1. Rights & Responsibilities Lauren Banks Education 357.002 10/12/09

2. Social Studies Standard 2: Civics & Government 1.2.1 – Foundations of Government: Identify rights that people have and identify the responsibilities that accompany these rights. Taken from: http://dc.doe.in.gov/Standards/AcademicStandards/StandardSearch.aspx Link to Activity: http://www.indianastandardsresources.org/files/soc/ss_1_2_2.pdf

4. Read Your Rights The Berenstain Bears and the Messy Room by Stan and Jan Berenstain is about the right to own property and the responsibility to take care of it properly.

6. Were they being responsible with their right?

7. How did Brother and Sister start being more responsible by the end of the book?

8. Are you responsible with your rights?

12. ASSESSMENT The first way to assess student learning in this activity on rights and responsibilities is by observing students and listening to their answers to the questions throughout the lesson. Another way to assess student learning in this activity is by reading their writing (Language Arts) about their rights and responsibilities of being the owner of a birdfeeder.