What+is+the+Importance+of+Responsibility?

What is the Importance of Responsibility?**Submitted/Created By:** Regina Green 2nd Martha Gould-Lehe, 4/5
 * Lesson:** What is the Importance of Responsibility?

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 * Standard(s):** 1D Student has a sense of personal responsibility. (I am aware of my responsibilities.)

Butcher or Poster Paper Sticky Notes for groups of students Student Response Journals (to make their responsibility list in) • Recognize what responsibility is? • Why it is important? • To whom they owe a particular responsibility.
 * Materials:** //Responsibility: Foundations of Democracy// (Book from the Civics curriculum)
 * Time:** 2/45-Minute Sessions
 * Goals:** After this lesson students should be able to;

1. Assemble students in whatever arrangement fits the classroom. I pulled the students into a group in front of an easel. 2. Ask students what “responsibility” is. Take responses, examples, and record. 1. Write the definition of “Responsibility” from //Responsibility// Lesson 1: //Responsibility is the duty to do something or not to do something.// 2. In small groups or pairs students answer: Whom do they have a responsibility to? Students write responses on sticky notes and post. 3. The teacher reads the responses. They will fall out into these categories: Family Community Others 4. Students make these categories in their journals and generate a list of 3-5 duties they have under each. Example: chores follow traffic signs be respectful get good grades don’t litter offer to help obey parents pick up litter be friendly 5. Have students give examples for each category and write them onto paper that can be posted in the room. punished? Written and Oral Responses REVIEW using the class charts and student journals the goals lesson 1 1. Have students write 2. Share writing in small/large groups
 * First Lesson Intro: 5 Minutes**
 * Teach: 30 minutes**
 * FAMILY COMMUNITY OTHER PEOPLE**
 * Closure: 10 minutes**
 * 1.** Discuss with students the outcomes of responsibility**: rewards or punishments**
 * 2.** What actions earn rewards? Which ones would earn punishments? What determines if an action is rewarded or
 * Assessment:** Student
 * Second Lesson:** Writing and Essay (using the information from lesson one)
 * Intro: 5 Minutes**
 * Assessment:** Student Writing(see examples of four student’s writing below; grade 4/5)

Responsibilities (Example #1) It is very important to be responsible. Responsibility means a duty to do something or not to do something. There are three areas of responsibility. They are family, others, and community. The most important responsibilities for me are to obey my elders, be kind to others, and obey the laws. Another important responsibility for me is no back talking to my elders. Then under others, I can’t hit or curse at them. In the community, not littering is a responsibility. I don’t want the air pollute. When I see trash on the ground, I will pick it up. I will not litter. Responsibility is very important to me because it we didn’t have responsibilities the world would be unpredictable and scary. Responsibilities (Example #2 There are many different types of responsibilities. One of the responsibilities is about family. Family responsibilities are very important to me because you should always respect your family rules. For example, if your mom told you that you have to clean your room, you should because you could get the reward of feeling good or something they give to you. Another responsibility is to the community. One of the community rules is that you should obey the laws. If you don’t obey the laws, you could get a ticket from the police or you could go to jail. I think responsibilities are important because if the world did not have responsibilities it would be chaos. Responsibilities- My duties (Example #3) It is very important to me that people have their own responsibilities. If you don’t have responsibilities, you will be really selfish and become useless because you will not be doing anything that matters to anyone besides yourself. A couple of my responsibilities in my family are making sure my dog gets water and food. This is very important because if I don’t he will become very sick. Also, he will get taken away from me. A very important responsibility in the community is not to litter. If people litter our earth will be like a big dumpster. Animals are going to start dying if we don’t stop littering. Our air will become polluted and be very stinky. Responsibilities are everywhere, and these a few of mine. Responsibilities (Example #4) Responsibility is a duty to take care for others, do your work like your chores, and to take care of your family. One way I can be responsible is I could do extra chores like rearrange the kitchen for my family. Also I could take care of my animals, like give them food and loving care. One way I can take care of others is I can mow their lawn in the summer time. In the winter I can shovel their driveway or their roof. In the community I can obey the traffic signs and pick up trash when I see it, and don’t litter. Another way I can take care of the community is to follow the law. These are my duties and responsibilities and that is how I can take care of my family and others.