Citizenship Unit {Digital & PDF Included}

Citizenship Unit: This unit includes 6 citizenship lesson plans with lots of hands-on activities and passages. Each lesson plan incorporates social studies and literacy skills. Students will investigate--

• the process by which a person becomes a U.S. citizen
• the First Amendment rights guaranteed to all citizens
• the rights guaranteed to all citizens by due process and equal protection of laws
• civic duties and civic responsibilities
• traits of good citizenship

These citizenship lesson plans include:

• 8 Worksheets
• 8 Task cards: Students will read scenarios about different people and determine whether those people are eligible for citizenship.
• 6 Entry/exit Tickets
• 5 Close reading passages and comprehension questions: All of the passages and questions can also be shared with students digitally and completed using Google Slides.
• 4 Sorts and foldables
• 1 Escape room activity: In Citizenship Escape Room, students will complete challenges to learn about civic duties and civic responsibilities.
• 1 Group activity: Students will work in groups to create models of good citizens.
• 1 Quiz
• 1 Final Test
• 1 Timeline of suggested activities: Provides a timeline for using the activities included within this unit and provides links to websites featuring videos about concepts being taught.
• Answer keys included throughout

Teaching citizenship will be a breeze with these detailed lesson plans. Students will have lots of fun while creating foldables, completing hands-on investigations, and watching video clips!

This unit is specifically aligned with Virginia SOLs CE.3 and CE.4, although the content also closely matches most civics and government standards related to citizenship.

The following resources are included in this unit:

Citizenship Passages and Questions

Citizenship Escape Room

When you purchase this product, you will be given access to a link that will allow you to open the file in Google Slides. You’ll then share that file with your students. The slides can be printed and adapted for students who prefer to answer the questions by hand. You can also view and print a student's completed version of the slides.

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