You will read about how you are a citizen in your school, community and nation. A citizen is a person who belongs to a place. You are a citizen of the community where you live and the nation where you were born.
Citizens Have Rights
As a citizen, you have rights that the government protects. A right is something you may do. As a citizen, you have a right to speak freely and to practice your religion. You also have the right to privacy. That means you may decide what to show or tell someone and what not to tell.
Citizens Have Responsibilities
Along with rights, citizens have responsibilities. A responsibility is something that you should do. For example, you should follow the laws. A law is a rule that everyone in a community, state or country must follow. Laws keep people safe and help them get along well with one another. When people follow the traffic laws, they help keep others safe. When you follow laws in a park, you help others enjoy the park.
Being a Good Citizen
Good citizens care about people's rights. They try to make things fair and safe for everyone. Good citizens work together to solve problems. Children can be good citizens by solving problems together in their school or community. They may follow proper steps to deal with problems. First, name the problem. Then, list ways to solve it. Next, choose the best way. And finally, find out if it solves the problems.
Citizens' and Responsibilities
| Passage outline | Supporting details |
| Main idea | Learn about to be a good citizen. |
| Rights | ☆ Speak . ☆Practice your religion. ☆Make a on what to show or tell someone and what not to. |
| Responsibilities | ☆Follow the laws, which are that everyone should follow. ☆Obey a traffic law to keep people safe. ☆Follow laws in a park to help others the park. |
| Ways to be good citizens | ☆Care about people's rights. ☆Try to do things in a and safe way. ☆Work with others. ☆Learn to solve problems in four steps. |
