Important Reminder Reading Quiz Reading Quiz tomorrow 129

Important Reminder – Reading Quiz • Reading Quiz tomorrow – 12/9 • 445 -458 – If you take notes, you can use them on the quiz

Civic Virtue What is it?

u. How a citizen behaves and is involved in society.

Integrity Having ethical principles Having sound, moral character

• FAIRNESS

Open-mindedness

Selflessness

Having a mind or spirit that allows you to face difficulty/challenges

Being persistent in spite of difficulties or obstacles.

1. Integrity 2. Honesty 3. Fairness 4. Acceptance 5. Courage 6. Empathy 7. Responsibility 8. Open-mindedness 9. Selflessness 10. Generosity 11. Respect 12. Perseverance

Civic Virtue Situation 1. Think of a current event situation OR make up a situation/scenario that represents one or more of the civic virtues listed. 2. Do not list the civic virtue but give a hint: We are looking for 1 civic virtue or 2 virtues or there are 5 virtues listed 3. Hand in to Ms. Stewart and we will exchange scenarios and discuss the civic virtue present. **This will set us up for the work tomorrow.

Speeches – Frederick Douglass, FDR, Reagan, MLK 1. Summarize the speech – What is it about – content? To whom is it directed? What is the tone of the speech – uplifting, encouraging, sad, angry, accusatory? 2. What civic virtue(s) exist? Are there virtues that exist that we didn’t talk about? • Does the author exhibit those civic virtues? • Do the people in the speech exhibit those civic virtues? • **Give specific examples (quote the passage/statement) where those virtues are exhibited and explain