What Is a Government? Lesson #6 Responsible Citizens Help Out

In this lesson, students will continue learning about governments, while identifying the author’s purpose in the text, What is a Government? by Baron Bedesky. Students will learn about ways government leaders responsibly make and enforce laws to maintain order, while keeping people safe. Additionally, students identify responsible citizenship at the local and state level. This is lesson 6 of a 6-lesson unit plan based on this text.

This unit will support students as they explain why people form governments, the role of laws in government, the impact of government on daily life, and the ways the government protects the rights and liberty of American citizens. Students will engage in a read aloud of the text, What is a Government?, spread out over several lessons, emphasizing text features, vocabulary, central idea, and author’s purpose. In addition, the teacher will facilitate research, student presentations, expository writing, artwork, computer science, and identifying Florida symbols to help students solidify their interpretation as to why people form governments.
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Subject(s): English Language Arts, Social Studies
Grade Level(s): 2
Intended Audience: Educators educators
Suggested Technology: Computer for Presenter, Computers for Students, Internet Connection, Microsoft Office
Instructional Time: 50 Minute(s)
Keywords: What is a Government?, responsible citizenship, laws, law and order, local, state, author's purpose, text features, leaders, environment, lesson plan, integrated, civics, text unit, inform, notes, notetaking
Instructional Component Type(s): Lesson Plan,  Worksheet,  Presentation/Slideshow,  Text Resource
Instructional Design Framework(s): Direct Instruction, Cooperative Learning
Resource Collection: Integrated Civics with ELA Lesson Plans- Grades K-5

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