US Presidential Candidates Spar Over Policy, Trade Insults

 

 

VOANews: US Presidential Candidates Spar Over Policy, Trade Insults' 

Combative debate confrontation opens final leg of race to November 3 election

VOANews: Historic Debate Moments That Shaped US Politics 

Avoiding any major mistakes is a principal goal for President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden in their first debate Tuesday, September 29. VOA’s Steve Redisch looks at some of those historic debate moments that shaped U.S. politics.

uscitizenpod: Federal judge blocks attempt to hike naturalization fees by 80% 

CNN just reported that a Federal judge blocked attempt to hike naturalization fees by 80%. The fee hike was supposed to go up on Oct.2. Read more here.

Citizenship Fall Class 13

uscitizenpod: Mix and Match U.S. Citizenship Interview Level C Practice 2 Plus Geography Quiz (20 questions)

Fall Citizenship Zoom Class is Tue and Thu 7:00-8:30 pm PDT

For one-on-one interviews 6:00-7:00--email Teacher Jennifer jgagliar@musd.org

Join Zoom Meeting

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Password: 226317

Direct Link to the Fall Citizenship Zoom Class 

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Warm-up

• si.edu: Preparing for the Oath quiz
• Vocabulary for the Naturalization Interview: Self-Test 2 (11-20)

N-400

• Elementary Interview based on the Revised N-400 (21qs) (updated 04/18/2016)
• Powerpoint
• vocabulary pdf
• Interview C-2
• Entrevista C-2

Civics

• si.edu: Preparing the Oath: A Growing Nation videos 
• English transcript
• Spanish transcript
• USCIS: Lesson Plans
• Thanksgiving 1, 2, 3 (beginning) 
• Early America pdf (intermediate)
• ELCivics.com 
• ELCivics.com: Thanksgiving
• ELCivics.com: The 13 Original Colonies
• ELCivics.com: American Indian Tribes
• LearningChocolate.com 
• U.S. Citizenship 15: Mayflower
• U.S, Citizenship 15a: Thanksgiving
• U.S. Citizenship 5: American Indian Tribes 

Integration

• Colonial Quiz
• Citizenship Quiz B-1 (added 04/05/2020)

Extra Credit:

• Native American Tribes Puzzle pdf
• Thanksgiving Video
• Citizenship Resources for Thanksgiving (November)
• A US Citizenship Quiz about the History of Thanksgiving video / mp3 / pdf
• Thanksgiving N-400 Interview (2016) pdf and mp3 

Mock U.S. Citizenship Interview

 

uscitizenpod: Mock U.S. Citizenship Interview 

Dr. Patricia Hernandez and Teacher Jennifer Gagliardi get together for a practice interview plus interview tips. This video is based on report-backs from recent Citizenship interviews in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and San Jose.

US Citizenship Naturalization Oath Ceremony amidst Corona-virus Outbreak What to Expect! USCIS

 

jaynijo: US Citizenship Naturalization Oath Ceremony amidst Corona-virus Outbreak What to Expect! #USCIS 

The USA has taken big precautions for any gathering. The citizenship oath ceremony has been done differently during this pandemic situation than usual. The purpose of this video is to let others aware of who is going to take the oath during this situation. Hope you will find it useful. Thank you for watching it.

Why US Election Results May Be Delayed in 2020

 

uscitizenpod: Why US Election Results May Be Delayed in 2020 

The coronavirus pandemic is impacting everything in the U.S. including the presidential election. Voters who don't want to risk being exposed to COVID-19 have the choice of casting their ballots by mail in 2020. But expected delays in the counting of ballots because of issues the U.S. Postal Service is experiencing could result in a longer than usual wait for the election results.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg and the Judicial Branch

 

uscitizenpod: Ruth Bader Ginsburg and the Judicial Branch

A citizenship quiz that celebrates Ruth Bader Ginsburg and her Sisters in Law and Justice

quiz

Plus more Judicial Branch resources

blog post

Citizenship Fall Class 12

uscitizenpod: Elementary Interview (Level C) (20 questions)

Fall Citizenship Zoom Class is Tue and Thu 7:00-8:30 pm PDT

For one-on-one interviews 6:00-7:00--email Teacher Jennifer jgagliar@musd.org

Join Zoom Meeting

ID: 597 738 4168

Password: 226317

Direct Link to the Fall Citizenship Zoom Class 

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N-400

• Elementary Interview based on the Revised N-400 (21qs) (updated 04/18/2016)
• Powerpoint
• vocabulary pdf
• Interview C-1
• Entrevista C-1

Civics

• si.edu: Preparing the Oath: Symbols and Holidays 
• English transcript
• Spanish transcript
• USCIS: Symbol (intermediate) student pdf 

Integration

• Citizenship Interview with Juah Sarwee  plus 10qs about US Geography and Symbols pdf  

EXTRA: 

• 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

Becoming a U.S. Citizen: An Overview of the Naturalization Process

 

USCIS: Becoming a U.S. Citizen: An Overview of the Naturalization Process 

This presentation provides a general overview of the naturalization process including where to find immigration information and the general requirements for obtaining U.S. citizenship.

