U.S. Citizenship Class 04, Spring 2019, Milpitas Adult School

uscitizenpod:  A Practice Citizenship Interview for Mrs. Muthurajan

The Muthurajans visited Milpitas Adult School to record a practice interview for the mother. 

• 5:45-6 pm show this video as a warm-up
• play the video on the computer  (click the link above)

N-400

• Overview of the Revised N-400 Part 12
•  (6:00-6:10) Hand out N-400r Basic Interview Quiz Part 12 (20 vocabulary words) http://goo.gl/U0aGKQ (the Overview Interview)is on the back); Give students time to complete the quiz
•  (6:10-6:15) Show N-400r Part 12 Overview pptx via Google Slides (30 vocabulary words) https://goo.gl/yWvD4Q to correct the quiz.  Prompt the students to ask the appropriate question for each slide.  Correct pronunciation as needed
• (6:15-6:30)  Overview Interview of the Revised N-400 Part 12 https://goo.gl/3vwQNY divide students into pairs and let them interview each other using Overview Interview which is on the back of the quiz they just took; monitor their progress; pass out 10-12 red civics flash so they can quiz each other after the interview--this approximates the citizenship interview)
• Equipment note: you may need to more the video cable back and forth between the computer and the document camera.  Simply unplug the cable and move it to the correct port.  I will mark the port.  If there is a problem, please ask another teacher.

Civics

• Voices of Freedom by Bill Bliss Ch.11 National Holidays and US presidents (pg 185-197)
• 6:30-7:30 students take turns reading the textbook aloud (The President Profiles take a long time--go slowly and discuss thoroughly)
• display the textbook via the document camera!
• Let the students re-read the page silently after you finish the page.  
• At the end of each page, give students time to read the page silently or in pairs.  Let the students pair-practice the questions.
• 7:30-7:45 Break time!
• Preparing the Oath: The Presidency
• 7:45-8:00 watch the videos after completing the textbook reading
• play the videos via the computer
• note--enable Flash by clicking Yes

Integration

• Presidents’ Day Quiz 2011 Part B: Executive Branch and Federalist Period
• Presidents’ Day Quiz 2011 Part C: The 1800s
• Presidents’ Day Quiz 2011 Part D: Recent History
• 8:00-8:15 allow students enough time to complete the quiz
• 8:15-8:35 then orally review the answers
• display the test via the document camera!
• pair practice quiz if time allows
• Do practice interviews with any students who request one (use the Overview Interview) and red flash cards

Homework (watch these videos at home)

• VOA Leaning English: America's Presidents playlist