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Grade Level: 5-8

5.27 Strand 2: //Explain how American citizens were expected to participate in, monitor, and bring about changes in their government over time, and give examples of how they continue to do so today.//
 * Standard**:

Why did immigrants become American citizens? What factors made immigrants choose to stay in America or leave and return to their home country? What does it mean to be an American citizen and what roles and responsibilities come with the rights of being an American Citizen?
 * Guiding Question**:


 * Title:**
 * //So, You Want To Become An American Citizen?//**

"From 1840-1920, nearly 40 million immigrants arrived in the United States, most through the processing center at Ellis Island. This great wave doubled our young country's population and helped to shape our national identity."1 For those immigrants who came to the United States c. 1900, they could choose to stay, to stay and become a citizen, or return home, if their finances allowed. What would attract immigrants to becoming U.S. citizens, then and now? How does the process of becoming a citizen work and what roles and responsibilities come with the rights of being an American Citizen? What would you choose to do in this situation?
 * Introduction:**


 * Task:**

Imagine you are an immigrant from Ireland named Daniel Twohig. You came to America on a ship called S.S. Pavonia from Ireland to Boston about the year 1894 and decided shortly upon your arrival to settle in the city of Everett, Massachusetts. Everett is a small but growing industrial city. "The largest percentage of people living in Everett were farmers, merchants or manufacturers, and because of this there was very little poverty."2 Presently, you have now been in America for only about two or three years. But now you are starting to think you might like to stay in America and become an American citizen. As an immigrant, there are many unique challenges, opportunities and benefits within your reach if you choose to become an American citizen. **//Do You Want To Become An American Citizen? Would you try to convince others to do the same?//**


 * Lesson Process:**

__**Day 1:**__ To get started you will need to know what the rights of citizenship offers. Click here to view Ben’s Guide to U.S. Government for Kids [] What does being a citizen offer someone? Are there responsibilities or challenges associated with becoming a citizen?

Now let's have you become an immigrant to the Boston area c. 1900. Review and examine each of the historical primary source documents for you the immigrant, Daniel Twohig. These primary sources include photographs, maps, census records, passenger lists, naturalization records relating to your life. //[Documents are provided below.//] View them with a fresh eye and take notes so you may answer the following questions:
 * What are the main purposes of these documents?
 * What is each document about?
 * Who created them?
 * What kind of primary source document are they?
 * When and where was the document made (produced)?
 * What do the documents tell you about the person Daniel Twohig ? What do they tell you about Everett, MA?

Complete the NARA " __Document Analysis Worksheet__ " to help you as you review this information.

Imagine you are Daniel Twohig, could you write your immigrant story? What do you wonder about? What more do you want to know, and how can you find out?

__**Day** **2****:**__ **//Read//** Sadie Frowne's story and her account of immigrating to America in 1905 from Digital History.com.

**//Think://** Analyze Sadie Frowne's account of being an immigrant. What was her immigrant experience? What does the account reveal about him/her and life here in the United States? Imagine Sadie Frowne speaking to Daniel Twohig (with the benefit of some time and distance travel). What would be her advice? What would be your, Daniel Twohig's, response?

Now let's time travel a little more to 2011.

//**Read**/////**Listen**// a brief, first hand account of Vera DaSilva, who became a United States citizen in 2011. What is her story of immigration? What is her story of citizenship?

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Discuss your answers to these questions:
 * Why would an immigrant want to become an American citizen?
 * Why participate in the process?
 * How do you become an American citizen?

How would the experience of Daniel Twohig as an immigrant in 1900 compare to today?

__**Day 3:**__ How would the experience of Daniel Twohig deciding to become a citizen compare to today? Now you have a decision to make. So, do you, Daniel Twohig want to become an American citizen? If you answer "Yes," why? If not, why not?

As "Daniel Twohig" from Everett, MA, share what you know and have learned about becoming an American Citizen by creating and illustrating your understanding of the PATH to American citizenship
 * //Then Write://**

You can do this in one of the following ways: a) Expressing this path to American citizenship as a poster b) Expressing this path in a "New Citizenship manual for immigrants moving to the city of Everett." c) Expressing this path by writing a brief immigrant story of Daniel Twohig including what you have learned during this lesson.

