Chapter 1: Foundations of Army JROTC and Getting InvolvedLesson 7: Proudly We Sing – The National Anthem

CORE LET 1
Unit 1: Citizenship in Action
Chapter 1: Foundations of Army JROTC and Getting Involved
Lesson 7: Proudly We Sing – The National Anthem
Time: (a) 90-minute block with Part 1 and 2 or (b) 45-minute periods with activities for Days 1 and 2
Administrator Lesson Guide:
Lesson Competency: Demonstrate courtesies during the playing of the national anthem
Linked ELA Common Core: RI.9-10. READING:INFORMATIONAL TEXT - RI.9-10.1., RI.9-10.7., RI.9-10.9., W.9-10. WRITING - W.9-10.3.b., W.9-10.10., SL.9-10. SPEAKING & LISTENING - SL.9-10.1., SL.9-10.1.a., SL.9-10.1.b., SL.9-10.2., SL.9-10.4., L.9-10. LANGUAGE - L.9-10.4., L.9-10.4.a., L.9-10.4.d., RH.9-10. READING: HISTORY/SOCIAL STUDIES - RH.9-10.1., RH.9-10.4.
Linked JROTC Program Outcomes: Appreciate the role of the military and other service organizations in building a constitutional republic.
Thinking Processes
Defining in Context – Circle Map* (Alt. = Mind or Concept Map, Sunshine Wheel)
Describing Qualities - Bubble Map* (Alt. = Star Diagram, Brainstorming Web)
Comparing/Contrasting - Double Bubble Map* (Alt. = Venn Diagram)
Classifying -Tree Map* (Alt. = Matrix, KWL, T-Chart, Double T, P-M-I)
Part-Whole - Brace Map* (Alt. = Pie Chart)
Sequencing -Flow Map* (Alt. = Flow Chart, Linear String)
Cause and Effect - Multi-Flow Map* (Alt. = Fishbone)
Seeing Analogies - Bridge Map* (Alt. = Analogy/Simile Chart)
* Thinking Map / Core Abilities
Build your capacity for life-long learning
Communicate using verbal, non-verbal, visual, and written techniques
Take responsibility for your actions and choices
Do your share as a good citizen in your school, community, country, and the world
Treat self and others with respect
Apply critical thinking techniques
Multiple Intelligences
Bodily/Kinesthetic
Visual/Spatial
Logical/Mathematical
Verbal/Linguistic
Musical/Rhythmical
Naturalist
Interpersonal
Intrapersonal / Bloom’s Taxonomy
Remember
Understand
Apply
Analyze
Evaluate

