UNDERSTAND THE BASIC VALUES AND PRINCIPLES OF AMERICAN
DEMOCRACY AND THE NATURE AND THE RULE OF LAW, GOVERNMENT, AND
CITIZENSHIP.

• C.8.1.5=DESCRIBE THE RESPONSIBILITIES, RIGHTS, DUTIES, AND


FUNDAMENTAL VALUES OF CITIZENSHIP IN A DEMOCRACY
• IMPORTANT CONCEPTS: PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITIES, CIVIC
RESPONSIBILITIES, CIVIC LIFE, PARTICIPATION, FUNDAMENTAL DEMOCRATIC
VALUES, AND VOLUNTEER.
-As a U.S. citizen, it is your duty to help
preserve freedom & to ensure justice &
equality for yourself & all Americans.
Objective:

At the completion of this lesson I will be able to…


• Explain what the ideal of equality means for Americans today.
• Draw conclusions on how laws and justice help preserve
Americans’ equality.
• Develop scenarios that presents some rights that help preserve
Americans’ freedom.

ideal-satisfying one’s conception of what is perfect.


preserve- maintaining
Essential Questions:

1) What are the values that form the basis


of the American way of life?
Use bond paper and
1. NONE fold into 3 tabs
AMERICAN VALUES
➢EQUALITY
➢LIBERTY
Essential Question:
What are the values that form the basis
of the American way of life?
➢JUSTICE
NOTES!!!

• Take notes for the next three slides


• Complete the Activity on slide 13 to turn in.
•All people are equal under the law.
•THE RIGHTS OF EACH PERSON
ARE EQUAL TO THOSE OF EVERY
OTHER PERSON.

• EXAMPLE: HAVING THE RIGHT TO SEEK AN EDUCATION


OR CHOOSE A JOB OR CAREER.

Objective: Explain what does the ideal of equality mean for Americans Today?
•PEOPLE WANT TO BE FREE
TO MAKE DECISIONS AND
LIVE AS THEY CHOOSE.

• EXAMPLE: Rights to choose a religion. Rights to choose a


job i desire. Right to travel and live where i want to live.
• What are some other rights that you can think of?

Objective: Develop -What are some more rights that help preserve Americans freedom? How?
• ENFORCING LAWS PROTECTS AMERICANS
RIGHTS AND MAKES SURE THAT NO ONE CAN
ACT AS IF HIS OR HER OWN LIFE AND
LIBERTIES ARE MORE IMPORTANT THAN
THOSE OF OTHER PEOPLE.

• EXAMPLE: MARIJUANA IS LEGAL IN HAWAII, BUT YOU CAN


ONLY USE 4.OZ AND HAVE 7 PLANTS. WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU
USED MORE THEN 4.OZ? AND HAVE MORE THAN 7 PLANTS?

Objective: Draw conclusion -How do laws and justice help preserve Americans’ equality?
Activity#2 ILLUSTRATE AMERICAN VALUE
Materials: Bond paper, and crayons
EXAMPLE:

1. you will be assigned a


3. Write a brief caption under Liberty
each drawing explaining how
topic 1.Equality,
it relates to the value. see
2.Liberty, and 3.Justice.
example.

2. In each section, students 4. Get ready to present your


will draw pictures illustrating examples illustrating,
Person freely
examples of the appropriate defining and explaining for
practicing his religion
value and definition. each value.

Differentiating Instruction: Interpersonal, Visual/Spatial

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