Introduction Tasks Process Evaluation Conclusion Welcome to Drearyville! You have just moved to a new town called Drearyville, where Mayor Doldrum, a.

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Welcome to Drearyville!You have just moved to a new town called Drearyville, where

Mayor Doldrum, a very boring mayor, is enforcing a set of sad and dreary laws, which keep the people from working

together and helping one another. The citizens of Drearyville follow the Mayor’s rules, but they are very sad. Drearyville is

truly a very dreary place.

This is where you come in! You can help! Your job is to learn about CIVIC ENGAGEMENT and convince Mayor Doldrum

that working together as a community of good citizens is the best way to fix up his town and to make everyone happy!

Mrs. Duvall can be reached at

[email protected]

Complete one of these two tasks in order to help convince Mayor Doldrum to make his

town a much happier place!

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Choice #1:Write an editorial for the Drearyville Newspaper describing an idea for a town project which will show Mayor Doldrum how civic engagement can

make his town a happier place!

Choice #2: Make a campaign poster outlining an idea for a town project which will show Mayor Doldrum how civic engagement can make his

town a happier place!

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Before you can design your project, you’ll need to learn

about civic engagement! Just follow the steps, and you’ll be

ready!

Remember to WRITE DOWN the good ideas you see in your Social

Studies notebook! STEP 5

STEP 3

STEP 1

STEP 2

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STEP 3

STEP 1

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STEP 1

Since you’re probably wondering what it means to be a good citizen, watch only the first ten minutes of

this video to see for yourself!

Since you’re probably also curious about the importance of good

citizenship, listen to this read aloud to find out!

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STEP 5

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STEP 2

STEP 2 There are LOTS of

ways kids and grown-ups can make a big

difference! Watch this to find out how.

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STEP 1

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Since your job is to make a difference, here’s

one example of how REAL kids decided to do

just that!

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Another easy way to practice good citizenship is something YOU might

already be doing at home or at school!

To check it out, do this:1.) Click here2.) Type “trash” into the search bar3.) Watch: “Sid and his friends discuss making less trash”“Ways to make less trash” and “Recycling”

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STEP 3

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STEP 5

STEP 5

Now, you can PRACTICE your civic responsibility

skills by playing a Responsibility Launcher

video game!

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Choice #1:Write an editorial for the Drearyville Newspaper describing an idea for a town project which will show Mayor Doldrum how civic engagement can

make his town a happier place!

RUBRIC FOR CHOICE #1Choice #2:

Make a campaign poster outlining an idea for a town project which will show Mayor Doldrum how civic engagement

can make his town a happier place!

RUBRIC FOR CHOICE #2

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Newspaper Editorial (Choice #1) Rubric:Newspaper

EditorialOutstanding Good Work Needs Something Oops, Try Again

Project Idea Idea is clearly stated

Idea is stated Idea is vaguely stated

Idea is not stated

People Involved All people involved are listed in detail

All people involved are listed

Some of the people involved are listed

No people involved are listed

Steps Taken to Complete Project

All steps are clearly outlined

All steps are outlined

A few steps are outlined

No steps are outlined

Hopeful Outcome of Project

Outcome is positive and can be directly connected to action project

Outcome is connected to action project

Outcome is vaguely connected to action project

No outcome for project is listed

Mechanics Sentence structure, spelling and punctuation is correct.

Sentence structure, spelling and punctuation have very few errors

Sentence structure, spelling and punctuation have several errors

Sentence structure, spelling and punctuation is generally incorrect

Poster RubricEditorial Rubric

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Campaign Poster (Choice #2) Rubric:Campaign

PosterOutstanding Good Work Needs Something Oops, Try Again

Project Idea Idea is clearly represented

Idea is represented

Idea is vaguely represented

Idea is not represented

People Involved All people involved are listed in detail

All people involved are listed

Some of the people involved are listed

No people involved are listed

Steps Taken to Complete Project

All steps are clearly outlined

All steps are outlined

A few steps are outlined

No steps are outlined

Hopeful Outcome of Project

Outcome is positive and can be directly connected to action project

Outcome is connected to action project

Outcome is vaguely connected to action project

No outcome for project is listed

Appearance Poster is very colorful and neat

Poster is colorful and mostly neat

Poster is somewhat colorful and neat

Poster is not colorful and is messy

Poster RubricEditorial Rubric

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Conclusion Now you’re an expert on civic engagement, and you know why good citizenship

is so important in every community!

When we WORK TOGETHER, we can MAKE OUR SCHOOL and COMMUNITY BETTER! Thanks to

you, Mayor Doldrum has decided to make some big changes in Drearyville, including changing the

town’s name to COOPERATIONVILLE!

The citizens of Cooperationville will now work together every day to SHARE RESOURCES and

SUPPORT EACH OTHER through Civic Engagement opportunities! Way to go, new neighbor!

You did it!

Here’s how you can practice your new civic

responsibility skills!

Write in your journal about an idea you have

to make YOUR community better!

Go here to play a game with Arthur about

giving good advice!

Teacher PageObjectives & Accommodations

Students will make observations about the importance of civic engagement and will construct a community based project

which will demonstrate how civic engagement can improve local society.

• Students will work in levelized pairs to accommodate reading , English language, and

technology needs• Students requiring additional assistance will be

provided with a WebQuest Checklist and note-taking template to help with organization and

guide them through completion of the WebQuest

Academic Standard

SS-EP-1.3.2 (3rd Grade)Students will identify and give examples of good citizenship at home, at school

and in the community (e.g., helping with chores, obeying rules, participating in community service projects such as

recycling, conserving natural resources, donating food/supplies) and explain why

civic engagement in the community is important. DOK 2 and 3

Resourceshttp://www.schooltube.com/video/ced4f717a22745fed425/Extreme%20Turtle%20Citizenship – Elementary school broadcast about what it means to be a good citizenhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjFITyL9cRI – Read aloud about why good citizenship is importanthttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rS3L4tJriIg – School video of elementary school students explaining good citizenshiphttp://www.dosomething.org/blog/tucker-albrizzi-do-something - Home video of kids brainstorming an idea to help their communityhttp://pbskids.org/video/ - 3 video clips about trash and recycling (Enter search term “trash” – three “Sid the Science Kid” videos)http://www.icivics.org/games/responsibility-launcher - Game which practices how to be a responsible citizenhttp://pbskids.org/arthur/games/yougottobekidding/index.html - Game which practices giving good advice and “doing the right thing”