Star+Spangled+Banner+(War+of+1812)

***UNDER CONSTRUCTION*** “The Star Spangled Banner” is a unit that covers the War of 1812 and the story about the birth of America’s most powerful symbol. The essential question for the unit is “Why is the American Flag one of the most powerful symbols in the world?”

Day 1 // Why is the American Flag considered a symbol and what does it symbolize? // What is a symbol? A discussion on symbols and their role in our lives.

Day 2/3 // How the war of 1812 and Francis Scott Key gave birth to the “Star Spangled Banner” // Through video and reading we will examine the War of 1812—why it started, failures and triumphs during the War, and the end of the war…was it an American victory? (Questions)

Day 3 Finish above and then... Examine Francis Scott Key's Star Spangled Banner through historic paintings(Battle of Ft. McHenry), and modern photographs, websites, and the movie. Do an analysis of the song’s verses and decide whether they are historically accurate and decide does it matter if they are? Then translate it into your own words and place them into a blog post. (lyrics) Choose at least three images that would help readers visualize the song, a link to the original words, and try to include or include the music. Make sure you include some kind of introduction to the readers so they know what you post is about, and a short intro to the Star Spangled Banner.

Day 4 // What does the Flag mean to you? // You will start of by presenting your translation of the Star Spangled Banner and then create a Worde that represents patterns from your survey Q from Lesson 1. The wordle must be placed on your blog with an explanation.

Day 5/6 Research project Research one aspect/person/event from the War and write a short research paper on it and create a presentation for the class on Day 7 Directions to follow...

Day 7 Presentations

Day 8 Flag Burning Should it be a crime to destroy an American Symbol? or an expression of free-speech?

Day 4 Symbols in a Symbol – The American Flag is full of symbolism, from it’s colors, to the stripes. Break down the flag into it’s smaller symbols and create a presentation for the class. or... Create a movie that uses the Star Spangled Banner for the audio, and images that match the lyrics. or... Where is the flag today?

Share with class at end of period.