Good Citizenship

What does it mean to be a good citizen? Click all that apply

• Volunteer in your community

• Respect your community

• judge others and how they live

• Be kind and trustworthy

What is an example of a civic responsibility in your community?

• Jury duty

• turn off the lights at home

• do your work at school

• cook dinner for your family

What does it mean to have civic responsibility?

• doing what you want to do

• Not following laws

• your responsibility as a citizen or community member

• making your bed every morning

What is a nonprofit organization?

• an organization that earns money by doing work for others.

• an organization that does not make a profit and serves the common good.

What are some examples of a nonprofit?

• The Boys and Girls Club

• McDonalds

• Texas Education Agency

• American Red Cross

How did Clara Burton show good citizenship?

• She was born long ago

• Volunteered to help wounded soldiers

• Founded the American Red Cross

• She lived for a long time

Helen Keller is known as a good citizen for...

• being born without sight or the ability to hear

• going to school

• Her work as an activist for the deaf and blind

• working with her teacher, Ann Sullivan

Ruby Bridges showed good citizenship by...

• She was a first grader and needed security

• She did what her parents told her to do.

• She showed bravery by being the first african american to attend an all white school