Coming to America: The Rights and Responsibilities of U.S. Citizenship

“What does the image represent? How do you know? What does this image have to do with U.S. citizenship?”

Section 1 of the 14 th Amendment : “ All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.”

What to do… follow along using activity sheet and highlight any words that help define the term “citizen”. (Text Marking Strategy) share out the words highlighted with your (Shoulder Partner)

Section 1 of the 14th Amendment from Kids Laws “The 14th Amendment is a very important amendment that defines what it means to be a U.S. citizen and protects certain rights of the people. The Citizenship Clause gives individuals born in the United States – but especially at that time, African Americans – the right to citizenship. Before the 14th amendment, African Americans could not become citizens, and this limited the rights of those who were able to escape slavery and become free. This clause allows all people born in the United States to be U.S. citizens. Once you have American citizenship, it cannot be taken from you by Congress or other authorities, unless you lie to the government during the process to get U.S. citizenship. Otherwise, everyone who becomes an American citizen stays an American citizen, unless they give it up themselves.”

Listen while I read, JUST LISTEN! O Now you read the passage aloud for a second time. Each group member reads a sentence. Each person is to highlight the words from this passage that helps define the term “citizen”. Even the person reading. O Use the words or phrases you highlighted from both passages and then write a definition of citizen in your own words (MOW it down) and in complete sentences on the activity sheet.

Exit Response in Notebook page 11 Set up Weekly Exit Response Page Why do so many people want to become an American Citizen?

Day 2 Citizenship: Just the Facts Wrksht O Read the first paragraph independently and Highlight three ways of becoming a citizen O Write down the three ways of becoming a citizen in the United States on the Citizenship: Just the Facts Section of the activity sheet.

Craig Ferguson Takes U.S. Citizenship Test Yjo

Take notes on the back of the Understanding Citizenship activity sheet What makes someone a citizen: O Being born in the United States is also known as the “law of soil.” O Being born to a mother who is a U.S. citizen is also known as the “law of blood.” O Haber nacido en los Estados Unidos también es conocido como la "ley del suelo". O Haber nacido de una madre que es ciudadano estadounidense es también conocido como el "derecho de sangre"

HOW CAN SOMEONE BECOME A CITIZEN: – Going through the naturalization process allows immigrants to become U.S. citizens. – An immigrant is a person who comes to a country to live there permanently. – There are also people who are considered Aliens. – Aliens are persons living in the U.S. who are not citizens. Aliens can be in the U.S. for temporary purposes (a job or visiting for a certain period of time) or as a legal permanent resident (someone who is permanently living in the U.S. legally but not a citizen). Non-citizens include resident aliens, who live legally in the U.S., and illegal immigrants.

Citizenship: Just the Facts Wrksht Read the second paragraph independently and summarize the naturalization process on student activity sheet Highlight text that will help you with your response.

Naturalization Process Are there qualifications? Be 18 years old Have already been granted legal permanent residency Have continuous residency in the U.S. for five years Be of good moral character Be able to speak and read basic English Demonstrate knowledge of U.S. history and government by passing an exam Be faithful to the principles of the U.S. Constitution Have a favorable disposition toward the U.S. Take the Oath of Allegiance

Think about it… “What does it mean to be a resident?” add the definition of resident to your notes

Mixed-Think- Pair- Share Stand-Up-Hand-Up-Pair-Up Lets get up and move “ Citing evidence from the text, how would you explain the Oath of Allegiance in your own words? Why do you think the Oath is part of the naturalization process? What are new citizens promising to do by making this pledge?” Each person has 1 minute to respond

Checking for Understanding A (Formative Assessment) O Write a well-crafted informative response to the following prompt: Prompt O Explain the three different ways of becoming a citizen in the United States.

What to do… take notes on “Understanding Citizenship” activity sheet : “How would you describe the process of becoming a naturalized citizen? What do you think it means that people choose to go through this process? What do you think is the impact of the naturalization process?”

“Persons Naturalized by State of Residence: Fiscal Years 2010 to 2012” from the Department of Homeland Security: ations/ois_natz_fr_2012.pdfhttp:// ations/ois_natz_fr_2012.pdf. Teacher Note: This table is located at the top of page 3.

What do you think of this … O In 2008, 18.8% of registered voters in Florida were “New Americans” (naturalized citizens or U.S. born children of immigrants), es/docs/new_americans_in_florida_2013.pdf

After viewing that statistic Think about this…. “How might this group impact an election? If you were running for office in Florida, would it be important for you to know that 18.8% of the registered voters were “New Americans”? Might it impact the issues you focus on in your campaign?”. (KAGAN-RoundTable, each person 30 seconds to explain)

Analyze the following events: Cassidy was born in Guam and lived in India until she immigrated to the U.S. at age 24. At age 35, Cassidy visited Mexico on vacation and used a U.S. passport. O Is Cassidy a U.S. citizen? Why or why not?

Video w/ worksheet Project the following video from the White House of President Obama’s remarks at a naturalization ceremony for active duty service members on July 4, 2012: video/video/2012/07/04/president-obama- speaks-naturalization-ceremonyhttp:// video/video/2012/07/04/president-obama- speaks-naturalization-ceremony.

Let’s Compare O With shoulder partner compare notes that were taken. O Each group’s pairs now compare their notes and answer the questions in complete sentences under the Complete Sentences section. (Pairs Compare Structure) O ADD any additional information to the Last Section of the Notes from Discussion section

Luna’s Story O What group of people was Luna helping? O What did Luna do to help this group of people? Why? O What is Luna’s dream? O Why does Luna think many take their American citizenship for granted?

Checking for Understanding B (Formative Assessment): O Write a well-crafted response using the following prompt: Prompt O The naturalization process has created millions of new American citizens over many decades of this country’s history. What is the impact of the naturalization process on the U.S.?