Create

Structured Reflection
Metacognition
What?
So What?
Now What?
Socratic Dialog
E-I-A-G / Authentic Assessment
Observation Checklist
Portfolio
Rubric
Test and Quizzes
Thinking Map®
Graphic Organizer
Notebook Entries
Logs
Performance
Project / Learning Objectives
Explain the history of the national anthem
DescribeCadet courtesies when the national anthem is played
Explainthe history of the official national march
Definekey words: anthems, bombardment, national march, symbol, "The Star-Spangled Banner,” under arms
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Lesson Preview:
Energizer: Select a patriotic reading; prepare to play Audio #1: Battle Hymn of the Republicand display the flag. Arrange Cadets in partners so they share how music evokes certain emotions in a Think and Listen activity.
Inquire:Guide Cadets to the learning objectives and key words in their Student Learning Plan to preview the lesson activities. Prepare to play Audio #2: Star Spangled Banner, display a Bubble Map, and distribute chart paper and markers so Cadet teams list what they know about the “Star Spangled Banner” while listening to the anthem.
Gather:Prepare to brief Cadets and play Audios #3: Stars and Stripes Forever and #4: To the Colors, so Cadets become familiar with the national march and bugle call.Have copies of U.S.Code 36, Chapter 10, and a list of websites related to the national anthem to guide Cadets as they create skits about the national anthem.
Process:Have flags, flagpoles, and flag stands available. Arrange for Cadets to present skits and role-plays about the national anthem. Ask Cadets to answer the Reinforcing Questions and Reflection Questions.
Apply: Distribute Proudly We Sing - The National Anthem Performance Assessment Task and have flags and Audio #2: Star Spangled Banner available so Cadets prepare for and rehearse a ceremony to display the flag during the playing of the national anthem.
CORE LET 1
Unit 1: Citizenship in Action
Chapter 1: Foundations of Army JROTC and Getting Involved
Lesson 7: Proudly We Sing – The National Anthem
Time: (a) 90-minute block with Part 1 and 2 or (b) 45-minute periods with activities for Days 1 and 2
Instructor Lesson Plan:
Why is this lesson important?
When you hear the U.S. national anthem, do you know what to do? A national anthem is usually a song that is so popular within a culture/country that the people of that culture/country claim it as a symbol for their nation. In this lesson, you will examine ways to show respect when the U.S. national anthem – “The Star Spangled Banner” – is played.
Lesson Question
How do the national anthem and other music support patriotism in the United States?
What will Cadets accomplish in this lesson?
Lesson Competency
Demonstrate courtesies during the playing of the national anthem
What will Cadets learn in this lesson?
Learning Objectives
a. Explain the history of the national anthem
b. Describe Cadet courtesies when the national anthem is played
c. Explain the history of the official national march
d. Define key words: anthems, bombardment, national march, symbol, "The Star-Spangled Banner", under arms
When willyourCadets have successfully met this lesson’s purpose?
Performance Standards
  • when Cadets participate in a ceremony when the flag is presented during the playing of the national anthem
  • when Cadets observe appropriate courtesies during the singing of the national anthem in and out of uniform
  • when Cadets follow protocol when displaying the U.S. flag during the national anthem inside or outside
NOTES:
Part 1: 45 minutes
Energizer:
Lesson Delivery Setup:
  1. This is an optional motivational activity and should be used at your discretion, or as time permits.
  2. Display the flag and arrange the classroom so the Cadets can all see the flag during the reading.
  3. Provide chart paper and markers.
  4. Prepare to display the Focusing Question.
  5. Ensure that Cadets have their Cadet Notebook.

Student Learning Activity / Teaching Notes
Direct Cadet Focus: Ask Cadets to think about how music can evoke certain emotions and what music makes them feel patriotic.
Display the Focusing Question(s).
Play Audio #1: Battle Hymn of the Republic and ask Cadets to share a patriotic reading.
Guide Cadets to work with a partner to participate in a Think and Listen activity to think about how music can spark certain emotions, and to share what music makes them feel patriotic. While one Cadet listens quietly and attentively, ask the other Cadet partner to think out loud for one minute. Play Audio #1: Battle Hymn of the Republic softly in the background.
Guide Cadet partners to reverse roles after one minute, and repeat the Think and Listen activity.
Use these Reflection Questions as tools to focus Cadet discussion, reflection on learning, and note taking as you feel appropriate for your Cadet population.
  • Why are songs often thought of as patriotic?
  • How do you feel about the national anthem?

Total Time: 10minutes (optional)
Phase 1 -- Inquire:
Lesson Delivery Setup:
  1. Make sure Curriculum Manager is installed and the clicker receiver is plugged in. Distribute clickers to Cadets.
  2. Ensure that Cadets have access to the Student Learning Plan.
  3. Prepare to show all Inquire Phase slides from the Lesson PowerPoint Presentation.
  4. Prepare to display the Learning Objectives.
  5. Ensure Cadets have their Cadet Notebooks for use throughout this lesson.
  6. Prepare to display a sample of a Bubble Map.
  7. Provide chart paper and markers for partner or team use.

