WHC07 4.2

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Contents 1 Civics Standard 4.2 for 7th Grade 2 Standard in Kid Friendly Language 3 Standard Unwrapped 4 Instructional Strategies 5 Assessment Strategies 6 Resources 7 Projects and Activities

Civics Standard 4.2 for 7th Grade

Students know how citizens can fulfill their responsibilities for preserving the constitutional republic*

Standard in Kid Friendly Language

• Students should know how Americans work to keep America free.

Standard Unwrapped

KNOW

• civic duty
• civil rights
• voting
• taxes
• public services
• military service
• civic responsibilities
• jury service
• sedition
• treason

ABLE TO DO

• identify civic responsibilities (for example, accepting responsibility for the consequences of one's actions as a citizen, considering the rights and interests of others, voting, obeying the law, paying taxes, performing voluntary public service, jury service, serving in the armed forces);

• identify contemporary issues that involve civic responsibilities and analyzing various positions on those responsibilities (for example, accepting responsibility for the consequences of one's actions, considering the rights and interests of others, voting, obeying the law, paying taxes, performing voluntary public service, jury service, serving in the armed forces);

• analyze the implications of not fulfilling citizen responsibilities.

Instructional Strategies

• Lecture and notes
• Readings
• Video and study guide

Assessment Strategies

• Vocabulary test
• Research report rubric

Resources

• Video: Twelve Angry Men | An analysis of the trial and jury process

• The United States President's Web Page

Projects and Activities

• Research report

--G.R. McConnell 09:20, 19 June 2008 (MDT)