Citizenship Fall Class 11

 

uscitizenpod: Huynh Tu Chau's Interview

Huyhn's interview is from uscitizenpod's Simple Interview based on the Revised N-400 (2pgs)

Fall Citizenship Zoom Class is Tue and Thu 7:00-8:30 pm PDT

For one-on-one interviews 6:00-7:00--email Teacher Jennifer jgagliar@musd.org

Join Zoom Meeting

ID: 597 738 4168

Password: 226317

Direct Link to the Fall Citizenship Zoom Class 

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N-400

• n-400r-00    Simple Interview (overview: one question for each section)
• n-400r-13    Applicant's Signature
• n-400r-14    Interpreter's Signature
• n-400r-15    Preparer's Signature
• n-400r-16-17 Signature at Interview / Renunciation

Civics

• si.edu: Preparing the Oath: Geography 
• English transcript
• Spanish transcript
• USCIS: Geography (Intermediate) student pdf 

Integration

• Geography Quiz
• N-400 Beginning Interview Quiz

Constitution Day and Citizenship Week Quiz

 

 

uscitizenpod: Constitution Day and Citizenship Week Quiz

Download the PDF and take the quiz:

Twenty-seven N-400 & Civics Qs for US Constitution & Citizenship Week https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/uscitizenpod/Const-Week-Quiz-2015.pdf

Then listen to Teacher Jennifer's comments.

Citizenship Resources for Constitution Day and Citizenship Week are available at http://www.uscitizenpod.com/2020/09/citizenship-resources-for-constitution.html 

United States Citizenship Ceremony in Erie, PA

 

City of Eire: United States Citizenship Ceremony 2020-06-26

Ruth Bader Ginsburg and her Sisters in Law and Justice

The Four Justices, a tribute to the four female justices who have served on the U.S. Supreme Court.  

Sitting: Justices Sandra Day O'Connor (ret.), Ruth Bader Ginsburg; Standing: Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan

Women in the Judicial Branch

• Ruth Bader Ginsburg and the Judicial Branch new video!
• A citizenship quiz that celebrates Ruth Bader Ginsburg and her Sisters in Law and Justice pdf and mp3

More Resources

• ESL Library: 
• Ruth Bader Ginsburg pdf
• The Supreme Court pdf
• NY Times
• Remembering Ruth Bader Ginsburg video
• She Knows
• Ruth Bader Ginsburg Printable Coloring Book (9 images)
• si.edu
• Preparing the Oath: The Court videos
• TED-ed
• How do US Supreme Court justices get appointed? - Peter Paccone video
• US Courts
• 2016 Constitution Day & Citizenship Day: Supreme Court Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor Remarks video
• Pathways to the Bench: U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Jacqueline H. Nguyen video
• Pathways to the Bench: Magistrate Judge Maria Valdez video
• Pathways to the Bench Play list videos
• USCIS
• Judicial Branch (beginning)
• Judicial Branch (intermediate)
• VOA News and VOA Learning English: 
• How Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Made US History  video
• Ruth Bader Ginsburg: An Appreciation video
• Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Dies at 87 article
• Supreme Court Justice Continues Equality Fight: Ruth Bader Ginsburg video
• The Supreme Court series (EXCELLENT!)
• US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Dies at 87 article and audio
• Washington Mural Pays Tribute to Ruth Bader Ginsburg video
• VOA News Coverage of the Supreme Court Vacancy section
• VOX
• How a case gets to the US Supreme Court video

Citizenship Quiz in Honor of Rosh Hashanah

L'shana tova tikatevu! 
Citizenship Quiz in Honor of Rosh Hashanah pdf

Also see:

HIAS (founded as the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society) is an American nonprofit organization that provides humanitarian aid and assistance to refugees.

