The National Anthem

The National Anthem By: Kaitlyn Yates Cc hr

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Objectives Upon completion of this activity for 20 minutes twice a week, the students will have 80% of the words in the Star-Spangled Banner memorized. The students will also have a better understanding of where the song came from and why it was wrote in the first place. The students will have a better understanding of the vocabulary in the Star-Spangled Banner and will be able to account for 80% of the definitions.

Our Nation’s Song Have you ever wondered what the song is that is sang before your sporting events? Or have you ever wondered who got the privilege of writing it? If you have, you will now know the answer to your questions! After looking over this program, you may even be able to sing it to your family and friends, or even before a sporting event!

History • Who wrote The National Anthem? Francis Scott Key Francis Scott Key was an American lawyer, author, and poet. He lived from August 1, 1779- January 11, 1843. Key got the courage to write this poem, which was later adopted as the United States’ National Anthem, while he was a prisoner during the War of 1812. The British captured him and refused to tell him who was winning the war.

History • Francis Scott Key was inspired then in 1814 to write this poem. The American victory and seeing the American Flag inspired him to write the lyrics. • It was not until 1889 that the Navy recognized the Star-spangled banner for official use.

How is the National Anthem related to poetry? • In poetry, a poem can be written in various forms. The National Anthem was originally written as a poem, but later adopted to be a song. Songs are known to be poems. Freestyle is another famous type of poem. Writers will use this form because it gives them the chance to write what they like.

The Famous Verse of the National Anthem O say! Can you see by the dawn’s early light, What so proudly we hail’d at the twilight’s last gleaming? Whose broad stripes and bright stars, thro’ the perilous fight, O’er the rampart's we watch’d were so gallantly streaming? And the rocket’s red glare, the bombs bursting in air, Gave proof thro’ the night that our flag was still there. O say, does that Star- spangled Banner yet wave o’er the land Of the free and the home of the brave?

Vocabulary • Dawn- n. Daybreak • Hail’d- v. Welcomes or greeted with a salute, a military greeting. • Twilight- n. The small amount of sunlight just before sunrise and just after sunset. • Gleaming- v. Shining or glowing • Thro’- prep. Through from the beginning to the end. This spelling is sometimes used in poetry and music. • Perilous- adj. very dangerous • Watch’d- v. watched, looked at. This spelling is sometimes used in poetry and music. • Ramparts- n. walls around a fort to protect it.

MoreVocabulary!! • Gallantly- adv. Done in a grand manner or way. • Streaming- v. flowing like a river. • Glare- n. a strong, bright light. • Bursting- v. breaking open quickly • Yet- adv. At the present time, now. • Spangled- adj. decorated with small bright bits of something such as stars on the flag. • Banner- n. flag • O’er- adv. Over; This spelling is sometimes used in poetry and music.

Quiz Time What is the first line of the star-spangled banner? Whose broad stripes and bright stars O Say! Can you see by the dawn’s early light. So gallantly streaming

Quiz Time Nice Try! I know you know the answer. Let’s go back and try again!

Quiz Time CORRECT You are just too smart!

Quiz Time Let’s Review! O say! Can you see by the dawn’s early light, What so proudly we hail’d at the twilight’s last gleaming?

Quiz Time The word ‘dawn’ means what? Sunlight just before sunrise Glowing Daybreak

Quiz Time Oops, not quite! Twilight is the amount of sunlight just before sunrise and just after sunset.

Quiz Time Let’s Review! Dawn is a noun. It means daybreak.

Quiz Time Excellent! I knew you could do it!

Quiz Time Francis Scott Key wrote this poem during which war? War of 1812 Korean War WWI

Quiz Time CORRECT!!

Quiz Time Not quite! I’ll give you a hint, he wrote it in the year 1814.

Quiz Time Let’s Review!! Francis Scott Key was an American lawyer, author, and poet. He lived from August 1, 1779- January 11, 1843. Key got the courage to write this poem, which was later adopted as the United States’ National Anthem, while he was a prisoner during the War of 1812. The British captured him and refused to tell him who was winning the war.

Congratulations!! You have completed this activity and you did an awesome job! Hopefully you will remember what you have seen today and you can share with your family and friends!

References • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Star-Spangled_Banner • http://www.francisscottkey.org/ • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_anthem

The National Anthem