Citizenship Resources for Thanksgiving

US Citizenship Podcast

• Thanksgiving
• Thanksgiving Citizenship Interview 2017 mp3 and video
• Anh Dung Tran's Citizenship Interview (2017) video
• Thanksgiving N-400 Interview (2016) pdf and mp3 
• A Citizenship Quiz for Thanksgiving (2015) pdf and mp3
• A Quick Interview Based on the N-400r plus 10 qs in honor of Thanksgiving 2015 pdf and mp3
• Kahoot.it: Thanksgiving and USCIS Citizenship Question http://goo.gl/fD0woD
• LC: U.S. Citizenship 5: American Indian Tribes http://goo.gl/wq9FfA
• LC: U.S. Citizenship 15: Thanksgiving http://goo.gl/cqLhz6
• LC U.S. Citizenship 15a: Thanksgiving http://goo.gl/QM8nyD
• Thanksgiving Citizenship Interview 2013 http://goo.gl/75rix9
• Thanksgiving pptx http://goo.gl/Ds42G6
• Thanksgiving Video http://youtu.be/_6n3tH9rlvk
• Thanksgiving (2007): Older, but still good info.  Review the 96Qs (50, 53, 68, 69, 70) and the new 100Q (10, 58, 59, 87, 100) . Note the difference between the old and new sets of USCIS questions.
  1. Thanksgiving mp3
  2. Q50 and 53 Class Handout
  3. Q68-70 Class Handout
  4. Thanksgiving Quiz: USCIS 96Qs and new 100Qs
  5. Thanksgiving Quiz Answers (Qs with answers--perfect for practice)
  6. Thanksgiving Cloze Essay
  Dictation:
  1. All people want to be free.
  2. Many people come to America for freedom.
• Native American Heritage Month
• Citizenship Resources for Native American Heritage Month
• A Second Citizenship Quiz in Honor of Native American Heritage Month (2017) pdf mp3 video
• 10 USCIS Civics questions focusing on Recent Native American History and Legislation (2016)  pdf mp3
• Native American Tribes Puzzle 
• President John F. Kennedy
• 10 USCIS Questions in honor of President John F. Kennedy mp3 and pdf    

American English at State

• Celebrate: Thanksgiving

EL Civics

• ELCivics.com: Thanksgiving
• ELCivics.com: The 13 Original Colonies
• ELCivics.com: American Indian Tribes

VOA News

• VOA Learning English Explainer: Thanksgiving (video 2017)
• VOA Learning English: Thanksgiving and English Verbs (2017)
• VOA Learning English: 'Two Thanksgiving Day Gentlemen,' by O. Henry (2017)
• Poll: 1 in 3 Americans Dreads Political Talk at Thanksgiving
• Turkey Named ‘Drumstick’ Earns Presidential Pardon (video 2017)
• Americans Get Ready for Thanksgiving (video 2017)
• Presidential Pardon for Thanksgiving Turkey Has Long Tradition (2017)
• Expressions from a Thanksgiving Meal (2017)
• Millions Celebrate Thanksgiving in US, Overseas
• Volunteers, Refugees Come Together to Celebrate Thanksgiving 
• Turkeys Guests of Honor at Unusual Thanksgiving Celebration
• VOALearningEnglish: A VOA Learning English Thanksgiving
• Americans, Tourists, Reflect on Meaning of Thanksgiving 
• American Indian Museum Celebrates Thanksgiving
• Thanksgiving Features Native American Foods
• VOA Learning English: How the U.S. Gives Thanks: Food, Football, and Parades

USCIS Thanksgiving Resources

Thanksgiving 1 - Pilgrims and American Indians - Beginning Level

Thanksgiving lesson plan and handouts for literacy students and low beginners covering civics test items 58, 59, and 87.

Download lesson plan (234 KB)

Download handouts (539 KB) 
Download answer key (364 KB) 

Thanksgiving 2 - The Pilgrim Story and My Immigrant Story - Beginning Level

Thanksgiving lesson plan and handouts for literacy students and low beginners covering civics test items 58, 59, 64, 96, and 100.

Download lesson plan (232 KB)

Download handouts (2.03 MB) 
Download answer key (1.84 MB) 

Thanksgiving 3 - Traditions - Beginning Level

Thanksgiving lesson plan and handouts for literacy students and low beginners covering civics test item 100.

Download lesson plan (434 KB)

Download handouts (849 KB) 
Download answer key (188 KB) 

Early America - Intermediate Level

The Early America lesson plan and handouts for low intermediate and intermediate learners covering civics test items 10, 58, 59, and 87.

