You're right that school handbooks tend to focus more on responsibilities than rights. However, some key rights students have at school include: - Freedom of speech and expression (within limits) - Right to due process before punishment - Right to privacy of personal property - Right to participate in extracurricular activities - Right to be free from discrimination The school handbook helps define appropriate behavior to protect these rights for all students.

1. Citizen Me! ALL
the
Part One
LAYERS
to
YOUR
CITIZENSHIP

2. WHAT IS A CITIZEN?
A. A member of a community with
rights and responsibilities.
B. A person who is kind to
others and helps people.
C. Someone involved
in politics.
D. An adult.

3. So does that
mean I’m a
Of a city? citizen?
Of a
state?
Am I a citizen of
my school?
We’re citizens of
SOMETHING,
right?

4. YES !
A community is a group of
people who share an
environment.
Every day you are part of
several different layers of
community.
That means you have many
different levels of
citizenship!

5. CITIZENSHIP
CITIZENSHIP
PYRAMID
PYRAMID
Citizenship
Levels of
SIDE 1:

6. HOME
LEVELS
The people we live
with make up the
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7. SCHOOL
LEVELS
Our school or
workplace is a
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community too.
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we interact with
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outside our homes
every day.
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of your school
here…

8. CITY
LEVELS
You are a
citizen of the
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city in which
AT
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you live.
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to you) here…

9. STATE
STATE
LEVELS
Our country is made
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up of 50 states (and
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a district, too!).
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live.
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your state here…
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10. NATION
NATION
LEVELS
N TIO
You are also a
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citizen of your
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country!
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name of the nation
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in which you live
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here…

11. Check Your
Work! LEVELS
United States
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State Name
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Nearest City or
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“People I live
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12. CITIZENSHIP
CITIZENSHIP
PYRAMID
PYRAMID
SIDE 2:
Sources of Rights
& Responsibilities

13. Okay, so being a
citizen means having
rights and
responsibilities. Where
do those rights and
responsibilities come
from?

14. Rights and responsibilities
come from…
A. The President.
B. Police officers.
C. Different places, depending
on the level of citizenship.
D. Long documents nobody can read
or understand.

15. NATION
United States Constitution
ates,
Unit ed St d a
I n the guarantee
we are
hts i n our
list of rig tion.
Con stitu

16. NATION
SOURCES
Record
U.S. Constitution
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it here!
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AT
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United States
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Constitution
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17. STATE
State Constitution
s its
te ha that
Eac h sta
nstit ution to
o wn co ees rights
gua rant citiz ens.
he st ate’s
t

18. STATE
SOURCE
S
U.S. Constitution
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State Constitution Record
AT
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it here!
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State
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Constitution
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19. CITY
City Charter
have
s us ually
itie r that
C
ity c harte
a c e city
lls h ow th
te ually
. It us e
wi ll run s som
inc lude
right s and of
nsib ilities
respo citizens.
city

20. CITY
SOURCES
U.S. Constitution
TIO
City Charter
NA
N
State Constitution
AT
ST
E
Record
City Charter
TY
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it here!
L HOO
SC
ME
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21. SCHOOL
School Handbook
ools have
Mo s t sch book
hool hand
a sc s the
tha t list s and
right
stud e n t s ’ t i e s . ( M o setrl y)
b i l ie a b o u t t h a t l a t !
o ne s i– m o r
p li ti s
r e s nsibi
po
res

22. SCHOOL
SOURCES
U.S. Constitution
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School
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State Constitution
AT
Handbook
ST
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City Charter
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School Record
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Handbook it here!
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23. HOME
Adults in Charge
adu lts in
e, the e what
A t hom decid
c harge ights and
our r will
y
nsib ilities
respo be.

24. HOME
SOURCES
U.S. Constitution
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State Constitution
AT
ST
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City Charter Adults in
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School Charge
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Handboo
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k
Adults in
Charge Record
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it here!

25. Check Your
Work: ORIGINS
U.S. Constitution
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N
State Constitution
AT
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City Charter
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School
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Handboo
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Adults in L
Charge
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26. CITIZENSHIP
CITIZENSHIP
PYRAMID
PYRAMID
Rights!
SIDE 3:

27. Rights are…
A. Things adults get to
do.
B. Privileges the President
has.
C. Electric bulbs that let you
read in the dark.
D. A privilege or a claim to
something.

28. What kind of
rights do citizens
have at each
level?

29. RIGHTS
You would need a pyramid the size of the ones
in
EGYP
T
to list all the rights citizens have at each
level.

30. NATION
United States Constitution
lly BIG
Guaran tees rea
like fre edom of
rights right to
spe ech, the
ight to a
vote, a nd the r
e kinds
jury tria l in som
of cases.

31. NATION
RIGHTS
Freedom of speech, right to vote, Record
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right to a jury trial it here!
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AT
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United States
Constitution
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32. STATE
State Constitution
State c
o s
Y o u rns tt i t u t i o n
usually
c o n s t i t ue p e a t e
r s
of the
r t i o namm a n y
t
g u a r a ni g h t s l i s i g h t
tee the ted in
t o a f rte e U . S . r i g h t
h
C o n s t ie e d u c a t i o
o r e q u at u t i o n .
Butn
o f t e n tl r i g h t s f o r
men an hey ad
more…d w o m ed
n.

33. STATE
RIGHTS
Freedom of speech, right to vote,
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Right to free education; equal Record
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34. CITY
City Charter
gives y ou the
This rvices
rig ht to se
vides,
your city pro
sidew alks or
like
parks.

35. CITY
RIGHTS
Freedom of speech, right to vote,
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right to a jury trial
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City Charter
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Would it
Right to free education; equal
be a
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rights for men and women
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36. SCHOOL
School Handbook
Hey! I
don’t s
rights ee any
in my s
handb chool
ook. A
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kids ar
suppos en’t
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o!