eorgia Adult Education CIVICS STANDARDS

eorgia Adult Education CIVICS STANDARDS

CIVICS STANDARDS A. Demonstrate knowledge of key events, momentous documents, and historic people in United States history. B. Demonstrate knowledge of the structure, function, and symbols of the United States government, and how this knowledge applies to the rights and responsibilities of becoming a citizen. C. Demonstrate knowledge of the general geography of the United States and knowledge of holidays celebrated in the United States. D. Demonstrate knowledge of reading and writing vocabulary for the naturalization test. INDICATORS A.1 Demonstrates knowledge of the founding period of the part of the New World that became known as the United States of America. A.1.1 Discuss who the pilgrims or colonists were and where they came from. A.1.2 Discuss why the colonists came to the U.S. and how they got here. A.1.3 Discuss who helped the colonists establish themselves in their new homeland. A.1.4 Discuss the first holiday the colonists celebrated in the U.S and its symbolism. A.1.1 Write a short paper describing who the Pilgrims were, where they came from and why they came to the New World. Family Literacy A.1.4 Plan a celebration activity for the family during Thanksgiving, to include sharing why the holiday is celebrated, how it started, and some of the foods eaten at the first Thanksgiving celebration. ESL IV Standards 7/2007 Georgia Adult Basic Education Curriculum Framework 94

A.2. Demonstrate knowledge of the Declaration of Independence and the Revolutionary War. A.2.1 Explain the meaning of all men are created equal. A.3. Demonstrates knowledge of historical/famous personalities, famous statements, speeches, and documents reflecting the spirit of Americanism. A.2.2 Tell when the Declaration of Independence was adopted and name the main writer. A.2.4 Discusses who the colonists fought during the Revolutionary War and why. A.3.1 Identifies Patrick Henry as the author of the statement: Give me liberty or give me death. A.3.2 Identifies George Washington as the Father of our country and why. A.3.3 Identifies Abraham Lincoln, credited with signing the Emancipation Proclamation, and what it was. A.2.4 Complete a timeline identifying what events in U.S. history happened when. Family Literacy A.3.2 Learner reads a book about George Washington to his child(ren) and writes a report for class. A.3.4 Learner gets information concerning the I Have A Dream speech and shares with class and family members, explaining the importance of this moment in time. 95

A.4 Demonstrates knowledge of the people and events of the 1800 s A.3.4 Identifies Martin Luther King, as a Civil Rights leader, and discuss the meaning of his I Have A Dream speech. A.3.5 Identifies writers of the Federalists Papers. A.4.1 Names one of the wars fought in this time period. A.4.3 Name one problem that led to the Civil War. A.4.4 Identifies Susan B. Anthony. A.4.2 Identifies where the land was that the U.S. bought from France. A.4.1 Learner draws a map of the United States showing the land that was bought from France. A.4.1 Learner studies the Civil War and participates in Civic Jeopardy where they answer questions about the war in a game setting. A.4. A.5 Demonstrates knowledge of World War I and World War II. A.5.1 Names the countries that fought against the U.S. in WWI and why. A.5.2 Names the countries that fought against the U.S. in WWII and why. A.5.1 A.5.3 Given two lists of facts concerning WW I and WW II, learner identifies which statements relate to WW I and which to WW II. 96

A.5.3 Names the international organization created after WWII to help keep the peace. A.6 Demonstrate knowledge of other historical events. A.6.1 Know what major event happened on September 11, 2001. A.6.2 Name three to five American Indian tribe in the U.S. B.1 Demonstrate knowledge of the states that constitute the United States of America. B.1.1 Identify the original 13 states and what they were called. B.1.2 State how many states there are in the U.S. A.6.2 Play matching game with names. B.1.1 View a map of the United States and identify the states that made up the original 13 colonies. B.1.3 On the same map as used in B.1.1, identify the 49 th and 50 th states. B.2 Demonstrate knowledge of the flag, the National Anthem and the Pledge of Allegiance. B.1.3 Identify the 49th and 50 th states. B.2.1 Name the colors of the American flag. B.2.2 Identify the number of stars on the flag, the color of the stars, and what the stars represent. B.2.3 Identify the number of stripes there are on the flag, the color of the stripes and what they represent. B.2.1 Draw an American flag on paper using ruler and crayons. B.2.2, B.2.3 Construct an American flag with construction paper and explain below the flag the meaning of the stars and stripes. Family Literacy Skills 97

B.3 Demonstrate knowledge of the United States form of government and the Unites States Constitution. B.2.4 Name the title of the National Anthem and who was the author. B.3.1 Name the U.S. form of government and discuss its meaning. B.2.4 Sing the National Anthem in class and for their family members. B.3.2 Identify the supreme law of the U.S and know the year the U.S. Constitution was written. B.3.3 Name the introduction to the U.S. Constitution and recite its content. B.3.3 Recite the Preamble to the Constitution. B.3.4 Discuss whose rights are guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution and what the Bill of Rights is. B.3.5 Know what the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution are called. B.3.6 Discuss what the Bill of Rights represent. B.3.6 Write a paragraph explaining the meaning of the Bill of Rights. 98

