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Article 1: Becoming a Citizen Word Count: 275 Vocabulary: citizen: an official member of a country, state, or community pledge allegiance: take an oath of loyalty High Impact Teaching Strategies: Explicit Teaching, Multiple Exposures, Setting Goals Lesson Plan: 1. Begin today’s lesson by presenting the weekly essential question, learning intentions, and success criteria. Clarify any questions that students have about the content and learning objectives of the week. 2. Have students preview the text to identify the vocabulary words in this week’s publication. Give each student a copy of the Weekly Vocabulary Flip Book graphic organizer. 3. Allow students time to record the vocabulary terms and definitions for this week on their graphic organizer. 4. Ask students to read the title of the text (“Becoming a Citizen”). a. What does the word “citizen” mean? (Answers will vary.) 5. Clarify the meaning of the word “citizen.” (a person loyal to a government and protected by that government) 6. As a class, watch the video “U.S. Citizenship.” Ask students to listen for the ways people can become citizens of the United States. a. What did you learn? 7. Read the text independently or as a class. a. Ask students to underline the different ways people can become citizens. b. Ask students to circle any bolded words and underline the definition of the word. c. Ask students to place a star next to the requirements for becoming a citizen. 8. As a class, discuss the information students circled and underlined. Article Assessment Questions: 1. How long does someone need to have lived in the United States to apply to become a citizen?
a. 18 years b. 10 years c. 5 years d. 2 years 2. What is the last step in becoming a U.S. citizen? a. taking a test b. filling out an application c. appearing in court d. providing legal documents 3. What does it mean to pledge allegiance? a. to take an oath of loyalty b. to become a citizen
c. to be a public school student d. to take a naturalization exam
Citizens | Week 23
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