As you create your poster, manual, or story you should include answers to these questions: In what ways can we monitor ourselves or tell if we are acting as good American citizens? How can we as citizens bring about changes in our government over time?

Now you are yourself again. Think about what your have learned by being someone who immigrated to the United States in 1894 and chose to become a citizen as well. What would attract immigrants to becoming U.S. citizens, then and now? How does the process of becoming a citizen work and what roles and responsibilities come with the rights of being an American Citizen? What would you choose to do if you were in this situation?
 * Conclusion:**

// 4 // || // GOOD // // 3 // || // ADEQUATE // // 2 // || // INADEQUATE // // 1 // || // WEIGHTING // || a native American or be a citizen || Student is able to explain fully & give 3+ reasons || Able to explain at least 2 reasons || Able to explain at least 1 || Not able to explain or describe any reasons || 4 || becoming an American between 1840-1912 and present day in 2011 || Student is able to compare & contrast the process in a detailed manner using 3 or more ideas. || Able to compare & contrast the process in a somewhat detailed process manner using 2-3 ideas. || Shows a limited ablity to compare & contrast 1 idea and details are incomplete. || Student is unable to demonstrate knowledge of ideas. Unable to compare and contrast the path process of citizenship. || 4 || (passenger records, photographs, maps, census records and naturalization records). || Student uses 3+ primary sources to illustrate the process. || Uses 2-3 primary sources in a somewhat detailed manner to illustrate the process || Shows limited use of primary sources. Uses at least 1 primary source. || Student shows no understanding or uses of primary sources. || 4 || an American Citizen || Student provides extensive list of 4-5 duties & responsibilities. || Student provides a list of 2-3 duties & responsibilities. || Student provides at least 1 duty & responsibility. || Student unable to provide knowledge of any duties & responsibilities || 4 ||
 * Assessment:**
 * // STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO… // || // STRONG //
 * Explain /describe what it means to be
 * Compare and contrast the process of
 * Use primary sources as a guide to illustrate the path to American citizenship
 * Identify the duties and responsibilites of being

__Footnotes:__ 1." __Immigration: Then and Now__" Scholastic.com __ http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=3774&FullBrea.. __ 2. "__Town of Everett/ 1870 - 1892__" By Julia Rich __ Hoganhttp://www.egovlink.com/public_documents300/everett/published_documents/City%20Clerk/History/Town%20History.pdf// __

Extenstion Activity //**Citizenship ceremony**// -- We will hold a brief citizenship ceremony for all those Daniel Twohigs who have completed the process of becoming a citizen of the United States.

__ Resources: __ //**DAR manual for Citizenship pdfhttp:**//www. [|//DAR Manual For Citizenship//] [|www.tenement.org] 4. The Reconstruction Policy of Congress - Cartoon Chinese as illustrated in California [] 5. MA Archives Naturalization Records [] 6. "A Very Important Day", by [|Maggie Rugg Herold] Illustrated by [|Catherine Stock] 7. Ben's Guide to U.S. for Kids [] 8. "Immigrating to America, 1905," EyeWitness to History, www.eyewitnesstohistory.com (2005). 9. Heritage Community Foundation Alberta Online Encyclopedia -Specific History Questions [] [|10. Questions and Answers for Prospective American Citizens (1907)] = =
 * 1. Ellis Island**
 * Immigration History Center**
 * [|www.EllisIsland.org]**
 * 2. National Society Daughters of American Revolution (DAR)**
 * Education**
 * []**
 * 2.a. DAR Manual for Citizenship, 1935. Elizabeth C. Barney Buel. jpg.**
 * 1935 DAR Manual for Citizenship**
 * 3. Tenement Museum, NY**

Daniel Twohig Documents
===History and photos of the City of Everett, MA form the City of Everett. Click on "History of the City of Everett, 1892-1970" to get a PDF file to read. Click also on Photographs using this link.===

Primary Source Documents from NARA:




















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