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Beginner Citizenship-ESL Course
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Course Materials:
To follow the lesson plans on this site, you will need the following materials:
Citizenship:
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- Copies of the "Additional Questions" from pages 6-10 of the N-400 application (attached). Each student should get a copy of this packet.
- A deck of 100 blank index cards for each of your students
English:
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To purchase
Speak Out in English texts, contact Sally O'Dwyer at: (703)534-9805x222, <A href="mailto:sodwyer@ccda.net"> sodwyer@ccda.net </A>
Computers:
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- Computer lesson packets, which are attached to their corresponding lesson plan.
- If possible, a projector. Most lesson plans include projector use.
For more technology curriculum ideas, check out REEP
Class Breakdown
This breakdown is based on a 1.5 hour class, 2/3 of which is English instruction and 1/3 of which is citizenship instruction.
English (1 hour)
[+]The English portion of the class should be divided up as follows:
Warm-Up and Review (approximately 15 minutes)
The warm-up should get the class thinking in English and boost their confidence. It should review the objectives achieved in the previous day’s presentation. Make sure to write the date on the board and the day’s objective.
English Presentation (approximately 15 minutes)
The presentation is your time to teach the class new material. Books should be closed during the presentation. Only present material that will help the class meet its objective for the day. The presentation should include listening, speaking, reading and writing (in that order). When teaching a dialogue about
professional resume, for instance, start by reciting to the class (listening) and having them repeat (speaking). Next, write the dialogue on the board (reading) and have the students write in their notebooks (writing).
English Practice (approximately 30 minutes)
Practice the daily objective in as many ways as possible; there is no such thing as too much practice. Keep in mind that the students should be producing language as much of the time as possible. Students achieve their objective when they are able to use what they learn in the classroom outside of the classroom. Have students interview their classmates, complete the corresponding written exercises in the book, play a game or participate in another interactive activity (refer to your Teacher’s Guide and Teacher’s Toolbox for ideas). Be creative! The activities in the lesson plan are suggestions to get started.
Citizenship (30 minutes)
[+]The Citizenship portion of the class should be divided up as follows:
Presentation / Practice Activities (approximately 15-20 minutes)
First present the new citizenship material to the class without using the book. Ask the whole class questions while presenting to make sure the students are internalizing the information. Once the class has a grasp of the material presented, read from the book. First read to the class, then have the students read aloud together. Depending on the complexity and amount of the material and the number of flashcards for that day, you may have time for a game or other practice activity. Games are a wonderful way to reinforce what you’ve taught. Again, refer to your Teacher’s Toolbox or Games Galore packet for ideas.
Flashcards (approximately 5-10 minutes)
Write the questions on the board. Give the students at least 5 minutes to write the answers. Walk around the classroom and make sure students are writing their flashcards correctly (question on the front, answer on the back). When most people have finished, either call on a student who correctly answered the questions to write the answers on the board or you can just write them in yourself. Don’t spend long going over the answers; students can self-correct at their desks. Flashcards are a good way to evaluate students’ success in achieving their citizenship objective for the day.
Dictation (approximately 2-3 minutes)
Pick sentences from the list on your lesson plan. Depending on time, dictate either two or three sentences. Read the whole sentence at once, rather than word by word. Reread the sentences for the class if needed, but try not to repeat sentences more than five times. Write the sentences on the board, and let students self-correct.
Additional Question (approximately 2-3 minutes)
Tell students the question number from their “Additional Questions” packet. Then go over the question by rephrasing it in simpler terms. If there are difficult words, tell the students to look them up in their dictionaries. The students DO NOT need to answer the questions, and they should NEVER answer aloud. Some of the questions pertain to confidential information (such as criminal records), which is not something students should accidentally make public. The objective is for students to understand the meaning of the questions.
Curriculum and Lesson Plans
Citizenship:
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N-400.pdf