Teaching Guide: CITIZENSHIP for grades 7-12 YOUR KIDS STUDY THIS... EVER HEAR OF IT? This material is from the teaching guide for the video Citizenship in the series In Search of Character produced in association with CHARACTER COUNTS!® Are You a Good Citizen? (Take this self-evaluation and decide for yourself.) True False I take responsibility for what goes on in my community. I do my part for the common good. I participate in community service. I help take care of the environment. I obey the law. I think I am/am not a responsible person because: ___________________ Remember, citizenship is social responsibility in action! (If you wish to copy or use any material from this website, please click here for Terms of Use.) Citizenship - The Video Citizenship, at its core, is social responsibility in action. This program considers what it means to be a good citizen. Learn more . . . Buy This Video Click play for a sampling of In Search of Character In Search of Character The Series This award winning video series spotlights ten core virtues that help teens develop into caring, respectful, responsible people who make choices based on whats right, rather than what they can get away with. Learn more . . . Buy This Series For more information about individual videos in this series, click on the title below. • Trustworthiness • Respect • Responsibility • Fairness • Caring • Citizenship • Honesty • Courage • Diligence • Integrity If your school or organization does not have these videos, you can purchase them from Live Wire Media, or request them from your local library. Subscribe to our almost Monthly Newsletter Get breaking news and developments in character education and helpful tips and ideas that you can use with your own character education program. View this months newsletter. Subscribe to our newsletter. Send this page to a friend Submit Button Do you have friends or colleagues who would like to know about this page or about this website? Click on the blue arrow to share it with them. DISCUSSION QUESTIONS If you are using the video, ask questions 1 & 2 before viewing. 1. Agree or disagree: I dont have any responsibility to my school, my community, my nation, or anything else. My only responsibilities are to myself. 2. What is social responsibility? What does it have to do with being a good citizen? 3. Dr. Mike started out with an anecdote about his nieces classmates choosing the school janitor to be their graduation speaker. What were their reasons for selecting him? Do you think those were good reasons? Why, or why not? 4. Some of the kids in the video suggested that helping needy people is an important part of being a good citizen. Do you agree? 5. The people in the video identified several aspects of citizenship. What were they? Do you agree with them? Can you think of any others? 6. Do you think you are a good citizen? Why, or why not? 7. What are the benefits of being a citizen of a country? What are the civic responsibilities that go along with citizenship? What will happen to our rights and privileges if we dont meet those responsibilities? 8. Is it important for citizens to voice their opinions and participate in the decision making process? Why, or why not? 9. Agree or disagree: Rosa Parks was guilty of poor citizenship when she refused to sit in the back of the bus because she violated the law. Under what circumstances can civil disobedience be justified? (You might think about the Declaration of Independence and Martin Luther King and the Civil Rights Movement.) 10. What does good citizenship have to do with the Golden Rule? What does it have to do with good character? 11. What are the benefits of good citizenship? How do you benefit from the good citizenship of others? 12. How did David Levitts story make you feel? What did you learn from it? What were some of the problems he encountered and how did he solve them? What attitudes helped him succeed? Is it realistic to think the average teenager could make such an impact, or is David just a special case? 13. Preparation for a Jewish bar mitzvah usually involves doing something of service to the community. Should something like this be required for high school graduation? 14. What are some of the things in your community that need improving? What could you do about it? 15. Some of the kids in the video talked about the good feeling they get from helping others who are in need. Have you ever had a similar experience? 16. Did the video present any ideas you disagree with? (If you wish to copy or use any material from this website, please click here for Terms of Use.) Like · · Share
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