United States Symbols Review

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United States Symbols Review
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Lets Review.

• Over the past few weeks we have been
• studying about our national symbols. We
• have completed many different activities
• dealing with the symbols of our nation. I
• hope that you have learned a lot because
• now I want to see how much you have
• learned. We are going to take a look back at
• some of the things we have learned.

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• A patriotic symbol, such as a flag, stands for
  the ideas in which people believe.
• A landmark is an important natural or
• human feature that marks a location
• A statue is a monument built to honor or
• remember a person, an idea, or an event.
• A monument is built to honor a person or an event
  in history.
• A memorial helps keep the memory of a person or
  an event alive.

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Brochure
Click on the brochures to go directly to the
United States Symbols Brochure.

• The first activity we completed was a
• brochure. I have attached my brochure for
• you all to look at once more. In this brochure
  you
• included the following pieces of information for
• your assigned symbol

• What does your symbol symbolize?
• What does your symbol represent?
• Pictures of your symbol
• Interesting facts
• Location of your symbol

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PowerPoint Presentation
Click on the computer to go directly to the
United States Symbols PowerPoint.

• The 2nd activity we completed was the
• PowerPoint Presentation. In this activity you
• created a Symbol Fact Book as well as a
• PowerPoint Presentation over four United
• States Symbols. You also were given the
• opportunity to use your imagination to create
• a new U.S. symbol.

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Webpage
Click on the computer to go directly to the
United States Symbols Website.

• Each of you looked at the website that I
• created over the Symbols of Our Nation.
• You used that website to find interesting
• facts about the symbol of your choice. You
• also had the opportunity to recreate that
• symbol in your own unique way when you
• completed the independent art project dealing
  with
• your symbol.

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Now it is your turn to show me what you remember!

• Take out a piece of paper and number it 1
• through 6.
• You are going to see 6 United States
• symbols. I want you to identify each of the
• symbols by writing down the name and the
• meaning or representation of each symbol.
• DO YOUR BEST!!!!

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Culminating AssignmentChoose 1 to complete.
You must have at least 4 full paragraphs in your
letter. Use the resources you have completed
during this unit to help you. You may also use
any of the resources on this PowerPoint.

• Write a persuasive letter to your principal
  explaining reasons why he or she should allow you
  to go on a field trip to visit a U.S. landmark,
  statue, memorial or monument. Be sure to include
  facts about the place or symbol you chose.
• B. Write a persuasive letter to a friend or
  family member explaining reasons why they should
  visit a particular landmark, statue, memorial or
  monument. Be sure to include facts about the
  place or symbol you chose.

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Resources

• http//bensguide.gpo.gov/3-5/index.html
• http//www.ackerlunds.com/httpdocs/images/Bald_eag
  le.jpg
• http//wikitravel.org/
• http//z.about.com/d/dc/1/0/j/LincolnMemorialStatu
  e.jpg
• http//www.wirednewyork.com/landmarks/liberty/imag
  es/liberty.jpg
• http//zadorlab.cshl.edu/