America’s Civic Values•
What civic values are shared by
all Americans?
•Based on Being an America: Exploring the Ideals That Unite Us.
The Bill of Rights Institute, ©2004-2005,
Students will:
• Explain the meaning of a variety of civic values.
• Recognize circumstances when people act or have
acted according to these values.
• Make connections between the civic values and the
fundamental values of American government.
• Compare and contrast contemporary and historic
examples of civic values.
• Analyze the effect of these values in everyday life.
• Assess the importance of acting in accordance with a
set of values.
• Integrate these values into their lives.
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Video: What does it mean to
be an American Citizen?
Number Paper from one to 10
and take notes why the video
is running.
What it means to be an
American Citizen?
• NOTES:
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Video Quiz:
• 1. T F -A citizen is a member of a country.
• 2. T F -There are citizens of countries all
around the world.
• 3. T F -Immigration means moving from one
country to another.
• 4. T F -All immigrants who come to America
are from China.
• 5. T F -A petition is something people sign to
make a change.
Video Quiz:
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6. A quality of good citizenship is:
– A.honesty. B.responsibility. C.persistence.
– D.all of the above.
7. T F -Taking out the garbage is an example of
being responsible.
8. T F -Honesty means to tell a lie.
9. T F -Every citizen can make a difference.
10. T F -It doesn’t make a difference if people vote.
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Create a list of positive character
traits demonstrated following the
attacks on 9-11
Create a list of positive character traits demonstrated
following the attacks on 9-11
Considered the roles played by:
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Victims and their family members.
Firefighters and rescue workers.
Passengers on flight 93.
Mayor of New York City: Rudy
Giuliani.
• President of the United States.
• First Lady Mrs. Bush.
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What is a list of positive
character traits?
• (Can you come up with 10?)
Value Quote Card
• You will now be given a quote card on the valuesintegrity, initiative, perseverance, courage, justice,
and responsibility.
• 1. Paraphrase each of the quotations on the card.
• 2. Answer the nine questions on the Civic value
Discussion Guide.
• 3. Draw a political cartoon that illustrates the
essential meaning of vale on the Quote Card.
• 4. Give a short presentation to the class summarizing
your responses and political cartoon.
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CVQC: Title:_________________,
Definition:____________________________
____________________________________
• Paraphrase One-
• Paraphrase Two-
• Paraphrase Three.
Group Sharing and
Discussing:
• Report a brief summary of your card,
the answers to your question sheet,
and the political cartoon that you
created.
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What is a political cartoon?
What is Imperialism?
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Here is an
example of a
student made
cartoon. Note
title, labeling,
etc.
Political Cartoon Assignment:
• Instructions call
for a title, labeling
or ballooning, and
must be in ink or
color.
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Civics Values and You:
• You will be given a Civic Values and
You Card scenario card.
• Analyze the scenario.
• Decide 3 possible actions people could
take.
• Decide which action a person with
Civic Values would choose.
• Remember that “what is right is not
always easy, and what is easy is not
always right.”
• On the Civic
Values and You
Problem Solving
Sheet, give a
complete statement
of the problem, 3
possible
responses, one
outcome for each
of the responses.
Then pick the best
response and tell
why.
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