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Citizenship

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Students reflect on characteristics of good citizens, examine democratic symbolism, create an award and choose an individual to receive the award as part of this lesson on citizenship. Lesson ties together social studies, language arts, technology, and visual arts.

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citizenship, democracy

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citizenship, democracy, national museum of american art, english language arts
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4th - 6th
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English Language Arts
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