TEKS & Objectives

7.15.C The student understands the rights and responsibilities of Texas citizens in a democratic society. The student is expected to:

7.22.C. create written, oral, and visual presentations of social studies information; and

We will explore the rights and responsibilities of citizens of the United States.

I will identify specific ways to show respect in school.

1. Review vocabulary.

Civic This is anything related to a city, a community, or the people who live in it.

Rights are special rules and basic needs that ensure everyone is treated fairly, kept safe, and allowed to live freely.

Responsibilities These are the things you are supposed to do, like school work and chores when you’re a student, or paying taxes when you’re an adult. Adults have chores too.

What responsibility is shown here?

The Common Good is about what is good and helpful for everyone in a community, or for most people.

How does this picture represent the common good?

2. Watch video.

3. Reflect.

Good citizen vocabulary (pictured above)

Alternate Assingments:

Good citizen (multipage)

Kind or unkind (multipage)

4. Make kindness exhibit.

Large, multipage PDF (only print pages 27-54)

4. “What does it mean to be KIND?”