{"id":2007,"date":"2009-11-15T15:17:11","date_gmt":"2009-11-15T20:17:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/openwidelookinside\/archives\/2007"},"modified":"2009-11-15T15:17:11","modified_gmt":"2009-11-15T20:17:11","slug":"teaching-civics-with-childrens-literarture-d-is-for-democracy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/openwidelookinside\/2009\/11\/15\/teaching-civics-with-childrens-literarture-d-is-for-democracy\/","title":{"rendered":"Teaching Civics with Children&#8217;s Literarture: D is for Democracy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/openwidelookinside\/files\/2009\/11\/61yg5pbq1pl__bo2204203200_pisitb-sticker-arrow-clicktopright35-76_aa240_sh20_ou01_.jpg\" title=\"61yg5pbq1pl__bo2204203200_pisitb-sticker-arrow-clicktopright35-76_aa240_sh20_ou01_.jpg\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/openwidelookinside\/files\/2009\/11\/61yg5pbq1pl__bo2204203200_pisitb-sticker-arrow-clicktopright35-76_aa240_sh20_ou01_.jpg\" title=\"61yg5pbq1pl__bo2204203200_pisitb-sticker-arrow-clicktopright35-76_aa240_sh20_ou01_.jpg\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/openwidelookinside\/files\/2009\/11\/61yg5pbq1pl__bo2204203200_pisitb-sticker-arrow-clicktopright35-76_aa240_sh20_ou01_.jpg\" title=\"61yg5pbq1pl__bo2204203200_pisitb-sticker-arrow-clicktopright35-76_aa240_sh20_ou01_.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/openwidelookinside\/files\/2009\/11\/61yg5pbq1pl__bo2204203200_pisitb-sticker-arrow-clicktopright35-76_aa240_sh20_ou01_.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"61yg5pbq1pl__bo2204203200_pisitb-sticker-arrow-clicktopright35-76_aa240_sh20_ou01_.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Democracy-Citizens-Alphabet-Sleeping-Alphabets\/dp\/1585362344\" title=\"D is for Democracy\">D is for Democracy<\/a><\/em>, written by Elissa Grodin, is a creative alphabet story that highlights principle facts about our nation&#8217;s government, our rights as citizens in America, and important individuals who have made a difference in the history of our nation.\u00a0\u00a0On each page\u00a0there is a\u00a0short\u00a0text which reflects the letter of the alphabet as well as a beautiful illustration by Victor Juhasz.\u00a0 On the side of each page there is a more in depth explanation about the topic described in the shorter text.\u00a0 The short text gives a brief defintion of a term to the readers while making it fun to read with whitty, rhyming sentences.\u00a0 At the end of the story there is a brief section where young readers are given suggestions as to how to become an active citizen in our democracy.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;E is for Elections- We&#8217;re guaranteed this right.\u00a0 It often gets exciting counting votes all night.&#8221; (pg. 8 )<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;S is for the Senate that helps communicate the needs of all the people from every single state.&#8221; (pg. 25)<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Ask family members if they know the three R&#8217;s of being a good citizen: the Right to have and express your own opinion, Respect for other peoples&#8217; rights, and the Responsibility to protect the rights of every citizen.&#8221; (pg. 35)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Curriculum Connections:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>D is for Democracy<\/em> would be a great introduction to a unit on government.\u00a0 Many of the vocabulary words used in a government lesson or\u00a0unit\u00a0are found in this story so reading some of these terms would help familiarize students with their definitions.\u00a0 The story also\u00a0portrays many influential people in our nation&#8217;s history so it would benefit the students to know who they are and what their contributions were.\u00a0 <em>D is for Democracy<\/em> would work hand- in- hand with Virginia SOLs 2.10,\u00a03.10, and\u00a03.11\u00a0for civics in which students recognize the responsibilities of a good citizen, the importance of government, and the importance of the basic principles that form the foundation of a republican form of government.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Additional Resources:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>This <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eduref.org\/cgi-bin\/printlessons.cgi\/Virtual\/Lessons\/Social_Studies\/US_Government\/GOV0052.html\" title=\"lesson plan\">lesson plan <\/a>takes students on a tour of their school and forces them to take a good look at the rules that are enforced.\u00a0 They then compare these rules to the &#8220;rules&#8221; built into the U.S. Constitution.<\/li>\n<li>In this <a href=\"http:\/\/ericir.syr.edu\/cgi-bin\/printlessons.cgi\/Virtual\/Lessons\/Social_Studies\/Civics\/CIV0012.html\" title=\"activity\">activity<\/a>, students learn about the landmark First Amendment case Tinker vs. Des Moines.\u00a0 They read about it, reflect on the case, and then act out the case during class.<\/li>\n<li>Students will make a <a href=\"http:\/\/ericir.syr.edu\/cgi-bin\/printlessons.cgi\/Virtual\/Lessons\/Social_Studies\/Civics\/CIV0014.html\" title=\"Class Citizenship Tree\">Class Citizenship Tree <\/a>in this lesson by completing the sentence, &#8220;I can help others by doing&#8230;&#8221;\u00a0 After compiling a class list of good citizenship, each student picks an act that he or she will complete over the next couple weeks.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>General Information:<br \/>\n<\/strong>Book: D is for Democracy<br \/>\nAuthor: Elissa Grodin<br \/>\nIllustrator: Victor Juhasz<br \/>\nPublisher: Sleeping Bear Press<br \/>\nPublication Date: August 1, 2004<br \/>\nPages: 40<br \/>\nGrade Range: 3- 6<br \/>\nISBN: 9781585362349<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>D is for Democracy, written by Elissa Grodin, is a creative alphabet story that highlights principle facts about our nation&#8217;s government, our rights as citizens in America, and important individuals who have made a difference in the history of our &hellip; 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