HIAS was founded in response to the late 19th- and early 20th-century exodus of Jewish emigrants from Imperial Russia. Currently, HIAS works with people whose lives and freedom are believed to be at risk due to war, persecution, or violence. HIAS has offices in the United States and across Latin America, Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. Since its inception, HIAS has helped resettle more than 4.5 million people. (Source: Wikipedia)

• HIAS Citizenship Prep Materials
• HIAS Resources for Refugees
• HIAS refugees YouTube Channel

Citizenship Resources for Constitution and Citizenship Day

uscitizenpod: The U.S. Constitution

A basic introduction to the Constitution for ESL/Citizenship students. This video is based upon a ppt that I made in 2005 and modified in 2008. 

US Constitution and Citizenship Day Resources from US Citizenship Podcast

• Constitution Week 2021 Quiz pdf
• Pair this 10 Question civics quiz with one of the Mix-and-Match Citizenship Interview for a quick mock Naturalization Interview.
• Constitution Day and Citizenship Week Quiz 2020 video
• Constitution Slide Show google slides
• Constitution and Citizenship Week Interview video (2018)
• The U.S. Constitution  video
• Summary of the US Constitution MP3  (2016)
• Summary of the US Constitution PDF  (2015)
• What is US Constitution and Citizenship Day? pptx
• What is US Constitution and Citizenship Day? pdf
• US Constitution Quick Quiz (picture vocabulary) pdf and Google slides (2021)

Preamble

• Preamble Puzzle pdf 
• Preamble of the US Constitution (2017) video

Bill of Rights 

• Bill of Rights pptx via Google Slides
• Bill of Rights Vocabulary Quiz 01  pdf
• Bill of Rights Vocabulary Quiz 02  pdf
• Bill of Rights Vocabulary Quiz 03  pdf
• Bill of Rights Vocabulary Quiz 04  pdf
• Bill of Rights Vocabulary Quiz 05  pdf
• Bill of Rights Citizenship Quiz  pdf
• Bill of Rights Dictation pdf

Civics

• A Handy Copy of the USCIS 100 Questions (updated) pdf
• Principles of American Democracy: USCIS 100:01-12 Google slides (2021)
• Branches of Government Part 1: USCIS 100:13-25 Google slides (2021)
• Branches of Government Part 2: USCIS 100:26-36 Google slides (2021)
• Branches of Government Part 3: USCIS 100:37-47 Google slides (2021)
• Rights and Responsibilities USCIS: 100:48-57 Google slides (2021)

Practice Citizenship Interviews and Quizzes

• Lan Thi Nguyen (Vietnam): Constitution and Citizenship Week Interview Quiz 2015 pdf
• Hao Thi Vu (Vietnam): A Quick Interview for US Constitution and Citizenship Day 2014 based on the new N-400r (2014) pdf 
• Fu-Chiu Chen (Taiwan): Quick N-400 Interview plus 10Qs about the Constitution (2011) pdf
• Maria Teresa Garcia (Mexico): Twenty-seven N-400 and twenty-seven USCIS 100Qs (2011) pdf
• A Quick Review of the Bill of Rights and the N-400 Part 12 plus Civics Questions (2017)  pdf and mp3
• uscitizenpod: All Practice N-400 Interview Scrips

ConstitutionDay.com: Celebrate the Birthday of Our United States of America Government

digitalmediasomerset: Constitution Day 2015

Elizabeth Claire's Easy English News: US Constitution in Simple English
A free digital download of the US Constitution with a side-by-side translation in Simple English

ELCivics.com: U.S. Constitution

Learning Chocolate (for ESL Literacy level students)

• 
  U.S.Constitution
• 
  U.S.Constitution: Articles
• 
  U.S.Constitution: Bill of Rights
• 
  U.S.Constitution: the First Amendment
• 
  U.S.Constitution: Voting Rights

ListenAndReadAlong is an AWESOME resource that produces videos that highlights words as they are heard from VOA news reports and features.

• American History - Part 015 - Birth of the Constitution
• American History - Part 016 - Birth of the Constitution - Part 2
• American History - Part 017 - Birth of the Constitution - Part 3 - Making of a Nation
• American History - Part 018 - Birth of the Constitution - Part 4 - Executive Branch
• American History - Part 019 - Birth of the Constitution - Part 5 - Big State vs Small State
• American History - Part 020 - Birth of the Constitution - Part 6 - Slaves
• American History - Part 021 - Birth of the Constitution - Part 7 - States Ratify
• American History - Part 022 - Bill of Rights

National Constitution Center: Constitution Day - Lesson Plans and Activities

si.edu: Preparing for The Oath

• Writing the Constitution: Videos  (Updated!  No FLASH!  Great on mobile devices)
• Writing the Constitution: Transcript (page 5)

St. Mary's University: Constitution Day: Forming the United States video

USCIS: 

• USCIS Celebrates Constitution Day and Citizenship Day 2016 with Federal Partners and Welcomes More Than 38,000 New Citizens during Constitution Week
• Oath of Allegiance - Constitution Week 2013 (video): The Oath of Allegiance recited by #newUSCitizens at Oath Ceremonies across America. Very inspirational!