Download lesson plan (196 KB)

Download handouts (314 KB) 
Download answer key (31 KB) 

Check back for updates!

What's New with USCIS? An Interview with USCIS Public Affairs Officer Arwen FitzGerald

We are back from our hiatus with an interview with USCIS Public Affairs Arwen FitzGerald. She talks about the latest developments from USCIS, particularly the MyUSCIS account which you can use to apply for citizenship online.

Download and listen: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/arwen.mp3
Read the transcript: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/arwen.pdf
Video with subtitles: https://youtu.be/yr6ZY09iD0Y

For more information, see

USCIS Home Page https://www.uscis.gov/
Look for Emma, the USCIS digital assistant, in the upper right hand corner

myUSCIS Home Page https://my.uscis.gov/
Sign in and create an account to apply for Citizenship online

USCIS Customer Contact Center (800) 375-5283
If you are in the United States or a U.S. territory, you can call the USCIS Contact Center. Dial 800-375-5283 (for people who are deaf, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability: TTY 800-767-1833) to access automated information through an interactive menu 24 hours a day, seven days a week. You can also get live help from a USCIS representative Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Eastern except on federal holidays.

USCIS on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/uscis

USCIS Civics Questions Playlist https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpNZsaiyFfG0mZUx6aS8Tn2pANNymRDaJ

USCIS: Civics Test Study Tools App
Free download from the iTunes Apps or Google Play stores. (Look for the red and blue torch)

Follow @USCIS on FaceBook, Instagram, and Twitter

Follow Arwen FitzGerald on Twitter @USCISmediaTX

Follow US Citizenship Podcast on FB/IN/TW/YT @uscitizenpod or visit our homepage https://www.uscitizenpod.com

A Veterans Day Naturalization Ceremony in Guam

JRM Guam: JMNN-181113-VETERANS DAY NATURALIZATION CEREMONY

It was a moment of great joy and celebration for 50 individuals who became U.S. Citizens during a special Veterans Day Naturalization Ceremony at the U.S. District Court of Guam in Hagatna Nov. 13. Each of the new citizens made a lifelong pledge to bear faith and allegiance to the constitution and laws of America.

USCIS: 53. What is one promise you make when you become a United States citizen?
▪ give up loyalty to other countries
▪ defend the Constitution and laws of the United States
▪ obey the laws of the United States
▪ serve in the U.S. military (if needed)
▪ serve (do important work for) the nation (if needed)
▪ be loyal to the United States

USCIS 100: 91. Name one U.S. territory.
▪ Puerto Rico
▪ U.S. Virgin Islands
▪ American Samoa
▪ Northern Mariana Islands
▪ Guam

USCIS 100:100. Name two national U.S. holidays.
▪ New Year’s Day
▪ Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
▪ Presidents’ Day
▪ Memorial Day
▪ Independence Day
▪ Labor Day
▪ Columbus Day
▪ Veterans Day
▪ Thanksgiving
▪ Christmas

With the Midterms Over, Both Parties Look to 2020

VOANews: With the Midterms Over, Both Parties Look to 2020

Even as vote-counting continues in a handful of races from this year's midterm U.S. elections, both major political parties are focused on the next challenge — the 2020 presidential contest. VOA National correspondent Jim Malone has more from Washington.

Citizenship Resources for Native American Heritage Month

November is Native American Heritage Month!

VOANews: Native Americans Seek to Raise Awareness of their History

In 1990 then-President George H.W. Bush approved a resolution declaring November "National American Indian Heritage Month," and it's been observed ever since. VOA's Alex Yanevskyy visited the Museum of Natural History in Utah on a day when Native American heritage was being celebrated.

American English at State: Celebrate!

• Native American PowWows

ELCivics.com 

• American Indian Tribes

LearningChocolate.com 

• U.S. Citizenship 5: American Indian Tribes 

SI.edu

• National Museum of the Native American, Washington DC
• National Postal Museum: Indians at the Post Office: Native Themes in New Deal-Era Murals
• National Postal Museum: The American Indian in Postage Stamps: Profiles in Leadership, Accomplishment and Cultural Celebration
• NativeAmericanHeritageMonth.gov

US Citizenship Podcast

• Deborah Parker (Tulalip) and the Violence Against Women Act (2013) video
• Native American Tribes Puzzle pdf
• A Citizenship Quiz in Honor of Native American Heritage Month (November)
• A Third Citizenship Quiz in Honor of Native American Heritage Month (2018)--check back soon!
• A Second Citizenship Quiz in Honor of Native American Heritage Month (2017)
• video with CC: https://youtu.be/R9O-6-VNNS8
• podcast: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/native-american-quiz-2.mp3
• PDF: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/native-american-quiz-2.pdf
• 10 USCIS Civics questions focusing on Recent Native American History and Legislation (2016)
• mp3: https://goo.gl/cdKi4y
• pdf: https://goo.gl/lt9Ekf

VOANews: Voice of America and VOA Learning English 

• These are recent stories and videos; search for more stories and videos.  
• After each story or video, try to ask and answer an appropriate USCIS Civics question.

