R.I.T.
ELA Middle College
Phil Shaw and David Yockel
Year 2 Theme: Community Participation
DAY 1 – Saturday, January 19th, 1-2:30pm
Citizenship
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Course Introduction
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Take the USCIS Naturalization Test
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What are the rights/responsibilities of a citizen?
● Students
will generate a list of rights/responsibilities
● Students will then “share out”—write this list on the board
● look at actual USCIS list of rights/responsibilities
● Are there any that “we” did not come up with?
● What others should be added to this official list?
(Handout packet with USCIS Rights & Responsibilities)
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What does it mean to be an American citizen?
● How
do you find a balance between your individual
rights and responsibilities?
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Walt Whitman, American Poet/Publisher - What does being “American” mean to him?
(Handout Whitman packet, poem and short excerpt from Preface to Leaves of Grass)
Homework:
Write a poem about what YOU believe it means to be an American citizen.