Wednesday, September 30, 2015

CS Chokshi talks preparing for Citizenship at the Milpitas Library



CS Chokshi talks preparing for Citizenship at the Milpitas Library
https://youtu.be/yo1MbJSPlSI

Also watch:

CS Chokshi's Mock Citizenship Interview at the Milpitas Library
https://youtu.be/WrRkRHkunIM

CS Choksh answers questions from uscitizenpod's “Everyday” Citizenship Interview based on the USCIS N-400 (51qs, 2pgs) http://goo.gl/Nt0bOf

For more interview scripts, go to the N-400 practice page http://goo.gl/2aOS5m

Monday, September 28, 2015

Milpitas Library Citizenship: Fall 2015 Class 3

Milpitas Library Citizenship Class
Mondays, 7:00-8:30 pm  Join us!

Beginning Level U.S. Wars in the 1800s Lesson Plan
The U.S. Wars in the 1800s lesson plan and handouts for literacy students and low beginners covering civics test items 72, 73, 91, 98, and 100.





Beginning Level Civil War Lesson Plan
The Civil War lesson plan and handouts for literacy students and low beginners covering civics test items 48, 60, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, and 76.







Beginning Level Abraham Lincoln Lesson Plan
Abraham Lincoln lesson plan and handouts for literacy students and low beginners covering civics test items 60, 72, 74, 75, and 100.









NEXT CLASS: MONDAY, October 5


Homework

More USCIS Resources



Sunday, September 27, 2015

NEW PODCAST: Leaders Visit the United States, September 2015

Twelve Citizenship Questions based on the late September 2015 visits of Pope Francis, President Xi Jinping of China, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India, who came to New York City to attend the Opening of the 70th United Nations General Assembly.

mp3: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/leaders-visit-the-us.mp3

pdf: 

http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/leaders-visit-the-US.pdf

Saturday, September 26, 2015

NEW PODCAST: A Super Quick Citizenship Quiz about the Pope's Visit


Then listen to our podcast which pairs information from the VOA article with eleven USCIS Civics questions.  
Download the MP3 

Answer the questions and write the dictation sentence  A PDF of this quiz can be found at: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/Pope-visits-the-US-quiz.pdf


Also check out the VOA News and VOALearning English channels on YouTube for all of the latest news about the Pope's Visit, John Boehner's Resignation and all of the latest national and international news.



Friday, September 25, 2015

Pope Urges US Congress to Put Aside Divisions

New!  Super Quick Citizenship Quiz about the Pope's Visit (updated)



VOANews: Pope Urges US Congress to Put Aside Divisions

Pope Francis continued his visit to the United States with an address Thursday before a joint session of Congress, where he called on legislators — and the American people — to set aside divisions and to renew “a spirit of fraternity and solidarity" and cooperate for the common good. VOA's Jeff Custer reports.

Thursday, September 24, 2015

#citizenship6

Proud to be a US citizen? Can you tell us why in 6 words? Give it a try! Use and we may RT you.


Family, Friends, Faith, Fortune, Flag, Freedom!

Wednesday, September 23, 2015

Constitution & Citizenship Week Interview Quiz 2015

Constitution and Citizenship Week Interview Quiz 2015
http://goo.gl/hYaYg7

27 N-400r questions and 27 Civics questions for US Constitution and Citizenship Week 2015

Tuesday, September 22, 2015

Bhasker Banjara's Constitution Week Interview at the Milpitas Library



Bhasker Banjara's Constitution Week Interview at the Milpitas Library
https://youtu.be/mvPHqG6vnH4

Bhasker Banjara's Interview is based on the new US Constitution & Citizenship Week Interview Quiz 2015 http://goo.gl/hYaYg7 . He answers 27 questions from the N-400 and 10 of 27 questions from the USCIS civics test. At the end of the interview, Mr. Banjara, who was born in India and is currently citizen of Kenya, offers a few words of advice in Gujarati, Swahili, and Hindi about studying for citizenship.

Suwarna Banjara, his wife, also recorded has a citizenship interview at https://youtu.be/voAgdLXWCr0 . Suwarna answers questions from uscitizenpod's Intermediate Citizenship Interview Script (6 pgs) http://goo.gl/RGm3Ve. When we get to Part 11 of the interview, we switch over to the questions and explanations from the N-400r Part 11 Overview Quiz http://goo.gl/6bnwtS.

Both of these interviews were conducted at the Milpitas Library. Join us Monday evenings 7 to 8:30 pm for our weekly citizenship class.

Celebrate the US Constitution and Citizenship every day at your local library!

Monday, September 21, 2015

Milpitas Library Citizenship: Fall 2015 Class 2

Milpitas Library Citizenship Class
Mondays, 7:00-8:30 pm  Join us!

Constitution and Citizenship Week!

N-400 Citizenship Interview


CIVICS: 
Intermediate Level U.S. Constitution Lesson
The U.S. Constitution lesson plan and handouts for low intermediate and intermediate learners covering civics test items 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 12, 14, 41, 42, 65, 66, 67, and 68.
    Intermediate Level Early America Lesson
    The Early America lesson plan and handouts for low intermediate and intermediate learners covering civics test items 10, 58, 59, and 87.












    NEXT CLASS: MONDAY, SEPT 28


    Homework


    More Resources

    N-400, Application for Naturalization Form N-400 (1.48 MB PDF)
    Vocabulary List for the English Reading Test
    Official list of vocabulary for the English reading portion of the naturalization test.
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    Official list of vocabulary for the English reading portion of the naturalization test. Click here for a text-only version.
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    Official list of vocabulary for the English writing portion of the naturalization test.
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    Official list of vocabulary for the English writing portion of the naturalization test. Click here for a text-only version.


    Citizenship classes at the Milpitas Library