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“Why is the American Flag one of the most powerful symbols in the world?” Lesson 1 Why is the American Flag considered a symbol and what does it symbolize?

Lesson 2/3 How the war or 1812 and Francis Scott Key gave birth to the “Star Spangled Banner” Discuss the impact of the war had on the country and how its impact on the American psyche at the time created a symbol that is still powerful today.

Lesson 3 Examine the Star Spangled Banner through historic paintings(Battle of Ft. McHenry), modern photographs. Students will also do an analysis of the song’s verses. Conclude whether they are historically accurate and does it matter if they are?

Lesson 4 Finish above

Lesson 5 Symbols in a Symbol –

Lesson 6 Why/How has the meaning of the American Flag changed over history? Students will look at images from American History and decide how the event or person altered the symbolism of the Flag.

Lesson 7/8 What does the Flag mean to you? Students will collect images that show what the flag symbolizes to them. They will then create a new re-designed American Flag utilizing their images and the answers from their survey from lesson one.

Lesson 9 Present Flags and answer to essential question

Lesson 10 Flag Burning - A crime to destroy an American Symbol, or an expression of free-speech