Module 36: Songs about America- Social Studies 3 - Course Guide
Module Overview:
In this module, students will learn to identify the meaning and significance of the Pledge of Allegiance, the "Star Spangled Banner", "America the Beautiful", "This Land is Your Land", and "My Country Tis of Thee".
Module Materials:
- Pencils
- Crayons or colored pencils
- Notebook
- Scissors
- Glue
- Highlighter
- Markers
- Blank paper
Module Objectives:
| Lesson # | Lesson Title | Objective(s) |
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| 1 | The Pledge of Allegiance |
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| 2 | “The Star-Spangled Banner” |
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| 3 | America the Beautiful |
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| 4 | This Land Is Your Land |
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| 5 | “My Country, ‘Tis of Thee” |
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Module Key Words:
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Pledge of Allegiance American history The Star-Spangled Banner national anthem songs of America “America the Beautiful” “This Land Is Your Land” “My Country, ‘Tis of Thee” |
Module Assignments:
| Lesson # | Lesson Title | Page # | Assignment Title |
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| 1 | The Pledge of Allegiance | 5 | Drawing the Pledge Assignment |
| 3 | America the Beautiful | 5 | “America the Beautiful” Rewrite Assignment |
| 5 | “My Country, ‘Tis of Thee” | 5 | “My Country, ‘Tis of Thee” Word Search Assignment |
Learning Coach Notes:
| Lesson # | Lesson Title | Notes |
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| 1 | The Pledge of Allegiance | After completing this lesson, ask your student to explain the significance of The Pledge of Allegiance and what it means. |
| 2 | “The Star-Spangled Banner” | After completing this lesson, ask your student to explain the significance of "The Star-Spangled Banner" and what it means. |
| 3 | America the Beautiful | After completing this lesson, ask your student to explain the significance of "America the Beautiful" and what it means. |
| 4 | This Land Is Your Land | After completing this lesson, ask your student to explain the significance of "This Land is Your Land" and what it means. |
| 5 | “My Country, ‘Tis of Thee” | After completing this lesson, ask your student to explain the significance of "My Country 'Tis of Thee" and what it means. |
Module Guiding Questions:
When a student starts a lesson ask them questions to check for prior knowledge and understanding and to review concepts being taught. At the end of the lesson ask the questions again to see if their answer changes.
| Lesson Title | Question |
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| The Pledge of Allegiance |
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| “The Star-Spangled Banner” |
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| America the Beautiful |
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| This Land Is Your Land |
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| “My Country, ‘Tis of Thee” |
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Module Video Questions:
When a student watches a video take time to ask them questions about what they watched. Suggested questions for the videos in this module are listed here. Suggestion: Have the student watch the entire video first all the way through. Then have them watch the video a second time, as they watch it pause the video and ask the questions.
| Lesson Title | Video | Question |
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Module Suggested Read Aloud Books:
Take time to read to your student or have them read aloud to you. Read a different book each day. While reading the book point out concepts being taught. You may purchase these books or find them at your local library. Suggested things to discuss while reading the book:
- What is the main idea?
- What are three things new you learned?
- How does this book relate to what you are learning about?
| # | Book | Author | Lexile Level |
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| 1 | Our Pledge, Our Promise: The Pledge of Allegiance Explained | Sheri Wall and Gary Manly | |
| 2 | The Star-Spangled Banner | Peter Spier | |
| 3 | America the Beautiful | Wendell Minor | |
| 4 | This Land Is Your Land | Woody Guthrie and Kathy Jakobsen | |
| 5 | My Country 'tis Of Thee | Samuel Francis Smith |
Module Outing:
Take some time to apply what your student is learning to the real world. Suggested outings are below.
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