Our American Voice- 1
Lesson 1-1: Ordinary People Doing Extradorinaiy Things
1. As a group, discuss what students know about citizens and citizenship. Keep notes of the discussion for the whole group to see.
3. Come up with your OWN specific examples of how you could work for the common good of your own household or class.
4. Discuss Add to Google Docs
5. Tell students they will be creating a Good Citizen Wanted poster, see examples:
Lesson 1-2- I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE!
Lesson 1-3- YOU ARE A PRIMARY SOURCE INVESTIGATOR!!
1. Investigate the photos and look for details that will give you clues into who this man is and what they would think of him if you saw him or were to meet him in real life in this moment.
TEAM 1 Photo
TEAM 2 Photo
TEAM 3 Photo
TEAM 4 Photo
TEAM 5 Photo
TEAM 6 Photo
2. As a team, talk about this quote:
“No man is above the law and no man below it; nor do we ask any man’s permission when we require him to obey it. Obedience to the law is demanded as a right; not asked as a favor.”
3. Let's read this document together!
CLICK ME TO READ
4. Let's talk about what example does each of these scenarios fall under?
Lesson 1-4 Frozen Living Objects
Good citizens take an active part in their communities and work together for the common good!
1. Look at the picture below .... what do you think the various people in the image might be thinking and feeling?
**The Biggest and most immediately useful role for women in the civilian defense program is that of nurse’s aide. Training of 100,000 volunteers as nurse’s aides is designed by the American Red Cross, working with the Office of Civilian Defense, to relieve the acute shortage of nursing service threatening civilian hospitals and health agencies because [of World War II].
2. CLICK HERE to look at this picture with your teammates.
3. Each person must pretend to be one of the people in the image, including the people on the floor at the right edge of the frame. Tell students to think about what each person from this time would be thinking and feeling and to add a thought bubble for each person that begins, “I hope . . . “.
4. Share your work by recreating the image for the class and repeating the “I hope . . .” statements as you tap each one on the shoulder.
5.Now work together to brainstorm and create your own picture of good citizenship. Think of rules and responsibilities you have in at home, when playing with friends, in class, at school, in the neighborhood.
6. Click on this hand out---> Frozen Living Pictures handout lets read it together.
7. Between the frozen living picture and the “I hope . . .” statements, the rest of the group should clearly understand the concept of good citizenship that is being conveyed.
1. As a group, discuss what students know about citizens and citizenship. Keep notes of the discussion for the whole group to see.
- What is a citizen?
- Who is a citizen?
- What is citizenship?
- How does a person display good citizenship?
3. Come up with your OWN specific examples of how you could work for the common good of your own household or class.
4. Discuss Add to Google Docs
5. Tell students they will be creating a Good Citizen Wanted poster, see examples:
- Men wanted over 31 years of age for American Red Cross foreign service
- Wanted 25,000 student nurses, U.S. Student Nurse Reserve
- If you want to fight! Join the Marines
- For patriotic agricultural service–wanted at once
- Wanted–Every man, woman, and child
- If you can use tools you are wanted
Lesson 1-2- I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE!
- Review the group’s notes about good citizenship from 1-1
- Play quizlet learn and then live for pledge of allegiance review (see link below)- Take pictures of
- Divide students into groups and pass out the Pledge of Allegiance handouts.
- Discuss what the pledge means and why students recite it at school; reciting the pledge is an agreement to be a good citizen of the United States).
- Pick one vocabulary word and illustrating it
- pledge: a promise
allegiance: loyalty to a person, group, or country
indivisible: can't separate
republic: country
liberty: freedom
justice: fairness; rules; laws
citizen: people who are legally part of a country and entitled to all the rights of that country - If possible, hang the pledge handout in the class surrounded by the student-created illustrations.
Lesson 1-3- YOU ARE A PRIMARY SOURCE INVESTIGATOR!!
1. Investigate the photos and look for details that will give you clues into who this man is and what they would think of him if you saw him or were to meet him in real life in this moment.
TEAM 1 Photo
TEAM 2 Photo
TEAM 3 Photo
TEAM 4 Photo
TEAM 5 Photo
TEAM 6 Photo
2. As a team, talk about this quote:
“No man is above the law and no man below it; nor do we ask any man’s permission when we require him to obey it. Obedience to the law is demanded as a right; not asked as a favor.”
3. Let's read this document together!
CLICK ME TO READ
4. Let's talk about what example does each of these scenarios fall under?
- Freedom of choice
Laws/Rules
Social responsibility- stopping at a traffic light
- choosing a person to marry
- helping an older person cross the street
- paying taxes
- deciding where to take a vacation
- not littering
- signing a petition to close down a town dump
- not speaking when someone else is speaking
- Brainstorm examples of rules and responsibilities they have in the following scenarios:
- at home
- when playing with friends
- in our class
- at school
- in their neighborhood
- Explain why you think it is important to follow the rules to demonstrate good citizenship
Lesson 1-4 Frozen Living Objects
Good citizens take an active part in their communities and work together for the common good!
1. Look at the picture below .... what do you think the various people in the image might be thinking and feeling?
**The Biggest and most immediately useful role for women in the civilian defense program is that of nurse’s aide. Training of 100,000 volunteers as nurse’s aides is designed by the American Red Cross, working with the Office of Civilian Defense, to relieve the acute shortage of nursing service threatening civilian hospitals and health agencies because [of World War II].
2. CLICK HERE to look at this picture with your teammates.
3. Each person must pretend to be one of the people in the image, including the people on the floor at the right edge of the frame. Tell students to think about what each person from this time would be thinking and feeling and to add a thought bubble for each person that begins, “I hope . . . “.
4. Share your work by recreating the image for the class and repeating the “I hope . . .” statements as you tap each one on the shoulder.
5.Now work together to brainstorm and create your own picture of good citizenship. Think of rules and responsibilities you have in at home, when playing with friends, in class, at school, in the neighborhood.
6. Click on this hand out---> Frozen Living Pictures handout lets read it together.
7. Between the frozen living picture and the “I hope . . .” statements, the rest of the group should clearly understand the concept of good citizenship that is being conveyed.