CountUsIn_Activities_updatedpdf
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  1. Count Us In Word CloudFind the words in the Word Cloud below. 1.Find the names of four people.2.Find the word for the room where you cook.3.Find the words to complete the sentences: In the census, they count how ____________________ people you live with—fromnewborn babies to seniors. You give basic ____________________ about each person.4.Find the word to complete the sentence: Theinformationyou giveon the censusis ___________________. That means theCensus Bureau is not allowed to share yourinformationwith anyone—not ICE, not immigration, not the police and not your landlord.5.Find the words to complete the sentence: When more people do the census, the community gets more money for schools, hospitals,roads, job training, and other things. We also get more ____________________ to fight for our rights in Washington.Bonus:Find the word for a picture you take of yourself.CUNY Office of Academic Affairs1
  2. Count Us In: Before You Watch—True/FalseA.What do you know about the census? Before you watch Count Us In, do this True/Falseactivity. Write trueif you think the sentence is true. Write falseif you think the sentenceis false.1.The census asks your age. ____________2.The census only asks about the adults in your home. ____________3.The CensusBureauis not allowed by law to give your information to anyone—notICE, not the tax people, not the police, and not even your landlord. ____________4.The more people who are counted, the more representatives we get to fight for ourrights in Washington, DC. ____________5.The census happens every year. ____________After You WatchB.After you watch Count Us In, re-read the sentences above. Do you want to change any ofyour answers? Which sentence did the video not talk about?C.Read the Census Factsheet. Write at least two factsabout the 2020 Census that youlearn from the factsheet that you didn’t learn from the video. (Click here: CensusFactsheet.)CUNY Office of Academic Affairs2
  3. Count Us In: Before You Watch—Picture DiscussionOn the following pages are four pictures from Count Us In.There are three questions under each picture:1.What do you see in this picture?2.What do you think is going on in this picture?3.What do you see that makes you say that?Look at the pictures and write some ideas to share with your classmates online. Here are some additional questions to think about:4.Who do you think is in the picture?5.Where do you think they are?6.What do you think happened before the picture?7.What do you think will happen next?8.What do you think the person or people in the picture is/are saying?9.Write 1-3 questions about anything you want to know about the situation in thepicture.The purposes of this activity are to build your vocabulary, make predictions about the videos, and to give reasons for your ideas. You can write your answers, or share your ideas in a group discussion online. After You WatchLook at the pictures again. Choose one of the pictures and write a summary of the scene in the picture. Write what the person or people is/are saying in the picture. Share your writing and ideas with your classmates online.CUNY Office of Academic Affairs3
  4. we speak NYC •seasoN 2•Conversation Guide: Pictureswww.nyc.gov/WeSpeakNYCwhat do you see in this picture?what do you think is going on in this picture?what do you see that makes you say that?Count Us In• What’s Going On?4
  5. we speak NYC •seasoN 2•Conversation Guide: Pictureswww.nyc.gov/WeSpeakNYCwhat do you see in this picture?what do you think is going on in this picture?what do you see that makes you say that?Count Us In• What’s Going On?5
  6. we speak NYC •seasoN 2•Conversation Guide: Pictureswww.nyc.gov/WeSpeakNYCwhat do you see in this picture?what do you think is going on in this picture?what do you see that makes you say that?Count Us In• What’s Going On?6
  7. we speak NYC •seasoN 2•Conversation Guide: Pictureswww.nyc.gov/WeSpeakNYCwhat do you see in this picture?what do you think is going on in this picture?what do you see that makes you say that?Count Us In• What’s Going On?7
  8. Answer Key: Count Us InCountUsInWordCloud,page11.Eli, Juan, Miguel, Isabel2.kitchen3.many, information4.confidential5.representativesBonus:selfieBeforeYouWatch—True/False,page21.true2.false3.true4.true5.falseCUNY Office of Academic Affairs8
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