In preparation for the 200th anniversary of The Star-Spangled Banner, students will learn about the Battle at Fort McHenry by studying paintings portraying this event. Students will also study the painting By the Dawn’s Early Light painted for the 100th anniversary of the Battle at Fort McHenry. Lesson: 1. Study three paintings of the Battle…
Category: Painting
Singing the SSB Video Lesson 3
Click Here for Video Lesson 3 http://youtu.be/cGDczAsS5tY Materials Needed Internet access to YouTube Computer with projector (for students to view YouTube videos) Speakers (for students to hear the YouTube videos) Activities – Watch the video lesson linked above. During the video, students will participate in speaking and singing activities for a given excerpt of the…
Spangled Mythconception #1: Key Was Held Prisoner on a British Ship during the Battle of Baltimore
MYTH #1: Francis Scott Key was held prisoner aboard a British ship during the bombardment of BaltimoreCORRECTION: Key was aboard his own American truce ship during the battleKey and fellow lawyer John S. Skinner, the U.S. Agent for Prisoners of War, sailed from Baltimore on September 5, 1814 on an American truce ship and headed…