Title: Explain responsible citizenship.
Course: Life Planning (19257-36) > Section: Demonstrating Leadership Within the Community

Explanation should include

- defining the concept of citizenship
- describing various settings for exercising responsible citizenship (e.g., voting, staying informed, participating).

Process/Skill Questions:

Thinking

- What factors determine the formation of a community?
- What are the similarities and differences among the communities that exist in the family, at school, at work, and in the locality?
- What factors might influence a personal decision that community needs are more important than individual benefits?
- How can being a responsible family member help one become a responsible citizen?

Communication

- What communication techniques and technologies can be used to demonstrate responsible citizenship?
- How can community needs be conveyed to others?

Leadership

- What criteria can be used to prioritize the needs of a community? How can those priorities be justified?
- What leadership skills allow you to devise ways to assume active roles in the family, in class, at work, or in the community?
- What leadership techniques are needed to persuade others to take care of and preserve their family, school, local, state, and national communities?
- How can altruistic behavior be demonstrated?
- How can preserving families help preserve our communities? Our country?

Management

- What steps need to be taken to become responsible citizens?
- What resources are needed to encourage others to volunteer for community service?
- What does responsible citizenship look like?