Learning Resource Type

Classroom Resource

Poetry and Our National Anthem

Subject Area

English Language Arts
Social Studies

Grade(s)

5

Overview

In this learning activity, students analyze "The Star-Spangled Banner" for Key's use of poetic devices. Students express the meaning of "The Star-Spangled Banner" national anthem in their own words and write their own poetry in relation to the flag or another historical event.

    English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 5

    ELA21.5.R5

    Identify and explain literary devices in prose and poetry.

    Unpacked Content

    UP:ELA21.5.R5

    Vocabulary

    • Identify
    • Explain
    • Literary devices
    • Prose
    • Poetry

    Knowledge

    Students know:
    • Literary devices are language that carries meaning other than the literal meaning of the words or phrases.
    • Literary text often includes literary devices, such as personification, imagery, alliteration, onomatopoeia, symbolism, metaphor, and simile.
    • Poetry is a genre of text that uses distinctive style and rhythm to aid in the expression of feelings, while prose is written in ordinary language.

    Skills

    Students are able to:
    • Identify literary devices in prose and poetry.
    • Explain the meaning of literary devices in prose and poetry.

    Understanding

    Students understand that:
    • Literary devices are often included in literary text, like prose and poems.
    • An author uses literary devices to convey meaning within the text.
    English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 5

    ELA21.5.32

    Respond in writing to literature and informational text, including stories, dramas, poetry, and cross-curricular texts, independently and with grade-level proficiency.

    Unpacked Content

    UP:ELA21.5.32

    Vocabulary

    • Literature
    • Informational text
    • Stories
    • Dramas
    • Poetry
    • Cross-curricular texts
    • Independently
    • Proficiency

    Knowledge

    Students know:
    • Responding to text in a written format demonstrates comprehension of the text.

    Skills

    Students are able to:
    • Independently create grade-appropriate written responses after reading literature and informational text.

    Understanding

    Students understand that:
    • To respond in writing to literature and informational texts, they must read critically, have a deep understanding of the text's content, and use appropriate writing skills.
    Social Studies (2010) Grade(s): 5

    SS10.5.10

    Describe political, social, and economic events between 1803 and 1860 that led to the expansion of the territory of the United States, including the War of 1812, the Indian Removal Act, the Texas-Mexican War, the Mexican-American War, and the Gold Rush of 1849.

    Unpacked Content

    UP:SS10.5.10

    Vocabulary

    • political
    • expansion
    • Indian Removal Act
    • Texas-Mexican War
    • Mexican-American War
    • Gold Rush
    • technological developments
    • locomotive
    • telegraph
    • barbed wire

    Knowledge

    Students know:
    • Political, social, and economic events between 1803 and 1860 that led to the expansion of the territory of the United States (the War of 1812, the Indian Removal Act, the Texas-Mexican War, the Mexican-American War, the Gold Rush of 1849, among others).
    • The role of the Louisiana Purchase and explorations of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark for their impact on Westward Expansion.
    • The purpose of the Monroe Doctrine.
    • Alabama's role in the expansion movement in the United States, (the Battle of Horseshoe Bend and the Trail of Tears, among others).
    • The impact of technological developments on United States' expansion (steamboat, steam locomotive, telegraph, barbed wire, among others).

    Skills

    Students are able to:
    • Locate journeys, territories, and political boundaries on a physical and political maps.
    • Sequence historical events.
    • Explain the role of individuals in historical time periods.
    • Compare and contrast technological.
    • Determine causes and effects of events and technological developments between 1803-1860.
    • Analyze primary sources.

    Understanding

    Students understand that:
    • Political, social, and economic events led to the expansion of the United States and contributed to the development of new technologies and the creation of new states while also setting the stage for future conflict within the nation.
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