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- Weaving a Tapestry of Responsible Citizenship Grosenick, Laurie A. Citizenship Citizenship Education Interests Immigrants Limited English Speaking Social Studies Teaching Methods Citizenship Responsibility Grade 4 In this article, the author discusses how she compares social studies instruction to weaving a tapestry of responsible citizenship. She discusses strategies she used to help students who have limited or no English (Limited English Proficiency, or LEP) make the transition from home to school. The author's teaching techniques have many sources. A recent addition to her professional library is Alysa Ullman's "The Path to Citizenship." This workbook describes how to teach citizenship to upper elementary and middle school learners. The author uses Ullman's ideas when introducing students to their rights and responsibilities as citizens. To maintain a high interest in citizenship education, the author explores students' interests, which is her "hook" to encourage them to weave of their own tapestry of learning. In conclusion, the author stresses that citizenship education should not be left to chance, or earmarked for the new immigrants that might be social studies teachers' classrooms. In a culturally diverse society like the United States, it is every teacher's obligation to help all students learn good citizenship, and this process happens best in social studies instruction. (Contains 10 notes.)