Module 5: My State: Constitution, Services, and Community- Social Studies 2 - Course Guide

Module Overview:

In this module, students will develop a logical argument for why a constitution is important for a state, identify services provided by state and local governments, and analyze why these services are best kept local. Students will describe ways to be responsible at school, at home, and in the community and create a personal plan to support leadership in their homes, schools, and communities.

Module Materials:

  • Pencils
  • Crayons or colored pencils
  • Notebook
  • Scissors
  • Glue
  • Highlighter
  • Markers
  • Blank paper

Module Objectives:

Lesson # Lesson Title Objective(s)
1 My State's Constitution
  1. Develop a logical argument for why a constitution is important for a state.
2 My State's Services
  1. Identify services provided by state and local governments.
  2. Analyze why these services are best kept local.
3 Helping My Community
  1. Describe ways to be responsible at school, at home, and in the community.
  2. Create a personal plan to support leadership in their homes, schools, and communities.

Module Key Words:

Key Words
state constitution
supreme
local government
taxes
services
responsibility
community
volunteer
recycle

Module Assignments:

Lesson # Lesson Title Page # Assignment Title
1 My State's Constitution 7 My State’s Constitution Letter Assignment
2 My State's Services 5 My Local Services Assignment
3 Helping My Community 5 My Responsibility Plan Assignment

Learning Coach Notes:

Lesson # Lesson Title Notes
1 My State's Constitution After completing this lesson, ask your student to explain the purpose of a state constitution and why it is important. Have them look up their state constitution and help them identify some key important details from it.
2 My State's Services After completing this lesson, ask your student to explain the purpose of local government, why it is important, and the services they provide. Help your student research their local government and identify who the leaders are and how their local government helps their community.
3 Helping My Community After completing this lesson, ask your student to explain what community service is, why it is important, and the types of community service organizations in their community.

Module Guiding Questions:

When a student starts a lesson ask them questions to check for prior knowledge and understanding and to review concepts being taught. At the end of the lesson ask the questions again to see if their answer changes.

Lesson Title Question
My State's Constitution
  1. Why is a constitution important for each state?
My State's Services
  1. What services does my local government provide for me?
Helping My Community
  1. How can I help my community?

Module Video Questions:

When a student watches a video take time to ask them questions about what they watched. Suggested questions for the videos in this module are listed here. Suggestion: Have the student watch the entire video first all the way through. Then have them watch the video a second time, as they watch it pause the video and ask the questions.

Lesson Title Video Question

Module Suggested Read Aloud Books:

Take time to read to your student or have them read aloud to you. Read a different book each day. While reading the book point out concepts being taught. You may purchase these books or find them at your local library. Suggested things to discuss while reading the book:

  • What is the main idea?
  • What are three things new you learned?
  • How does this book relate to what you are learning about?

# Book Author Lexile Level

Module Outing:

Take some time to apply what your student is learning to the real world. Suggested outings are below.

# Outing