Citizenship:
Rights, Responsibilities and Liberties
Session 6: Character Traits of Good Citizens

Materials

• Butcher paper
• Colored pencils
• List of Personal Character Traits (See activity 2, below)
• Instructional Notes (Attachment A)

Instructional Activities

1. Review with students the content covered to this point in the unit.
   
   
2. Lead the students in a discussion of the following traits and their importance to good citizenship:
   •    Trustworthiness and honesty
   •    Courtesy and respect for others
   •    Responsibility, accountability, and self-reliance
   •    Respect for the law
   •    Practice of patriotism
   
   
3. Continue discussing the notes at Attachment A.
   
   
4. Have students create a class mural called “My Civic Duty.” Assign a character trait to groups of two or three. Have groups brainstorm ways to depict their trait on the class mural. Assign each group a place on the mural and an assigned time to place their work on it. Display the mural in class or the hallway.