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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 them 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
 * Introduction:**

Imagine you are an immigrant from Ireland, Italy or Russia. You came to America on a ship about the year 1850 and arrived in the town of Everett, MA and have been in America about 2 or 3 years. But now you are starting to think you might like to stay in America and become an American citizen. As an immigrant, choosing to become an American citizen is one of the most important decisions you will ever make.There are many unique opportunities and benefits within your reach if you choose to become an American Citizen. To get started you will need to know what the rights of citizenship offers.
 * Task:**

3 class periods 45 minutes each.
 * Lesson Process:**

__**Day 1:**__ I. **//Read//** a brief, first hand account about an immigrant who arrived at Ellis Island between 1840 and 1912. II. Read a brief, first hand account about an immigrant who recently arrived in Everett/ America in 2011 How do you become an American citizen? How do you know
 * //Think://** Why would an immigrant want to become an American citizen? Why participate in the process?
 * //Link://** What is the importance of citizenship? What rights and responsibilities does an American citizen have?

__**Day** **2****:** **(Then)**__ I. Examine the primary source documents (i.e. photographs, maps, census records, passenger lists, naturalization records) II. What do the primary source documents tell you about this person? III. What do you wonder about? What more do you want to know, and how can you find out?

__**Day 3: (Now)**__ I. Listen to a recent immigrants experiences of their naturalization process. II. Share what you know and have learned about becoming an American Citizen by creating and illustrating either a) a poster or b) new citizenship manual for immigrants moving to the city of Everett. 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? III. Citizenship ceremony
 * 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 ||  ||   ||   ||   || 4 || (Passenger records, photographs, maps, census records and naturalization records) illustrate the path to American citizenship ||  ||   ||   ||   || 4 || an American Citizen ||  ||   ||   ||   || 4 ||
 * Assessment:**
 * // STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO… // || // STRONG //
 * Explain /describe what it means to be
 * Compare and contrast the process of
 * Using primary sources as your guide,
 * 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..

[|//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]
 * Resources:**
 * 1. Ellis Island**
 * Immigration History Center**
 * [|www.EllisIsland.org]**
 * 2. National Society Daughters of American Revolution (DAR)**
 * Education**
 * []**
 * DAR manual for Citizenship pdfhttp://www.**
 * 2.a. DAR Manual for Citizenship, 1935. Elizabeth C. Barney Buel. jpg.**
 * 1935 DAR Manual for Citizenship**
 * 3. Tenement Museum, NY**

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