B.3.7 Identify the number of amendments to the constitution. B.3.8 Name at least one right guaranteed by the first amendment to the U.S. Constitution. B.3.8 Identify citizen s rights under the 1 st Amendment and tell what that means to him/her. B.4 Demonstrate knowledge of the Legislative Branch of the United States government. B.4.1 Name the three branches of the government in the U.S. B.4.2 Describe the functions of the legislative branch of government. B.4.3 Describe the governmental bodies that make up the United States Congress and their duties. B.4.4 Identify the governmental body that makes federal laws. B.4.5 Describe who elects members of Congress and where Congress meets. B.4.6 Identify how many senators and representatives there are in the U.S. Congress, the length of terms of each, and how many times a senator and representative can be re-elected. Basic Literacy B.4.6 Draw a map of the United States, label each state and show the number of Senators and Representatives there are in Congress. 99

B.5 Demonstrate knowledge of the Executive Branch of the United States government and the offices of the President of the U.S., the governor of Georgia, and the mayor or city manager of a city or town. B.4.7 Discuss why we have the number of senators that we do. B.4.8 Name Georgia s U.S. Senators. B.5.1 Describe the functions of the executive branch of government, and who signs a bill into law. B.5.2 Name the special group that advises the President. B.5.3 Identify who the President was during the Civil War and discuss what he did. B.5.4 Discuss who elects the President, the length of term, and how many terms may be served. B.4.7 Identify the number of Georgia Senators, their names and the length of their elected term. B.5.1 B.5.11 Assume the role of President and Vice President of the U.S., or mayor of the city and introduce themselves; describe their responsibilities and where they live. B.5.4, 5.4.5 Part II of previous activity: the class members will ask questions of each person in the activity and continue until all learners have a grasp of the executive branch of government and local politics. B.5.5 Name one requirement to become President of the U.S. B.5.6 Name the Commander-in Chief and who has the power to declare war. B.5.7 Discuss the vice president s responsibilities. B.5.8 Identify the month election for the President is held and the month of inauguration. B.5.9 Name Georgia s current governor 100

B.5.10 Name Georgia s capital city. B.6 Demonstrate knowledge of the Judiciary Branch of the U.S. government. B.7 Demonstrate knowledge of the rights and responsibilities of a U.S. citizen. C.1 Demonstrate knowledge of general geography of the U.S. vocabulary of places. C.2 Demonstrate knowledge of holidays celebrated in the United States B.5.11 Names the mayor of your city. B.6.1 Identify the functions of the Judiciary Branch of the U.S. government. B.6.2 Name the highest court in the land and discusses the duties of the Supreme Court. B.6.3 Name who appoints the Supreme Court Justices and how many there are. B.6.4 Name the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. B.7.1 Discuss self-government and ways Americans can participate in their democracy. B.7.2 Define what is mean by rule of law and inalienable rights. B.7.3. Discuss the voting process. B.7.4 Name two rights that are for U.S. citizens only. C.1.1 Identify the following places: Alaska, California, New York, Georgia, Washington, D.C., United Nations Building C.2.1 Discuss some of the holidays celebrated by U.S. citizens. C.2.2 Identify why the following holidays are celebrated: Basic or Family Literacy B.6.1 Participate in a card game with facts about the branches of government on the cards and a match would be anything related (e.g. Interpret laws would match Judicial Branch or Supreme Court ; President would match George W. Bush or Commander-in-Chief ) B.7.1 Write a short paper comparing and contrasting the two major political parties in the U.S. B.7.3 Write down information regarding voting to explain to family members, such as: the voting process, the minimum voting age, and when the general election is held. Basic Literacy C.2.2 Play a game identifying flash cards of the holiday when the date and purpose is provided. 101

D.1 Demonstrate knowledge of civics vocabulary in reading and writing. D.2 Demonstrate knowledge of necessary verb vocabulary. D.3 Demonstrates knowledge of other necessary vocabulary for the naturalization test Columbus Day, Fourth of July, Independence Day, Labor Day, Memorial Day, Presidents Day, Thanksgiving, Veterans Day. D.1.1 Define the following terms: America, American Indians, Mayflower, pilgrims, freedom D.1.2 Define the following: bill, capital, Bill of Rights, court, Supreme Court, constitution, Congress, law D.1.3 Define the following and describe the relationship civil, Civil War, flag, D.1.4 Define the following: President,, First Lady, right, state, White House, term, United Nations, city, country D.2.1 Know the following: to be, to be able to, to come, to elect, to do, to have, to help, to live, to make, to name, to start, to veto, to vote D.3.1 Know the following sight words. D.3.2 Identify months of the year and days of the week. D.3.3 Identify colors and question words. Family Literacy C.2.1 Identify a major holiday, define its purpose and plans how the family will celebrate with something that marks citizenship knowledge (e.g. displaying the American flag) D.1.4 Play a game where Civics facts are written on one side of a card, pull a card and tell something about the information (e.g. if it s a name, identify who it is and what they do or did, if it s a statement, tell what it means or provide additional information, etc.) D.2.1 Write sentences with the verb forms illustrated in Benchmarks. D.3.1 Construct a calendar labeling the days of the week and months of the year. 102

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