Fifth Grade Patriot Program 2019-2020 Name ____________________ Teacher___________________ Fifth Grade Patriot Program Name____________________ Teacher_________________________ Testing will occur from 8:30 – 9:00 a.m. each morning in the Library. Timeline Actual of Completion Steps to Patriots Completion Date Anytime Between 1._________ 1. Name and label 50 states with 80% accuracy November and March 2._________ 2. Complete a Community Service Project November 3.Bill of Rights 1. Flag Etiquette quiz December 2. Memorize and recite versus 1 of the Star Spangled Banner January Presidential Report Choose any TWO of the following: Anytime • Landmarks & memorials between • Interview a Patriot February - • Timeline Revolution March • State poster • American Creed Work must be completed by April 3, 2020 2 Fifth Grade Patriot Program Requirement Details 1. Name and label 50 states with 80% accuracy. (Pages 6-10) • Must be completed in one sitting • May use any combination of spelling and postal codes • Test may be retaken as needed 2. Pictorial Representation of the Bill of Rights • Read the Bill of Rights. • Then create a legal size poster (8 ½ x 14), PowerPoint presentation (which is to be printed out), or booklet presenting the Bill of Rights in symbolic form. • Include an illustration as well as a brief summary of the each amendment artistically. • Use drawings, cut-out pictures, or photographs, and in your own words, explain what each amendment means to you. http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/bill_of_rights_transcript.html 4. Flag Etiquette (Page 11) Students will take a quiz. 5. Memorize and recite versus 1 of the Star Spangle Banner Star Spangled Banner O say, can you see, by the dawn’s early light, What so proudly we hailed at the twilight’s last gleaming? Whose broad stripes and bright stars, through the perilous fight, O’er the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streaming! And the rockets’ red glare, the bombs bursting in air Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there: O say, does that Star - Spangled Banner yet wave O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave? 3 6. Presidential report (evaluated by reading teacher) Research a U.S. President that you are not familiar with (George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Bill Clinton, George Bush, Barack Obama, and Donald Trump are not appropriate choices) and report your findings. Your research should include: • Brief description of his early life (date and place of birth, family, education). • Summarize his presidency (reason for running, length of term, important events/acts that occurred during his term). • Personal connection (reason for choosing this president, any cool facts that you learned about this president). You can present this information in the form of a written report or PowerPoint Presentation (which is to be printed out). At the end of your report, please include a list of sources/websites used. Be sure to use your best writing practices. 7. Choose two of the following: A. Landmarks & Memorials (Page 12 & 13)– Identify the city and state of 10 landmarks/memorials and explain the importance of 3 locations. B. Interview a Patriot (Pages 14 & 15) C. Timeline of Revolution: • Your timeline should include at least 10 significant events from the Revolutionary War period. • Each event needs to have a brief description of the event and include why this event was important to the time period. • The timeline can be presented on a poster or digitally. • Below are a few interactive timelines which may be useful in completing this requirement: http://www.tiki-toki.com http://www.timetoast.com D. State poster Make a small poster (8x10) about your favorite state, other than Maryland. Include the outline (shape) of the state, the state flag, state motto, and at least 3 of the state’s symbols. 4 E. American Creed: Memorize and recite I believe in the United States of America as a government of the people, by the people, for the people; whose just powers are derived from the consent of the governed; a democracy in a Republic; a sovereign Nation of many sovereign States; a perfect Union, one and inseparable; established upon those principles of freedom, equality, justice, and humanity for which American patriots sacrificed their lives and fortunes. I therefore believe it is my duty to my country to love it; to support its Constitution; to obey its laws; to respect its flag; and to defend it against all enemies. Written in 1927 by William Tyler Page of Maryland 7. Community Service Project • Choose and complete one suggested project from the list below. • Once your community service is finished, complete and return the community service form found in your Patriot Packet. • The signature should be that of the adult who