US Citizenship Podcast: ELECTION 2016

US Citizenship Podcast: Election Day and Voting

NEW: LISTEN to Election Eve 2016 Interview with #newUScitizen and #newUS voter Thu Thi Nguyen
American Women who Fought for the Right to Vote http://goo.gl/wIwY62
NEW: Ballot 2016 for the Milpitas Adult School Mock Election https://goo.gl/KBzsDn

NEW: Click Monday's VOTE BUTTON to vote in our Mock election!
A quick preview of the Ballot used in the 2016 Mock Presidential Election for the Milpitas Adult School students via Google slides
Ballot 2016 pdf

Two-sided pdf of the pptx--print and use as a "sample ballot" or class hand out

Ballot 2016 pptx

Teachers--download and change this pptx for your own mock election

Survey via Kahoot for in-class voting practice

Teachers--log into your GetKahoot account; duplicate this Kahoot for your own classroom,

NEW: Easy Election 2016 from A to Z https://goo.gl/LjA0l3

Google Slides: Presentation
pdf: Presentation
pdf: 4 slides per page
pdf: 6 slides per page
YouTube: Easy Election 2016 from A to Z (9 min. video)
mp4: Easy Election 2016 from A to Z (13 min. video)
mp3: Easy Election 2016 from A to Z (13 min. audio)

Kahoot.it: Voting http://goo.gl/d7rtDl
LC: U.S. Citizenship 10: Voting Part 1 goo.gl/Dojj6D
LC: U.S. Citizenship 11: Voting Part 2 http://goo.gl/ud1rLT
LC: U.S. Constitution Voting Rights
Picture Vocabulary Voting Quiz http://goo.gl/YjaIZF
NEW: The Electoral College
Voting pptx: http://goo.gl/GdYlmk
Voting Video: http://youtu.be/_akuQZLhdHA
Voting Video Quiz http://goo.gl/5qYJ8M
A Quick Interview Based on the N-400r plus 10qs about Voting and Elections pdf and mp3

Voice of America

VOA News and VOA Learning English

Election Special: News 21: Voting Wars

VOA 2016 USA Votes
VOA Learning English: US Elections 2016

The Voting Game

VOA News on YouTube (the best of the many VOA videos about the election)

