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Bell-work 2/5/14. List the places you see the American Flag…as many as possible! This is not the American Flag, but the Star Spangled Banner EQ: What do the words of the anthem mean to me? . The Star Spangled Banner.
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Bell-work 2/5/14 List the places you see the American Flag…as many as possible! This is not the American Flag, but the Star Spangled Banner EQ: What do the words of the anthem mean to me?
The Star Spangled Banner • The Star-Spangled Banner was made by Mary Pickersgill for Fort McHenry. It originally measured 30 x 42 feet, about one-quarter the size of a basketball court, but a large portion of the flag is now missing. Each star is about two feet across.This flag design became the official United States flag on May 1, 1795. With the addition of two stars for Vermont (admitted as the 14th state on March 4, 1791) and Kentucky (admitted as the 15th state on June 1, 1792), this flag was to last for 23 years. The five Presidents who served under this flag were George Washington (1789-1797), John Adams (1797-1801), Thomas Jefferson (1801-1809), James Madison (1809-1817) and James Monroe (1817-1825).The 15-star, 15-stripe flag was authorized by the Flag Act of January 13, 1794, adding two stripes and two stars. The regulation went into effect on May 1, 1795. This flag was the only American flag to have more than 13 stripes. It was immortalized by Francis Scott Key during the bombardment of Fort McHenry, Sept 13, 1814
Objective and Scale: • The student will be able to evaluate the larger meaning of the National Anthem with 80% accuracy • Star Spangled Discussion Listen to the anthem Picture Summary of the Poem I do We Do You do
What the Flag means to us? • Why is the flag important in the military? • Why did an American astronaut leave an American flag on the moon? • Why do American athletes cry when they see the flag and hear the National Anthem played during the Olympics? • Why does the American flag symbolize pride for the United States?
In 1814, Francis Scott Key wrote the poem, Defense of Fort McHenry. The poem was later put to the tune of (John Stafford Smith's song) The Anacreontic Song, modified somewhat, and retitledThe Star Spangled Banner. Congress proclaimed The Star Spangled Banner the U.S. National Anthem in 1931.
Picture summary: • Using side ONE of the card create a picture summary of the poem (anthem) • Using side TWO summarize what the anthem means to YOU!