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Unit 3:

Civic Engagement

Day 23: November 19

Learning Target:

Students will be able to explain the roles and responsibilities of the citizen in the American political provess and the interaction between the citizen and government.

Quote:

Rights of true citizenship accrue only to those who serve the State to which they belong."

-Mahatma Gandhi

2. Students will read and define what citizenship is.

The Meaning of American CitizenshipWhat does it mean to be an American citizen? A clear answer to this question is necessary to the great work confronted by every generation of Americans: the protection, preservation, and transmission of the American regime. Most Americans rightly think of their country and its way of life as a precious inheritance that they are bound to hand on to their children and grandchildren. We cannot perform this duty successfully, however, unless we have an accurate conception of the meaning of citizenship and of the virtues of the good citizen.

3. Students will read and analyze the reading: "The counting of America"

4. Students will read and answer the questions about:

-"the responsibilities of the citizen"

5. TOD: Students will list their top 5 responsibilities of a citizen.

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