Integrated Literacy Assignment

By Katie Lundquist

Grade Level Content Expectation

1-C5.02 Identify situations in which people act as good citizens in the school community (e.g., thoughtful and effective participation in the school decisions, respect for the rights of others, respect for rule of law, voting, volunteering, compassion, courage, honesty).

Music

Community Song (Citizenship Song)

A fun song about how good citizens should act and treat others.

Being A Good Citizen: Recycle Rap A rap video about being a good citizen by taking care of the environment.

Lesson Plans

How to be An Effective Citizen

Good Citizen Lesson Plan

A Good Citizen
By Jackson Ke A good citizen Will always do a good deed Or even help a stranger in need. A good citizen Obeys all laws And follows traffic rules without a pause. A good citizen Will volunteer their time Even though they dont earn a dime.

A good citizen Might donate warm clothes When the winter wind blows.
A good citizen Is easy to be Sometimes all it takes is a smile, you see.

RESPECT
By Don Wilson Respect is a lesson that everyone should learn Respect must be given before an expected return Respect is something thats given for free Respect is about us and never about me

Respect is the basis on which relationships are founded

Respect is the anchor that keeps a person well grounded Respect builds the character and defines who we are

Respect sets the standard and raises the bar

Respect is magnanimous and helps to fulfil Respect is the partner that sits with good will Respect is like honey so sweet its perceived Respect a taste to savour for when its received

Books

A book about respecting others.

A book that promotes being a good citizen and having good values.

Websites

How to be a good citizen 10 Qualities You Find in Good Students

Videos

Lets Be Good Citizens at School (1953) An old fashioned black & white video about what a good citizen at school does.
A good video about how to act in the classroom and managing your own behavior.

A Brain-Pop video that would be good to use in the classroom. Students are instructed to take a sheet of paper and write down everything that they identified as characteristics of a good citizen.

Characteristics of a Good Citizen

Posters

Interactive Game

Match the Memory

References

Have Fun Teaching. (2012). Community song (citizenship song) [Web]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8O7NoYtYX10 http://www.goodcitizen.org/Instructional Materials/Lesson Plans/Lesson 3/Lesson 3 - Types of Citizen Actions.html Dendler, D. (2006). Being a good citizen: Recycle rap [Web]. Retrieved from http://www.musick8.com/video_net/view_video.php?movie_id=4 B, L. (Photographer). (2009, November 22). a Piano keyboard note name cut out [Web Photo]. Retrieved from http://pianobooster.2625608.n2.nabble.com/file/n4060995/notes.jpg

Washington State Legislature. (2014). Good citizen lesson plan. Retrieved from http://www.leg.wa.gov/ScholarProgram/Documents/Citizenship.pdf

Prelinger Archives. (1953). Lets be good citizens at school (1953) [Theater]. Available from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRx1luFG9Qg Brain Pop. (2012). Characteristics of a good citizen [Web]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zRxiktEaug Lanigan, K. (Photographer). (2013, September 12). Flim loop [Print Photo]. Retrieved from http://chekhovsgunman.files.wordpress.com/2013/09/film-loop.gif Ke, J. (2013). [Web log message]. Retrieved from http://www.teenink.com/poetry/free_verse/article/140963/A-Good-Citizen/ Wilson, D. (2009, July 06). [Web log message]. Retrieved from http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/respect-36/ YouthMuse. (Photographer). (2013, July 12). Miss Nelson is Missing [Print Photo]. Retrieved from http://youthmuse.com/wpcontent/uploads/2013/07/miss_nelson_is_missing.jpg Allard, H., & Marshal, J. (1977). Miss nelson is missing. New York: Library of Congress.

References Continued

(Mayer, Being Responsible (Citizenship))

Mayer, C. (2007). Being responsible (citizenship). (1st ed.). California: Acorn.

Holloway, S. (2010, April 27). How to be a good citizen. Retrieved from http://samanthaholloway.hubpages.com/hub/How-to-be-a-good-citizen Mackay, C. (2007, June 06). 10 qualities you find in good students and good citizens. Retrieved from http://ezinearticles.com/?10-Qualities-You-Find-in-Good-Studentsand-Good-Citizens&id=596066 The Learning Store. (Photographer). Being a Good Citizen Poster [Print Photo]. Retrieved from http://203.175.162.102/~lstore/oc/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=103 6 Learning Things. (Photographer). 10 Ways to Be a Good Student [Print Photo]. Retrieved from http://www.learningthings.com/itemdesc.asp?ic=CD-6295 Gibby, C. (n.d.). Match the memory. Retrieved from http://matchthememory.com/chafins