U.S. Citizenship 05, COVID-19 Break, Milpitas Adult School

uscitizenpod: Daily U.S.Citizenship Lessons 05

N-400

• Beginning Interview
• Interview A-5
• Entrevista A-5

Civics

• The Star Spangled Banner! On March 3, 1931, President Herbert Hoover signed a congressional resolution officially making “The Star Spangled Banner” the national anthem of the United States of America.  Now, we celebrate National Anthem Day on March 3!



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• A Spanish Version of The Star-Spangled Banner: Nuestro Himno (Our Anthem)
• Arlington County: Special US Naturalization - Arlington VA Deaf Performance of the Star Spangled Banner by Mayari Loza minute 8:56 to 10:31 (video)
• EL Civics: The Nation Anthem (for beginners)
• ListenandReadAlong: The Star Spangled Banner Presented by the United States Air Force Band
• NIEonline: Star Spangled Banner mini-page
• si.edu: The Star-Spangled Banner - National Museum of American History
• Star Spangled Music and their YouTube channel features diverse performances of the National Anthem--wonderful!
• WFMT: Chicago Violist Plays National Anthem at Her Own Naturalization Ceremony
• VOANews: Celebrating America in Song

Integration:

• A Quiz based on the A-5 Mix-and-Match N-400 Interview pdf

Extra Credit

• American English at State: Celebrate! Holidays in the U.S.A.
• This free pdf has stories for all federal holidays, including these springtime, non-federal holidays:
• Women's History Month
• Earth Day and Arbor Day
• Happy Spring!  Happy Nowruz!
• Citizenship Interview Quiz: Hushang Ansary (Ahvaz, Iran) pdf
• 2018 Spring U.S. Citizenship Interview with Pari Akbari, Iran (video with subtitles)
• Citizenship Resources for Nowruz and Farsi-Speakers