Responsibilities of Citizens: Reading Passage and Questions
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Learn about the responsibilities of US Citizens compared to rights: This passage is jam packed with great info. It is perfect for an introduction or review of the difference between rights and responsibilities (focus is on responsibilities), and it covers the topics (some with more details than others) listed below. This passage will fit right into your studies on the Constitution and how it protects rights, but with those rights come responsibilities.
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Don't forget to check out my other passages about Government:
Responsibilities of US Citizens
Constitution and Amendment Process
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In this "Responsibilities of U.S. Citizens" passage, you will see the following topics mentioned:
✓Elected officials and the people work for the common good
✓Defines common good
✓Difference between rights and responsibilities
✓An in depth example is given using voting as a right, but explains the responsibilities that come with the right to vote.
✓Freedom of speech is mentioned, and further explanation of how there are responsibilities that come with free speech, as it does not protect dangerous or threatening speech.
✓Mentions that kids have responsibilities too and gives examples.
✓In depth list of responsibilities of U.S. Citizens
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Why do I think you will love my passages? I work very hard to research the information. I try to include a lot of info. and not leave gaps in history like some textbooks do. I try to write passages on one topic, so that it is easier for upper elementary to digest. I have been told I have a writing style that makes the topics easy to learn. I take that as a huge compliment! I have taught the information for twenty years, PLUS... a bonus is that I confer with my husband who has taught US History for nearly twenty five years and has a Master's degree in US History. I can assure you that we make a great team when it comes to US History (and in the case of this passage, the topic is government).
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The passage about the Responsibilities of U.S. Citizens was sized to be used in an my social studies INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOKS, and it also comes with an interactive notebook flippable activity.
If you don't use interactive notebooks, the passage itself could still be used. You could use the questions on the flippable for a class discussion, or you could project them and kids could answer them on notebook paper. Use it however you would like in your classroom.
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The passage is copied as a booklet style, meaning you will print on the front and back of one page. Students will then fold the one page booklet, so that there is a cute cover. When they open it up, they find the passage on the inside. It will glue perfectly inside their notebook.
Once the passage is glued in their notebook, they can glue the flippable in the notebook.
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In Georgia for 5th grade, we cover the following standards (starting in 2017), and this passage should help students with those standards:
SS5CG1 Explain how a citizen’s rights are protected under the U.S. Constitution.
a. Explain the responsibilities of a citizen.
This passage was written with 5th graders in mind, but it could be used with fourth or sixth graders. Even if you are not a teacher in Georgia though, it will work perfectly, as they are non-fiction and don’t include anything specific to the state of Georgia.
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Also, if you notice typos or anything else, that is appreciated too. Even with several sets of eyes looking over my work, at times a word can be missed. Thanks so much ahead of time.
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