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Citizenship-B Curriculum
Unit 13: The Oath Ceremony & Life as a Citizen
Lesson 1: The Oath of Allegiance
|Lesson Objectives: |Suggested Materials |
|Students will... |Citizenship Now! chapter 10, pages 114-115 |
| |Citizenship for Us chapter 9, page 307 |
|be able to paraphrase or restate the Oath of Allegiance in |Words for the Oath handout |
|their own words |MLC N400 Yes/No worksheet: page 4, last 6 questions |
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|Students will be able to define terms from the Oath of | |
|Allegiance, including allegiance, bear arms, conviction, full | |
|(meaning complete), mental reservation, oath, and renounce | |
|Suggested Tasks & Activities |
|Pre-teach the key vocabulary for the Oath of Allegiance (listed above) using the Words for the Oath of Allegiance handout |
|Read and complete the activities on pages 114-115 of Citizenship Now! Explain that during the interview, the USCIS officer may ask |
|students to explain the Oath of Allegiance in their own words. They will need to say what they think the Oath means, using simple |
|language. The explanations on these pages can help them do that. |
|Another example of the Oath in simple English is available in Citizenship for Us, chapter 9, page 307. You may wish to share this |
|version with students as well. |
|Students practice asking and answering the 6 “yes” questions about the Oath from the N400 Yes/No Questions worksheet |
|Pair work or Journal Writing: Close your books and think about what you have read. Imagine you are telling a friend about the Oath you |
|will take when you become a citizen. What does the Oath mean? Tell your friend about it in words he/she will understand. |
Citizenship-B Curriculum
Unit 13: The Oath Ceremony & Life as a Citizen
Lesson 2: The Oath Ceremony
|Lesson Objectives: |Suggested Materials |
|Students will... |YouTube video(s) of the Oath Ceremony, such as the one at: |
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|be able to describe what will happen during the Oath Ceremony |What will happen at the Oath Ceremony? Worksheet |
| |Citizenship for Us, chapter 9, pages 306-309 |
| |Citizenship Now! chapter 11, pages 125-127 |
|Suggested Tasks & Activities |
|Warm-up Prediction: ask students to tell you what they think will happen before, during, and after the Oath Ceremony. (The teacher may |
|wish to read Chapter 9 of Citizenship for Us before this lesson to clarify in his/her own mind the details of this important day.) |
|Search on for videos of US Citizenship Oath Ceremonies. Many naturalized citizens makes videos of these important |
|ceremonies and post them online. One example is listed above. Watch the video with students. What do they see happening? Does it |
|match their predictions? |
|Students complete the What will happen at the Oath Ceremony worksheet. Check this together. |
|Read and discuss pages 306-309 of Citizenship for Us or pages 125-127 of Citizenship Now! These materials provide more detailed |
|information about the Oath Ceremony. |
Citizenship-B Curriculum
Unit 13: The Oath Ceremony & Life as a Citizen
Lesson 3: Making Your Voice Heard
|Lesson Objectives: |Suggested Materials |
|Students will... |Citizenship Now! chapter 11, pages 121-124 |
| |Citizenship for Us, chapter 11, page 334 |
|define civic participation | |
|discuss ways in which they can participate in American | |
|democracy | |
|identify at least one way they would like to participate in | |
|American democracy | |
|Suggested Tasks & Activities |
|Warm-up: write the words Civic Participation on the board. What do students think this means? |
|Read and discuss pages 121-124 of Citizenship Now! and complete the activities. |
|Read and discuss page 334 of Citizenship for Us |
|Pair Discussion or Journal Writing: Describe one way you can (or do) participate in American democracy now. Describe one way you want |
|to participate when you become a citizen. |
Citizenship-B Curriculum
Unit 13: The Oath Ceremony & Life as a Citizen
Lesson 4: The Importance of Voting
|Lesson Objectives: |Suggested Materials |
|Students will... |Citizenship Now! chapter 11, pages 132 |
| |Citizenship for Us, chapter 11, pages 349-350 |
|be able to explain the importance of voting |Realia: pictures or news stories (modified for readability if necessary) |
|be able to describe issues that are important to them/their |related to current elections/issues in your community |
|community | |
|Suggested Tasks & Activities |
|Read and discuss pages 349-350 of Citizenship for Us. |
|Discussion questions: Why is it important that all citizens votes? What happens if citizens do not vote? What issues are important in |
|your community? When you think about who you might vote for, what is important to you? |
|Real-life application: if an election is occurring in your community, bring images of candidates or news stories about an election issue.|
|Ask students to tell you what they know about the candidates or issues. |
|Students complete page 132 of Citizenship Now! Part C may be assigned as homework. |
|Notes for the Teacher |
|The importance of voting was covered briefly in previous units, so this may be a review for some students. It will be most relevant for |
|your class if you can relate the issues to their personal lives. |
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