Episode 5 of 7 · How To

How To Be a Rational Patriot

Grades 6th+

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About This Video

How would you explain to your kids what it means to be a patriot? Do true patriots ignore America’s flaws or attack people who criticize the country? Or do they learn about, appreciate, and serve their nation in ways both big and small? In this episode, we give 6th graders and up 4 tips on how to be a rational patriot. 

Standards Met in Ohio

  • 8.H.1Grades 8thPrimary and secondary sources are used to examine events from multiple perspectives and to present and defend a position.
  • 9-12.AH.1Grades 9th, 10th, 11th, 12thThe use of primary and secondary sources of information includes an examination of the credibility of each source.
  • 9-12.MWH.1Grades 9th, 10th, 11th, 12thThe use of primary and secondary sources of information includes an examination of the credibility of each source.
  • AMG.9-12.6.lp.cGrades 9th, 10th, 11th, 12thIdentify primary sources as Federalist (strong central government) and Anti-Federalist (power to the states and individual freedoms) Papers.
  • AMH.9-12.1Grades 9th, 10th, 11th, 12thThe use of primary and secondary sources of information includes an examination of the credibility of each source.
  • AMH.9-12.1.aGrades 9th, 10th, 11th, 12thExplain the difference between a primary and secondary source.
  • AMH.9-12.1.bGrades 9th, 10th, 11th, 12thDistinguish between credibility within primary and secondary sources (e.g., newspapers are likely credible; personal blogs are less likely to be credible).
  • AMH.9-12.1.lp.eGrades 9th, 10th, 11th, 12thIdentify a source of information as a primary or secondary source.
  • AMH.9-12.1.lp.fGrades 9th, 10th, 11th, 12thIdentify features of secondary sources (written after the event, author summarizing events, author not present at event, refer to source information, describe primary sources).
  • MWH.9-12.1Grades 9th, 10th, 11th, 12thThe use of primary and secondary sources of information includes an examination of the credibility of each source.
  • MWH.9-12.1aGrades 9th, 10th, 11th, 12thExplain the difference between a primary and secondary source.
  • MWH.9-12.1cGrades 9th, 10th, 11th, 12thDistinguish between a primary and secondary source.
  • MWH.9-12.9cGrades 9th, 10th, 11th, 12thIdentify an Imperialist country.