USScourts: 

• 2014 Constitution Day and Citizenship Day video
• 2015 Constitution Day and Citizenship Day video
• 2016 Constitution Day and Citizenship Day (7 min) video
• 2016 Constitution Day & Citizenship Day Live Coverage (99 min) video
• 2016 Constitution Day & Citizenship Day: Supreme Court Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor Remarks video
• 2018 Constitution Day and Citizenship Day Read Along with the Constitution’s Preamble video
• 2017 What the Constitution Means in My Life video
• 2019 Constitution Day and Citizenship Day: Judges, Baseball Fans Welcome Newest Americans video 

Vanderbilt University: 'We The People...' - #Constitution Day at Vanderbilt video

VOA Learning English: What's So Important about Sept. 17? 

VOA Learning English: The U.S. Constitution
An outstanding collection of articles, videos, and audio files, including the standard and simplified version of the constitution and the amendments.  


Thanks for studying the U.S. Constitution--I know that you will be a great American citizen!

Check back for updates! (updated 09/20/2021)

Citizenship Fall Class 10

 

uscitizenpod: Constitution and Citizenship Week Interview

Fall Citizenship Zoom Class is Tue and Thu 7:00-8:30 pm PDT

For one-on-one interviews 6:00-7:00--email Teacher Jennifer jgagliar@musd.org

Join Zoom Meeting

ID: 597 738 4168

Password: 226317

Direct Link to the Fall Citizenship Zoom Class 

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N-400

• n-400r-12k  Attachment to the US Constitution

Civics:

• USCIS: US Constitution beginning
• si.edu: Preparing for The Oath

• Writing the Constitution: Videos  
• Writing the Constitution: Transcript (page 5)

Integration

• Lan Thi Nguyen (Vietnam): Constitution and Citizenship Week Interview Quiz 2015 pdf

Citizenship Resources for Hispanic Heritage Month 2020

Mezclar y Combinar Entrevistas y Exámencitos de Ciudadanía (2018)
Los maestros pueden crear una variedad de entrevistas de práctica para sus estudiantes al combinar una entrevista con un examen y luego hacer copias a doble cara. Cada nivel tiene 5 versiones de la entrevista. Cuarenta pruebas basadas en las preguntas de educación cívica del Examen de Naturalización de USCIS también se incluyen. Envíe sus comentarios a uscitizenpod@gmail.com. También vea los siguientes pdfs:

• Mix-and-Match U.S. Citizenship Interviews and Quizzes (2017)
• 7 Citizenship Interview Quizzes for Hispanic Heritage Month (2017)
• N-400 Section Practice Interviews Based on the USCIS Application for Naturalization (2016)
• UNA ENTREVISTA RÁPIDA BASADA EN USCIS FORMULARIO N-400 Y PREGUNTAS SOBRE LAS VOTACIONES Y LAS ELECCIONES (2018)
• A Quick Interview Based on the N-400r plus 10qs about Voting and Elections featuring Yesica Sanchez (Oaxaca, Mexico)

Citizenship Resources for Hispanic Heritage Month from US Citizenship Podcast

• Citizenship Interview Quiz for Hispanic Heritage Month, Series 2:
• Imelda Gil Mucarsel (Guayaquil, Ecuador)

