Choose-Your-Topic Game Orientation Wrap-Up Please note that all 43 questions provided in the activity plan are included in this PowerPoint. For the purpose

Choose-Your-Topic GameChoose-Your-Topic GameOrientation Wrap-Up

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•When topics are combined (such as Transportation and Employment), one question from the first two activity plans of each topic have been included.

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Role of the Local

Resettlement Agency

Community Services

and Public Assistance

and Housing

Transportation and

Employment

Learning English

and Education

Health and Hygiene

and Budgeting and

Personal Finance

Cultural Adjustment

U.S. Laws and Refugee Status

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Role of the Local Resettlement AgencyRole of the Local Resettlement Agency

Who is your first contact in the United States when you need advice or services?

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Role of the Local Resettlement AgencyThe Basics: Role of the Local Resettlement Agency

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What are two additional things you would like to learn about resettlement?

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Role of the Local Resettlement Agency Initial Resettlement Assistance and Services Provided


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What are two reasons it is important to attend orientation sessions?

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Role of the Local Resettlement Agency Attending Orientation Classes


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What are two things you can do that will help you work better with resettlement agency staff?

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Role of the Local Resettlement Agency A New Partnership


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Why might you receive different services than other refugees receive?

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Role of the Local Resettlement Agency Overcoming Challenges


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Community Services and Public Assistance andHousingCommunity Services and Public Assistance andHousing

If your family needs public assistance, who should you talk with to find out if your family is eligible for low-income assistance?

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Community Services and Public Assistance The Basics: Community Services and Public Assistance

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What two community services will be most useful to your family? Why?

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Community Services and Public Assistance Types of Services


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Name two benefits of community involvement.

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Community Services and Public Assistance Social Involvement in Your Community


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If you do not pay your rent or utility bills on time, what are two things that could happen?

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Housing The Basics: Housing


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Name two rights and two responsibilities that you have as a tenant.

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Housing Housing Rights and Responsibilities


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What are two reasons why it is important to be a respectful neighbor?

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Housing Being a Good Neighbor


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Transportation and EmploymentTransportation and Employment

Describe how to use one form of transportation that is available in your community.

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TransportationThe Basics: Transportation

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Describe how to get from your home to the local elementary school.

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Transportation Getting Around Your New Community


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What are two benefits of using public transportation versus owning a car?

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Transportation Owning and Driving a Car


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Why is it important to stay in a job for at least 6 months?

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EmploymentThe Basics: Employment


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What are two important reasons for adults to work?

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Employment Working in the United States


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What are three ways to find a job in the United States?

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Employment Finding a Job


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Give a situation where someone might need an interpreter. Describe how you would request an interpreter.

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Learning English The Basics: Learning English

Learning English and Education Learning English and Education

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Describe three ways you can learn English.

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Learning English Ways to Learn English


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What are three places in your community where knowing some English will be helpful to you?

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Learning English Benefits of Learning English


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What are two reasons that an adult should work rather than go to school?

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EducationThe Basics: Education


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Name two ways a parent could get involved in her/his child’s education.

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EducationGetting Involved in Your Child’s School


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If you receive a call from the school telling you that your child has not been attending school, what would you do?

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EducationDealing With Issues at School


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For adults, what is one challenge and one benefit of working rather than going to school?

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EducationEmployment Versus Education for Adults


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Give an example of a routine health situation and an urgent health situation, and what you would do if you were in those situations.

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Health and HygieneThe Basics: Health and Hygiene

Health and Hygiene and Budgeting and Personal FinanceHealth and Hygiene and Budgeting and Personal Finance

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Why is it important to know that your doctor does not share your medical information with anyone else?

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Health and HygieneA Doctor’s Visit: What to Expect


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How can your hygiene affect your personal relationships in the United States?

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Health and HygienePersonal Hygiene


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What are two healthy ways to cope with sadness or worry?

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Health and HygieneAddressing Emotional Health Challenges


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What is one way you will support your family now? What is a way you will do so in the long term?

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Budgeting and Personal FinanceThe Basics: Budgeting and Personal Finance


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What are two things you can do at a bank?

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Budgeting and Personal FinanceBanks and Paychecks


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What are two reasons that budgeting is important?

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Budgeting and Personal FinanceBudgeting and Prioritizing


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If you are experiencing culture shock, what are two ways you could cope?

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Cultural AdjustmentThe Basics: Cultural Adjustment

Cultural AdjustmentCultural Adjustment

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What are two different types of diversity common in U.S. communities?

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Cultural AdjustmentDiverse Communities


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If you were late to a doctor’s appointment, what might happen? If your child were late to school, what might happen?

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Cultural AdjustmentPunctuality


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What are two healthy ways your family could handle role changes?

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Cultural AdjustmentFamily Roles


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Describe a parenting challenge. What is a legal and acceptable way that your family might manage the challenge?

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Cultural AdjustmentParenting Practices


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If your children learn English faster than you, how will you feel? If you feel bad, what will you do about it?

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Cultural AdjustmentAdjusting to Changes and Challenges


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What are two examples of situations where you might need help from a law enforcement official? How would you get the help you needed?

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U.S. Laws and Refugee StatusThe Basics: U.S. Laws and Refugee Status

U.S. Laws and Refugee StatusU.S. Laws and Refugee Status

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If you call 9-1-1, what are two things you should remember while you are on the call?

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U.S. Laws and Refugee StatusUsing Emergency Services


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What are two unsafe situations you may face? If you were to find yourself in these situations, what should you do?

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U.S. Laws and Refugee StatusPracticing Safety Procedures


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Give an example of an unsafe situation that you may find yourself in.

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U.S. Laws and Refugee StatusCommon Safety Practices


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What are three legal responsibilities you have in the United States?

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U.S. Laws and Refugee StatusYour Rights and Your Responsibilities


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When it is time to adjust your status, what should you do first?

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U.S. Laws and Refugee StatusAdjusting Your Status


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What is an example of a question you might ask to learn about a local law?

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U.S. Laws and Refugee StatusLearning Local Laws


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Choose-Your-Topic Game Orientation Wrap-Up Please note that all 43 questions provided in the activity plan are included in this PowerPoint. For the purpose