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This red, white, and blue flag has a white star, the letters N C around the star (standing for North Carolina), and two yellow scrolls, above and below, bearing dates. The upper date, May 20th, 1775, commemorates the <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.charweb.org/government/meckdec.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.charweb.org/government/meckde"><U><U>Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence</U></U></A></FONT> (named for Mecklenburg County, where North Carolina citizens met to declare their freedom from Great Britain, although the original document was destroyed and some people have questioned its existence). The lower date, April 12th, 1776, commemorates the adoption of the <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://statelibrary.dcr.state.nc.us/NC/HISTORY/HISTORY.HTM#Halifax" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://statelibrary.dcr.state.nc.us/NC/H"><U><U>Halifax Resolves</U></U></A></FONT> (this was the first official action by a colony calling for independence from Britain).</div> <bR> <div> http://www.enchantedlearning.com/usa/statesbw/northcarolina.shtml" <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><U>http://www.enchantedlearning.com/usa/statesbw/northcarolina.shtml</U></FONT></div> <bR> <div> http://www.enchantedlearning.com/usa/states/northcarolina/outline/" <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><U>http://www.enchantedlearning.com/usa/states/northcarolina/outline/</U></FONT></div> <bR> <div> http://www.earlyamerica.com/" <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><U>http://www.earlyamerica.com/</U></FONT></div> <bR> <div> http://www.earlyamerica.com/earlyamerica/firsts/cartoon/index.html" <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><U>http://www.earlyamerica.com/earlyamerica/firsts/cartoon/index.html</U></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <U>http://www.aamlessons.org/dnanney/</U></div> <bR> <div> <B>Historical Timeline of the American Flag <a href="HTMLobj-180/AmericanFlag.ppt"><u>AmericanFlag.ppt</u> </a>  </B></div> <div> <B><U>Powerpoint Presentation   </U></B></div> <div> <B>Debra Nanney</B></div> <div> <B>Cliffside Elementary - Cliffside, NC</B></div> <div> <B>Adventure of the American Mind - Montreat College</B></div> <div> <B>Subjects Integrated in Lesson Plan: </B>English Language Arts, Social Studies, and Information Skills Curriculum</div> <div> <B>Intended Grade Level:</B> Third</div> <div> <B>Narrative:</B> The flag has long represented America in various ways. The purpose of this Power Point program is to transport students back to the beginning with ancestral heritage and human spirit that played an important role in creating the flag. The students will then travel through the changes that the flag has taken since its’ humble beginnings in 1776. Students will view the Battle at Fort McHenry as Francis Scott Key looked on with patriotic pride and later wrote the poem, “Star Spangled Banner.” Flag quilts, war torn flags, war heroes with flags at headstones, parades, and students learning the symbolism of the American flag end the program. The students will visualize past events and connect them to their world today. I hope that patriotic pride is instilled by the importance of this national symbol.</div> <div> <B>N.C. Standard Course of Study Objectives Addressed:</B></div> <div> <B>Social Studies: </B>Competency Goal: 7.1 / Identify and explain the importance of selected persons, patriotic symbols, and public observances.</div> <div> <B>English Language Arts: </B>Competency Goal: 1.05 / Use word reference materials (e.g., dictionary, glossary) to confirm decoding skills, verify spelling, and extend meanings of words.</div> <div> <B>English Language Arts:</B> Competency Goal: 1.06 / Read independently from self-selected materials (consistent with the student’s independent reading level ) to:</div> <div> increase fluency build background knowledge extend vocabulary</div> <div> <B>English Language Arts:</B> Competency Goal 2.02 / Interact with the text before, during, and after reading, listening, or viewing by:</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">setting a purpose </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">previewing the text </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">making predictions </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">asking questions </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">locating information for specific purposes </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">making connections </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">using story structure and text organization to comprehend </div> <div> <B>Information Skills Curriculum:</B> Competency Goal 4.05 Gather Information.</div> <div> <B>Information Skills Curriculum: </B>Competency Goal 4.09 / Present information in a variety of formats (print, graphical, audio, video, multimedia).