saw, or supervised, the completion of the project. • Community Service must be completed outside of the school day during the 2019-2020 school year. • The form must include a picture of the student in action. Choices: - plan and complete a beautification project (for example, plant/weed a garden, paint fences, clean graffiti, etc.) - organize and participate in a neighborhood litter clean-up - make greeting cards and deliver them to senior citizens, shut-ins, etc. - visit a nursing home, hospital, or shut in - donate old toys and/or books to Goodwill, homeless shelter, etc. - collect canned goods/clothing for the local food bank, homeless shelter, etc. - any community service activity that is parent/guardian approved 5 6 States, Capitals and Postal Codes Postal Postal Capital State Code Capital State Code Montgomery Alabama AL Helena Montana MT Juneau Alaska AK Lincoln Nebraska NE Phoenix Arizona AZ Carson City Nevada NV Little Rock Arkansas AR New NH Concord Hampshire Sacramento California CA Trenton New Jersey NJ Denver Colorado CO Santa Fe New Mexico NM Hartford Connecticut CT Albany New York NY Dover Delaware DE Raleigh North Carolina NC Tallahassee Florida FL Bismarck North Dakota ND Atlanta Georgia GA Columbus Ohio OH Honolulu Hawaii HI Oklahoma OK City Oklahoma Boise Idaho ID Salem Oregon OR Springfield Illinois IL Harrisburg Pennsylvania PA Indianapolis Indiana IN Providence Rhode Island RI Des Moines Iowa IA Columbia South Carolina SC Topeka Kansas KS Pierre South Dakota SD Frankfort Kentucky KY Nashville Tennessee TN Baton Rouge Louisiana LA Austin Texas TX Augusta Maine ME Salt Lake UT City Utah Annapolis Maryland MD Montpelier Vermont VT Boston Massachusetts MA Richmond Virginia VA Lansing Michigan MI Olympia Washington WA Saint Paul Minnesota MN Charleston West Virginia WV Jackson Mississippi MS Madison Wisconsin WI Jefferson City Missouri MO Cheyenne Wyoming WY 7 8 9 10 Flag Etiquette 1. Study the guidelines for flag etiquette. 2. You must score at least 70% to complete this requirement. If you did not score at least 70%, you may take the quiz again on another day. When handling or displaying the U.S. flag, certain rules of etiquette should be followed. These rules are called the United States Flag Code. • The flag should be flown from sunrise to sunset. If flown at night, the flag should be lighted. • The flag should be flown only in fair weather unless it is an all-weather flag. • The flag should be raised quickly and lowered slowly. • The flag should never be dipped to any person or thing. • The flag should never be worn as a piece of clothing. • The flag may be displayed with another flag, but the U.S. flag should be flown at the top. • The flag should never be stepped on. • The flag should be cleaned and repaired when necessary. 11 Landmarks & Memorials Directions: 1. Complete the table below. Identify the city and state where each landmark/memorial can be located. 2. Choose 3 locations from the list below. The write one sentence about the importance of each landmark/memorial. Landmark/Memorial City State The Alamo Holocaust Museum Memorial Lincoln Memorial Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial Plymouth Rock Statue of Liberty Viet Nam Veterans Memorial Ft. McHenry Mt. Rushmore Arlington National Cemetery 12 1. Landmark/Memorial __________________ City _____________________________ State _____________________________ ____________________________________________ ____________________________________________ ____________________________________________ ____________________________________________ ____________________________________________ 2. Landmark/Memorial __________________ City _____________________________ State ____________________________ ____________________________________________ ____________________________________________ ____________________________________________ ____________________________________________ ____________________________________________ 3. Landmark/Memorial __________________ City _____________________________ State ____________________________ ____________________________________________ ____________________________________________ ____________________________________________ ____________________________________________ ____________________________________________ 13 Patriot 1. Define and explain a Patriot by writing a paragraph using the word bank and space below. Or 2. Interview a modern-day Patriot. Key Words (use a minimum of 10 key words) Freedom Allegiance or Loyalty Celebrate Protect/Defend Passion United States of America Citizen Beliefs/Ideas Sacrifices Constitution Service Community Importance Action Cooperation Pride 14 Patriot Questions when Interviewing a Patriot *Interview is not limited to these questions. Be creative with your thought process. Be sure to underline