Star Spangled Banner

What is the Star Spangled Banner?

1. The song is our national anthem.

2. A national anthem is a nation’s official song.

3. Just like you may have a favorite song – the Star Spangled Banner is America’s “favorite Song”.

4. It became our official national anthem in 1931.

5. The song is played before any sporting event, political event or even graduation ceremonies.

What are the lyrics?

Oh, say can you see by the dawn's early lightWhat so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming?Whose broad stripes and bright stars thru the perilous fight,O'er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming?And the rocket's red glare, the bombs bursting in air,Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there.Oh, say does that star-spangled banner yet waveO'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?

When was the song created?

1. The lyrics were written in 1814 during the War of 1812.

2. The person who wrote the lyrics put his lyrics to a famous song that had already existed since 1780.

Who created the song?

1. A man by the name of Francis Scott Key wrote the lyrics to the song.

2. Francis Scott Key was an American lawyer and amateur poet.

Why was the song created?

• Let’s watch the video…

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnRQ8-MMX28

Long Story Short: War of 1812

1. The War of 1812 was fought between the United States and the British.

2. The two nations fought over major disagreements.

3. The British tried to limit America and keep the nation powerless. Kind of like an older sibling bullying the younger one.

4. The Americans and British ended up making peace.

So What?

1. The Star Spangled Banner became a sensational song for the Americans.

2. It became a sense of pride for the country of America.

3. Today, the Star Spangled Banner brings people together through happiness, tragedies and other important events to show patriotism.

Patriotism

1. Patriotism is a love for one’s country.

2. Americans can become “one” when patriotism has occurred.

3. What does patriotism look like to you?

• Actual flag that flew over Fort McHenry and inspired the Star Spangled Banner

• This was photographed several years later in 1873.

• Today the flag is viewable in the National Museum of American History located in Washington, D.C.