2016-11-08 US Voters Head to Polls on Long-Awaited Election Day
2016-11-08 New Yorkers Await Election Night With Angst, Excitement
2016-11-07 Clinton and Trump Make Final Whirlwind Appeals for Votes
2016-11-07 Hispanic Voters Could Show Big Turnout
2016-11-07 Candidates Make Final Push For Votes on the Eve of Elections
2016-11-07 Controversy Over Voter ID Laws Continues in US Presidential Election
2016-11-07 The Presidential Transition
2016-11-07 Researchers Develop Hard-to-Hack Voting Machine
2016-11-05 Outcome of Ohio Voting Could Hinge on Minority Turnout
2016-11-05 Hillary Clinton Hopes to Make More History as Female President
2016-11-05 Trump — ‘Making America Great Again’ by Running for President
2016-11-05 How Hard Is It to Hack the US Election?
2016-11-04 Next President Faces a Divided Country No Matter Who Wins
2016-11-04 Houston Community Groups Boost Asian Voter Turnout
2016-11-04 Somali-American Refugee Eyes Historic Role in Minnesota State Legislature
2016-11-04 Candidates Make Final Push As Campaign Nears End
2016-11-04 Presidential Candidates Lean on Supporters
2016-11-03 Second Amendment Rights Divide Swing State Voters
2016-11-03 Small Businesses Say Candidates Sometimes Overlook Them
2016-11-03 Taxes, Trade, Growth At Stake In Election
2016-11-03 Close Presidential Election in Texas Drives Early Turnout
2016-11-03 An Independent Candidate Aims for a Political Movement
2016-11-02 Obama Urges Americans to Make ‘Only Right Choice'
2016-11-02 US Presidential Candidates, Surrogates Make Closing Arguments
2016-11-02 Character Is Key Issue in Waning Days of US Election Campaign
2016-11-01 In Conservative Utah, Many Mormon Voters Distrust Trump
2016-11-01 Asian Observers Don’t Expect Trump or Clinton to Radically Change Foreign Policy
2016-10-30 Getting It Over With, Voters Vote Early
2016-10-30 2016 Election is Hard on Civics Teachers
2016-10-30 US Voters Voting Early, Vote Issues
2016-10-28 Many Conservative Christians Accept Trump’s Moral Flaws
2016-10-27 Florida Female Voters Face a Complicated Election Season
2016-10-27 Michelle Obama Stumps With Hillary Clinton as Presidential Race Tightens
2016-10-27 Early Voting Off to Fast Start in Battleground State of North Carolina
2016-10-26 Trump, Clinton Battling for Every Vote in Presidential Race
2016-10-24 Why it Takes 40 Calls to Get One Person to Answer an Election Poll
2016-10-24 Asian American Candidate in New York: All About Access
2016-10-24 Early Voting in US Expected to be Highest Ever
2016-10-23 US Presidential Candidates Agree on Terrorism Threat, But Not How to Counter
2016-10-23 US Justice Department Reducing Number of Federal Election Observers
2016-10-16 Trump Complains of 'Rigged' Election
2016-10-14 Activists Work to Register Immigrant Voters in Ohio
2016-10-13 Presidential Candidates Offer Competing Immigration Plans
2016-10-13 Many Vietnamese-Americans Face Difficult Choice at Polls
2016-10-13 Faith in Freedom: The Journey of Muslim American Candidates
2016-10-10 Clinton,Trump Engage in Tense Second Debate
2016-10-10 Full Debate
2016-10-10 Republican Split over Trump Persists as Ryan Pulls Back
2016-10-10 St. Louis Welcomes Second Presidential Debate
2016-10-10 VOA's Diaspora Panel on the Debate (summary)
2016-10-10 VOA's Diaspora Panel on the Debate (22 min)
2016-10-10 Students Intrigued After Attending Presidential Debate
2016-10-10 Income Inequality Top Election Concern for Maine Voters
2016-10-09 Numbers Swell of Republicans Urging Trump to Quit Presidential Race
2016-10-07 Official: US Voting System Resilient to Cyberattacks
2016-10-07 Iranian Americans Voice Strong Feelings Toward Presidential Candidates
2016-10-06 Heated Congressional Race Reveals Power of Latino Vote
2016-10-05 In the 2016 Presidential Campaign, Media is Part of the Story
2016-10-04 Highlights From the Vice Presidential Debate
2016-09-30 Asian-American Voters Share Domestic, Asian Concerns
2016-09-29 Burmese Immigrants Want a President that Knows Myanmar
2016-09-27 Clinton and Trump Face Off in Contentious First Debate
2016-09-21 Elephants and Donkeys, Oh My! Elephants and Donkeys, Oh My!
2012-10-16 US President Chosen by Electors, Not Popular Vote

VOA Learning English on YouTube

2016-11-03 Presidential Election Is a Question of Character
2016-10-20 The Third and Final Presidential Debate 2016: Clinton vs. Trump
2016-10-19 Interesting Facts About The History Of Presidential Debates In The United States
2016-10-17 Why is the U.S. General Election Held on a Tuesday in November?
2016-10-10 Second U.S. Presidential Debate 2016: Clinton vs. Trump
2016-10-07 Why is the U.S. General Election Held on a Tuesday in November?
2016-10-06 What Washington Politicians Are Really Saying
2016-09-27 First 2016 U.S. Presidential Debate: Clinton vs. Trump
2016-09-26 U.S. Political Party Animals
2016-04-26 How America Elects: General Election Day
2016-03-25 How America Elects: U.S. Political Parties

ESL/Citizenship Voting Resources

American English at State

About the USA: Duties of a Citizen pg 126-135

Edutopia

Election 2016: Lesson Plans and Digital Resources for Educators

ESL Discussions

Voting (20 discussion questions)

ESL Fast

Voting (17 conversations)

ESL Library

ESL Podcast

iCivics.org:

Although these games are geared towards K-12 civics students, these games are great practice for higher-level ESL Citizenship students, especially WIN THE WHITE HOUSE.

New Readers Press: News for You 2016 Voting Guide
This guide explains why every vote counts. It describes a voter's rights and responsibilities plus the U.S. election process. An excellent resource!

#newUScitizen and #newUSvote