The First Amendment Plus initiative used the Learner's Lives as Curriculum framework to explore topics that are useful to learners as they work toward gaining citizenship in their everyday lives. These below resources explicate methods and curriculum development based on learner needs and include several units focused on the civics portion of the citizenship exam.

Learners' Lives as Curriculum begins with intensive listening stage. With learners' texts as catalyst, the next step aims to develop language and literacy lessons that encourage conversations on topics that matter. The third and larger task is to create thematic units that learners agree are critical to address.

Included here are four thematic units written by teachers at City College of San Francisco. The teacher-authors consider them to be works in progress and continue to seek feedback.

• Speaking Up at Work: Our Right to Redress Grievances: Timotha Doane and Venette Cook
• Speaking up for Yourself and Others: Rick Kappra and Suzanne Hovanesian
• Racial Profiling: Denise McCarthy and Tracy Ousdahl
• Speaking up to Landlords: Anna Quan Wong and Rayne Lardie, with Tracy Ousdahl

Manuals to assist students tutor elder immigrant learners

A field guide for tutors with information about ESL teaching techniques. Includes step-by-step lesson planning and specific activities geared for learners at various levels of English proficiency.

Field Book One: ESL for Citizenship

This manual provides information for tutors about the US naturalization process and lesson activities to prepare elder immigrants for the US Citizenship exam.

Field Book Two: Preparing for Naturalization