</div> <div> <B>Detailed Timeline: </B>This lesson plan would take a series of weeks in which the students would be prepared with the knowledge of prediction and background information detailing the timeline of the American flag. The following timeline is brief in contrast to the groundwork laid in preparation for the three day lesson. The PowerPoint program prepared sould be used in a community center within the classroom as an opener to the unit and to help review and enhance the patriotic theme. The centers would be monitored by teacher and assistant. Initially below is the conclusion and review to my unit.</div> <div> <B>Day 1:</B> Tell students about who Betsy Ross was and about the Continental Congress. Provide them with information about the creation of the new flag in 1776 and about the Revolutionary War. The students would review vocabulary used within the unit by use of flashcards prepared by them. The students would be teamed up with partners and use previous definitions looked up to check their partners with. One student would call out a definition, while the other student shuffled through the flashcards in an attempt to answer it correctly. Then the student calling out the definition would tell them if it were correct. If it were correct, then it would be the other students turn to call out the definition and the process would continue.</div> <div> <B>Day 2: </B>The students would predict a future flag. They would pretend that they were the one chosen to create and sew the new American flag. The students would create a flag with the use of construction paper, markers, colored pencils, crayons, or etc. This project would hopefully help the students to review the skill of prediction. The students would also be reminded that the first flag was created to represent values of our past ancestors and that the creation of their flag must also represent reasoning of a future generation. The flags would be presented and then put on a bulletin board display representing “Flags of the Future.”</div> <div> <B>Day 3: </B>The students would create a time line of the flag with the use of construction paper and art supplies. The students would be grouped cooperatively in small groups for this activity. The students would be given clip art of different periodic flags, important players who created the flag, and periodic times of importance for the flag. The students would then glue the items at a distance from each other to create a time line. After gluing the items down, the students would go back and describe the events in which they have pictured. After the students finished their time lines, they could self-check themselves with the use of the Power Point program. The two activities would be correlated in order for the students to have an overall review of lessons taught within the past few weeks.</div> <div> <B>Materials / Hardware/ Software: </B></div> <div> 1. Laptop Computer </div> <div> 2. American Memories</div> <div> 3. Library of Congress</div> <div> 4. Electric Teacher</div> <div> 5. Social Studies materials prepared by teacher</div> <div> 6. Reading skills materials addressing prediction</div> <div> 7. Art supplies</div> <div> 8. Patriotic dolls</div> <div> <B>Teacher Preparation:</B> The teacher will need to prepare art supplies and teacher made sheets to coincide with the unit about patriotic symbols. The teacher will prepare a Point Power program to introduce the unit and will use it as a final review before the final testing of the unit. Reading and vocabulary will be chosen from student’s Social Studies books to coincide with the lessons. Dolls that exhibit historical characters will also be used throughout the unit for prediction as the students guess who they are and guess their contribution to the flag. </div> <div> <B>Prerequisite Student Skills:</B> The teacher will introduce many needed prerequisite skills. The third graders will have objectives taught on prediction and needed vocabulary introduced. The students will learn about different historical periods of the flag assigned by the teacher and researched by them. The students will need prior knowledge of research, knowledge of using a glossary, and the ability to look for details to find information.</div> <div> <B>Activities/Procedures: </B>The unit will last up to a total of three weeks and will include many activities. The students will conduct research with the assistance of teacher directed web sites, the students will write predictive stories appropriate for the period of history, and will create a futuristic flag. The students will use a glossary to define terms and will learn how to create a timeline.</div> <div> <B>Assessment / Evaluation:</B> The students will be evaluated by observation and teacher-made tests.</div> <div> <B>Follow-up Activities:</B> </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">A guest veteran would be invited to talk to the students about his patriotic pride for the American flag. At the end of the speaker’s presentation, a a patriotic flag cake would be served to end the unit. At this time, the students would give the invited guest thank you cards recreating pictures of history that they studied about. </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Teach students the correct procedure for folding the flag and discuss why there are rules for folding the flag when there are not for folding things like sheets. </div> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>