EQ: What does it take to become a U.S. citizen?
A: For starters, you have to take a civics test.
- The actual test is in English.
- The civics test is NOT a multiple choice test, so you need to study the correct answers.
- During the naturalization interview, a USCIS (United States Citizenship and Immigration Services) officer will ask you up to 10 questions from the list of 100 questions in English.
- You must answer correctly 6 of the 10 questions to pass the civics test.
- Your turn! Click here to practice the Civics Test portion.
INQUIRY STATEMENT
Purpose and connection are powerful motivators to pursue opportunities and take risks.
Questions to start....
- Factual: What opportunities and risks do most people take in their young lives?
- Conceptual: How do purpose and connection relate in one's life?
- Debatable: What purposes drive you/me to take the biggest risks? What risks are simply not worth it?
IMMIGRATION UNIT
- Today we begin learning the background information for our new book, Across a Hundred Mountains by Reyna Grande. It is about a girl who gets entangled in the immigration process between Mexico and the U.S. Your goal by the end of the week is to draft your own specific research question under the topic of immigration.
Journal 2: My Opinion
Is the U.S. responsible to help people in need from other countries? Why/Why not?
HOMEWORK
- Journal 3: Parent Interview ~ Talk to your parents or any other adult about immigration. Record their thoughts on the issue.
