U.S. Citizenship 12, COVID-19 Break, Milpitas Adult School

uscitizenpod: The US Constitution

N-400

• Elementary Interview based on the Revised N-400 (21qs) (updated 04/18/2016)
• Powerpoint
• vocabulary pdf
• Interview C-2
• Entrevista C-2

Civics

• USCIS: U.S. Constitution (intermediate)
• US Constitution Quick Quiz (picture vocabulary)
• Summary of the Constitution (text)
• si.edu: Preparing the Oath: Writing the US Constitution 66, 65
• English transcript (coming soon)
• Spanish transcript (coming soon)

• 
  U.S.Constitution
• 
  U.S.Constitution: Articles

Integration

• A Quick Interview for US Constitution and Citizenship Day pdf

Extra Credit

• ListenAndReadAlong is an AWESOME resource that produces videos that highlights words as they are heard from VOA news reports and features.
• American History - Part 015 - Birth of the Constitution
• American History - Part 016 - Birth of the Constitution - Part 2
• American History - Part 017 - Birth of the Constitution - Part 3 - Making of a Nation

U.S. Citizenship 11, COVID-19 Break, Milpitas Adult School

Biography: Ben Franklin, Inventor and Founding Father

N-400

• Elementary Interview based on the Revised N-400 (21qs) (updated 04/18/2016)
• Powerpoint
• vocabulary pdf
• Interview C-1
• Entrevista C-1

Civics

• USCIS: Benjamin Franklin and the U.S. Constitution (beginning)
• si.edu: Preparing the Oath: Benjamin Franklin USCIS 100:68
• English transcript
• Spanish transcript

Integration

• Citizenship Quiz C-1

Extra Credit:

• VOA Learning English: Words and Their Stories: Famous Proverbs from a Famous Man On today’s program, we talk about popular sayings, called proverbs. Many you will hear today come from a very famous person in American history -- Benjamin Franklin. 

Citizenship Resources for Cesar Chavez Day

On the last Monday of March, schools in California, Texas, and Colorado observe Cesar Chavez Day.

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uscitizenpod: Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta

Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta started the United Farm Workers union, because farm workers did not have

"the legal right to organize and to vote for collective bargaining. They didn't have the right to have clean drinking water, access to portable toilets, lunch breaks, or short rest breaks during workdays. And they were not entitled to the minimum wage or unemployment insurance."

• Cesar Chavez Day resources from California Department of Education
• EL Civics Cesar Chavez Day 
• ESL Library Cesar Chavez
• San Jose: César E. Chávez Memorial Walkway Workers website.
• Manythings.org: Listen and Read Along: Cesar Chavez
• ListenAndReadAlong: Biography - CC - Cesar Chavez - Hero of the Migrant Farm Workers Labor Union
• NPS: Cesar E. Chavez National Monument
• UFW: The Story of Cesar Chavez
• UFW: Cesar Chavez: Embrace the Legacy
• VOANews: Cesar Chavez Day in California - Reflecting on Immigration (2018)

USCIS 100:51. What are two rights of everyone living in the United States?

• freedom of expression
• freedom of speech
• freedom of assembly
• freedom to petition the government
• freedom of worship
• the right to bear arms

Listen:

• Cesar Chavez and Civil Rights mp3

Family Fun:

• education.com: Cesar Chavez Coloring Page (fixed)
• education.com: Dolores Huerta Coloring Page

NEW (Jan 2019) New Readers Press: Field of Vision - Novel 
Scenes Reader, Low-Intermediate Level by Ana Gianola

Rafael is a farmworker foreman who takes pride in his work. After putting off eye surgery, an emergency in the field changes everything. Teacher Guide

U.S. Citizenship Interview with Elvia Velázquez

uscitizenpod: U.S. Citizenship Interview with Elvia Velázquez (cc--updated!)

Elvia Velázquez is back with Teacher Jennifer got a practice U.S. Citizenship plus dictation and Civics Questions. Let's get started!

Learn mores about Gonzales Adult School's Citizenship and Distance Learning Programs at https://ae.gonzalesusd.net/

U.S. Citizenship 10, COVID-19 Break, Milpitas Adult School

ListenandReadAlong: American History - Part 023 - George Washington - Hero to Legend

N-400

• Easy Interview
• Interview B-5
• Entrevista B-5

Civics

• si.edu: Preparing the Oath: Establishing Independence (requires flash) USCIS 100:63, 100:99, 100:09
• English transcript (fixed)
• Spanish transcript (fixed)
• USCIS: Lesson Plans
• George Washington - Beginning Level

Integration

• Citizenship Quiz B-5(check back later)

Extra Credit

• VOA Learning English: America's Presidents - - George Washington (1 minute video)
• VOANews: Washington’s Birthday or President’s Day–What’s In a Name? « All About America 

U.S. Citizenship 09, COVID-19 Break, Milpitas Adult School

N-400

• Easy Interview
• Interview B-4
• Entrevista B-4

Civics

• si.edu: Preparing the Oath: Establishing Independence (requires flash) USCIS 100:63, 100:99, 100:09
• English transcript
• Spanish transcript
• USCIS: Lesson Plans
• Establishing Independence - Intermediate Level

Integration

• Citizenship Quiz B-4 (check back later)

Extra Credit

• Independence Day Citizenship Interview with Lien Ho

U.S. Citizenship 08, COVID-19 Break, Milpitas Adult School

TeachCove.com: US History 11 - The Declaration of Independence

N-400

• Easy Interview
• Interview B-3
• Entrevista B-3

Civics

• si.edu: Preparing the Oath: Establishing Independence (requires flash) USCIS 100:61, 100:8, 100:62
• English transcript
• Spanish transcript
• USCIS: Lesson Plans
• Thomas Jefferson and the Declaration of Independence - Beginning Level

Integration

• Citizenship Quiz B-3 (check back later)

Extra Credit:

TED-ED: What you might not know about the Declaration of Independence - Kenneth C. Davis (video)
In June 1776, a little over a year after the start of the American Revolutionary War, the US Continental Congress huddled together in a hot room in Philadelphia to talk independence. Kenneth C. Davis dives into some of the lesser known facts about the process of writing the Declaration of Independence and questions one very controversial omission.

U.S. Citizenship 07, COVID-19 Break, Milpitas Adult School

uscitizenpod: Thanksgiving Video

N-400

• Easy Interview
• Interview B-2
• Entrevista B-2

Civics

• si.edu: Preparing the Oath: Pilgrims / European Immigrants (requires flash) USCIS 100:58, 100:64
• English transcript
• Spanish transcript
• USCIS: Lesson Plans
• Thanksgiving 1, 2, 3 (beginning) 
• Early America pdf (intermediate)
• ELCivics.com 
• ELCivics.com: Thanksgiving
• ELCivics.com: The 13 Original Colonies
• ELCivics.com: American Indian Tribes
• LearningChocolate.com 
• U.S. Citizenship 15: Mayflower
• U.S, Citizenship 15a: Thanksgiving
• U.S. Citizenship 5: American Indian Tribes 

Integration

• Colonial Quiz
• Citizenship Quiz B-2 (check back later)

Extra Credit:

• Native American Tribes Puzzle pdf
• Citizenship Resources for Thanksgiving (November)
• A US Citizenship Quiz about the History of Thanksgiving video / mp3 / pdf
• Thanksgiving N-400 Interview (2016) pdf and mp3