1. #DearNonNatives: What Native Americans Want Non-Natives To Know
2. #NotInvisible: Why Are Native American Women Vanishing?
3. Advocates Seek Justice for Abused Native American Women
4. All About America Blog: Stunning Photos Capture Native Americans in Early 1900s
5. American Indian Charter School Wins Approval in Oklahoma
6. Are Federal Courts Harsher on Native American Offenders?
8. Art Thrives Among Hunters, Fishers in Northernmost Alaska
9. Becoming a Social Worker
10. Drums of Community Beats for Native-American Grads
11. Educators Try New Methods to Save American Indian Languages
12. English Words Borrowed From the Americas
13. For Native American Clergy Sex Abuse Survivors, Justice is Elusive
14. Goodbye Pocahontas: Photos Reveal Today’s True Native Americans
15. Google Honors First Native American Woman Engineer
16. Lawmakers Propose New Ways to Help Native American Women
17. Lost Birds: Displaced, Adopted Native Americans Look to Find Their Way Home
18. Mapping the Missing: Cartographer Plots Disappeared Native Women
19. Many Native Americans, Citing History, Angry Over Trump Immigration Policy
20. Massachusetts Tribe Reclaims Language Not Spoken for Six Generations
21. Mattaponi Tribe's Pow Wow a Time of Celebration & Giving Thanks
22. Native American Journalists Debate Future of Media in Indian Country
23. Native American Pow Wows Celebrate Patriotism, Unity
24. Native American Rodeo: More Than Sport, It’s ‘A Way Out’
25. Native American Tribe Battles to Keep Land
26. Native American Two-Spirits Look to Reclaim Lost Heritage
27. Native Americans Call for Rethinking of Bering Strait Theory
28. Native Americans No Closer to Learning Fates of Boarding School Ancestors
29. Native Americans Say Law That Protects Children at Risk
30. Native Americans Seek to Raise Awareness of their History
31. Native Americans Work to Break Down Barriers to Voting
32. Navajo Nation Marks 150th Anniversary of Bosque Redondo Treaty
33. NEH Funds Native American Cultural Projects
34. New Mexico Democrat Poised to Become First Native American Congresswoman
35. New Exhibit Examines Native American Imagery in US Culture
36. Rare Horse Breed Revived for Choctaw Nation
37. Record Number of Native American Women to Run in 2018 Midterm Polls
38. Report: US News Media Part of the Problem in Misunderstanding Native Americans
39. Rise in Hate Crimes Alarms Native American Communities
40. Separating Myth and Fact About Pocahontas
41. Squanto: From Slave to Diplomat
42. This is America: Visiting Sacred Grounds in National Park Monuments
43. US Rules Descendants of Cherokees' Former Slaves Have Full Tribal Rights
44. Utah Monument Fight Reflects National Debate
45. Water, Stone and History in Navajo Land
46. Whales Revered as Center of Alaska Inupiat Life
47. Why Aren't More Native Americans Members of the US Congress?
48. VOA News Videos About Native American Culture and News

U.S. Citizenship Class 24, Fall 2018, Milpitas Adult School

White Mountain Presidential Puzzle

N-400

• D-4 Mix-and-Match Citizenship Interview plus "Executive Branch"
• Voices of Freedom Activity Book: Part 12 Vocabulary C

Civics

• Voices of Freedom by Bill Bliss Ch.4 Branches of Government
• Preparing the Oath: The Executive Branch
• Executive Branch - Intermediate Level The Executive Branch lesson plan and handouts for low intermediate and intermediate learners covering civics test items 13, 15, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 45, and 46. Download lesson plan  / Download handouts / Download answer key 

Integration

• Citizenship Interview Quiz: Norma Torres Mendoza (Escuintla, Guatemala) pdf

Extra

• VOA Learning English: America's Presidents
• VOA Learning English: America's Presidents playlist on YouTube