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Public Service Announcement: Civic Responsibility Lesson PlanPublic Service Announcement: Civic Responsibility Lesson Plan
Publisher
Judicial Branch of California
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Grade
5th
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Social Studies & History
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Public Service Announcement: Civic Responsibility

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Get your message across. Scholars use their prior knowledge and artistic skills to create public service announcements. The project is designed to explain the importance of civic harmony and the responsibility of all citizens to participate in the democratic process. Scholars share their final artwork in a public setting. 

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Concepts

civic duty, american democracy, democratic values, democracy, city government, government systems, governments, artwork, public art, public service announcements

Additional Tags

social studies

Instructional Ideas

  • Allow learners to present their projects to a school audience if a community location is unavailable 
  • Show scholars examples of public service announcements 

Classroom Considerations

  • Third and final installment of the Will You All Please Rise? series 
  • Requires a community location to display the public service announcements 

Pros

  • The lesson provides a rubric to make grading easier
  • Resource provides an opportunity for pupils to interact with the community 

Cons

  • None

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