• Citizenship Interview Quizzes for Hispanic Heritage Month (pdfs)
  • Héctor Sánchez (Maracay, Venezuela)
  • Juana Sequeira (Jinotepe, Nicaragua)
  • América Griselda Ayes (Tegucigalpa, Honduras)
  • Maria Guerrero (Palmira, Colombia)
  • Norma Torres Mendoza (Escuintla, Guatemala)
  • Rafael Antonio de Jesús Pérez Lara (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic)
  • Ana Maria Romero Galdámez (San Salvador, El Salvador) (fixed)
• Alecia Sotelo (Asuncion, Paraguay) mp3 (video)
• Angelica Mendoza (Veracruz, Mexico) (pdf) (mp3) (video)
• Antonio Vazquez Gonzalez (Guadalajara, Mexico) (pdf) 
• Alejandro Guerrero Gutierrez (Aguascalientes, Mexico) (mp3) 
• Citizenship Quiz in Honor of Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept 15 to Oct 15) (pdf) (mp3)
• Citizenship Quiz in Honor of Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept 15 to Oct 15) Part 2 (pdf) (mp3)
• Citizenship Quiz in Honor of Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept 15 to Oct 15) Part 3 (pdf) (mp3)
• Citizenship Quiz in Honor of Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept 15 to Oct 15) Part 4
• pdf: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/hispanic-heritage-month-quiz-4.pdf
• podcast: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/hispanic-heritage-month-quiz-4.mp3
• video: https://youtu.be/sAlnzseqgTY
• Columbus Day and the Columbian Exchange Puzzle (pdf)
• Columbus Day, Indigenous Peoples Day, and the Columbian Exchange podcast / video
• Guadalupe Garcia (Sonora, Mexico) (mp3)
• Five for Cinco de Mayo (5 topics, 10 civics questions) pdf
• Juana Ortega (Las Margaritas, Jalisco, Mexico) (mp3)
• Lino's Citizenship Interview (Mexico) mp4 
• Lino habla de su entrevista de Ciudadanía (Mexico) mp4 
• Maria Isabel Covarrubias talks about her Citizenship Interview (video)
• Maria Isabel Covarrubas explains N-400 Part 12 Vocabulary (mp3)
• Martin Maldonado (Lima, Peru) mp3 mp4
• Military and Selective Service: An Interview from US Citizenship Bootcamp mp4
• Recursos de Ciudadania en Espanol (pdf)
• Summer School Practice Citizenship Interview #3 with Diana Arias (Columbia) mp4
• Summer School Practice Citizenship Interview #4 with Erika Marrufo (Mexico) mp4
• The Selective Service / el Servicio Selectivo in English and Español mp4
• U.S. Citizenship 3: Columbus (online activity)
• U.S. Citizenship 4: Columbian Exchange  (online activity)
• ¡Viva Boricua! A Citizenship Quiz In Honor of Puerto Rico pdf and mp3
• Yesica Sanchez (Oaxaca, Mexico): a Quick N400 quiz plus 10qs about Voting (pdf) (mp3)

More Resources

• American English at State: Hispanic Heritage Month
• DOLORES The Movie
• CHCI: Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute
• Fisher-Hill: U.S. Citizenship for Spanish Speakers Series (textbooks)
• FTC.gov: Empowering Latinos to know their rights and avoid scams (English) (Spanish)
• HispanicHeritageMonth.gov
• LatinoUSA: Hispanic Heritage Month
• National Postal Museum: Celebrating Hispanic Heritage (also 2003 pdf)
• National Postal Museum: Mexico Via Airmail
• NPS.gov: American Latino Heritage Travel Itineraries
• PBS: Hispanic Heritage Month Specials
• Smithsonian: Hispanic Heritage Month Teaching Resources
• Teaching for Change: Latino/Hispanic Heritage Resource Packet
• VOA Learning English: Americans Mark Start of Hispanic Heritage Month (2016)

USCIS

• USCIS.gov Espanol
• USCIS.gov Recursos
• USCIS Citizenship Resource Center Spanish Resources
• Facebook: uscis.es
• Instagram: @uscis_es
• Twitter: @USCIS_es

Also watch:

USCIS and US Courts: 

• León Rodríguez, director de USCIS, presenta nuevos recursos de USCIS en español 
• USCIS Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month 2016
• Supreme Court Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor Remarks on Constitution Day 2016

Check back for more resources!

Citizenship Fall Class 9

 

Constitution (google slides)

• US Constitution Quick Quiz (picture vocabulary) pdf

Fall Citizenship Zoom Class is Tue and Thu 7:00-8:30 pm PDT

For one-on-one interviews 6:00-7:00--email Teacher Jennifer jgagliar@musd.org

Join Zoom Meeting

ID: 597 738 4168

Password: 226317

Direct Link to the Fall Citizenship Zoom Class 

https://bit.ly/maecit

N-400

1. n-400r-12i   Deportation
2. n-400r-12j   Military Service

Civics:

• USCIS: Benjamin Frank;in and the US Constitution beginning
• si.edu: Preparing for The Oath

• Benjamin Franklin video
• Writing the Constitution: Videos  
• Writing the Constitution: Transcript (page 5)

Integration

• Hao Thi Vu (Vietnam): A Quick Interview for US Constitution and Citizenship Day 2014 based on the new N-400r (2014) pdf