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BSSD Performance Task Template
Standard Areas: Please indicate the performance levels.
Social Studies
Writing
Balanced Instructional Model:
Please check which strand(s).
Practical Application
Simulation
Real-Life Connection
Please indicate the product:
Journal of National
Symbols, performance of
Star Spangled Banner, My
monument passport.
Please describe the
audience: teacher
Content knowledge and/or process skills Standard(s):
SS 1.7 recognizes and understands purpose of national
symbols, holidays, and monuments.
Personal/Social/Career/Service Standard(s):
Essential Questions: What are the three colors of the
American Flag? What do the stars represent on the
American Flag? What do the strips represent on the
American Flag? Why are these monuments (Liberty Bell,
Statue of Liberty, Mount Rushmore, and Bald Eagle)
important? Why do Americans have American holidays?
Essential Vocabulary: bald eagle, flag, stars and strips,
nation(al), symbol, holiday, monument, president, pledge
(and all words associated), statue of liberty, liberty bell,
national symbol, mount rushmore, washington
monument, Lincoln memorial, capital, white house,
OVERVIEW OF PERFORMANCE TASK:
Day 1: read and discuss The Bald Eagle. Write about why the bald eagle is our
national symbol. Fill in My Passport to the Monuments.
Day 2: introduce patriotic song, “The Star Spangled Banner”. Teach using
MTYT line by line to prepare to sing in front of audience. Read and discuss
The Statue of Liberty. Write about how the Statue of Liberty came about. Fill
in My Passport to the Monuments.
Day 3: practice patriotic song, “The Star Spangled Banner”. Teach using
MTYT line by line to prepare to sing in front of audience. Read and discuss
The Liberty Bell. Write about how the Liberty Bell was used. Fill in My
Passport to the Monuments.
Day 4: Practice patriotic song: “The Star Spangled Banner”. Read and discuss
Mount Rushmore. Write about one of the faces of Mount Rushmore and why it
is there. Fill in My Passport to the Monuments.
Day 5: practice patriotic song, “The Star Spangled Banner”. Read and discuss
The American Flag. Write the 13 strips and 50 stars and what they represent on
the flag.
Day 6: practice patriotic song, “The Star Spangled Banner”. Follow up
worksheets to the American Flag: page 4/5 from BBBB Social Studies.
Day 7: practice patriotic song, “The Star Spangled Banner”. Follow up
worksheets to the American Flag: page 2/3 from BBBB Social Studies.
Day 8: practice patriotic song, “The Star Spangled Banner”. Draw and write
about he flag before America became free from Britian.
Day 9: practice patriotic song, “The Star Spangled Banner”. Read and discuss
The White House. Write about where the White House, who lives in the White
house, and who works in the White House. Fill in My Passport to the
Monuments.
Day 10: practice patriotic song, “The Star Spangled Banner”. Read and discuss
The Lincoln Memorial. Write about why the Lincoln Memorial was built. Fill
in My Passport to the Monuments.
Teachers’ Resource Manual: Spring 2001
Chugach School District 3/29/01
Materials and Resources:
Books by Jango-Cohen;
First Avenue Editions:
The American Flag,
Mount Rushmore, The
Liberty Bell, The Statue
of Liberty, The Bald
Eagle, The Washington
Monument, The Lincoln
Memorial, The White
Hosue.
Words to the Star
Spangled Banner.
Teaching Resources:
Social Studies Made
Simple Grade 1
Scholastic: Fresh & Fun
Our Country Grades K-2
Best Buy Bargain Books
(BBBB) Social Studies
Grades 1-2
Poster of the Pledge of
Allegiance with
definitions on bottom of
poster.
Lined writing paper
Cover page to put all
work into a book
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Day 11: practice patriotic song, “The Star Spangled Banner”. Read and discuss
The Washington Monument. Write about why the it was built. Fill in My
Passport to the Monuments.
Day 12: Discuss the purpose of the Pledge (who wrote it and what it means).
Re-write the pledge using the meanings of each word stated on the Pledge
poster. Introduce the first Pledge written by Crockett (Social Studies Made
Simple page 29).
Closure: Send My American Symbols Book home, sing our National Anthem
at a basket ball game, Chuck Test SS EOL on SS 1.7
Teachers’ Resource Manual: Spring 2001
Chugach School District 3/29/01
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