Student Learning Activity / Teaching Notes
Direct Cadet Focus: Ask Cadets to think about when they have heard the national anthem. The Inquire Phase of the lesson is to set Cadets up to begin thinking about what they already know about this subject area.
  1. THINK ABOUTwhen you have heard the national anthem. PREPARE for this lesson by discussing What you will accomplish in this lesson; What you will learn in this lesson; Why this lesson is important, and When you will have successfully met this lesson’s purpose.
/ Review the Student Learning Plan. Ask Cadets to find the answers to the following questions on their plans: What will you accomplish in this lesson; What you will learn in this lesson; Why the lesson is important; When will you have successfully met the lesson’s purpose.
Show the learning objectives slide. Remind Cadets that learning objectives tell them ‘what’ they will learn about in this 90-minute lesson.
Explain that key words are vocabulary words. They will appear throughout the lesson. Suggest that Cadets write down on paper or circle any words that they are not familiar with. Remind them that you may be checking their comprehension of the words later in the lesson.
  1. LISTEN to the “Star-Spangled Banner.” CREATE a Bubble Map to describe how a person might feel while hearing the national anthem. CIRCLE feelings you have when you hear the national anthem. SHARE your map with the class. ADD your map to your Cadet Notebook.
/ Divide the Cadets into pairs.
List situations when the national anthem is played and guide each Cadet pair to create a Bubble Map (or Sunshine Wheel) to describe how a person might feel while hearing the national anthem. Instruct Cadets to generate feelings from four different viewpoints of their choice. Examples of viewpoints are: veteran, athlete, young child, someone from another country. Guide each Cadet to circle those situations s/he has witnessed.
Play Audio #2: Star Spangled Banner as the Cadets work on their maps. Guide Cadets to share their maps with each other. Ask Cadets to add their maps to their Cadet Notebooks.
  1. REFLECT on how you feel about the national anthem. ANSWER the reflection questions presented by your instructor.
/ Use these Reflection Questions as tools to focus Cadet discussion, reflection on learning, and note taking as you feel appropriate for your Cadet population.
  • How do you feel about the national anthem?
  • What did you learn from your partner?

Conclude this phase of learning by summarizing the purpose of the activity and informing them that they will now learn some new information about how to display their respect for the national anthem.
Total Time:10minutes
Self-paced Option: Instructself-paced learning Cadets to complete the Inquire Phase learning activities for this phase of learning. Modify activities as necessary for your Cadet.
Phase 2 -- Gather
Lesson Delivery Setup:
  1. Prepare to show all Gather Phase slides from the Lesson PowerPoint presentation.
  2. Provide access to a student text: Unit 1: Citizenship in Action and Leadership: Theory and Application (hardbound); LET 1 (softbound).
  3. Be prepared to launch Reinforcing Questions.
  4. Prepare to brief Cadets on the history of the national march (John Philip Sousa’s Stars and Stripes Forever) and protocol to follow when the bugle call, “To the Colors,” is heard.
  5. Have copies of the U.S. Code 36, Chapter 10 (regarding patriotic customs) available.
  6. Havecomputers available with Internet connection.
  7. Prepare a list of websites that feature the national anthem and patriotic customs.

Student Learning Activity / Teaching Notes
Direct Cadet Focus: Ask Cadets to think about how people show honor during the national anthem.
The Gather Phase introduces Cadets to the learning objectives by providing new information or content through the activities provided. Cadets begin to build on any previous knowledge or experiences.
  1. LISTEN to a briefing about the national march and the bugle call “To the Colors.” LEARN ABOUT the history of the national anthem and how to show respect by reading Lesson 7: Proudly We Sing-The National Anthem in Chapter 1 of your student text. GATHER information from the student text, Internet sources, and U.S. Code 36 to create a skit or role-play about: 1) the origins of our national anthem; 2) showing respect when our national anthem is played in a variety of situations; or 3) showing respect during the playing of friendly foreign countries’ national anthems.
/ Brief Cadets about the national march and the bugle call, “To the Colors.”
Divide the Cadets into three teams: Red, White, and Blue.
Instruct each team to use information from Lesson 7: Proudly We Sing—The National Anthem of Chapter 1: Foundation of Army JROTC and Getting Involved in the student text, U.S. Code 36, and Internet sources to gather information about the topic assigned below. Guide each team to create a skit or role-play about:
Red Team: the origins of our national anthem
White Team: showing respect when our national anthem is played in a variety of situations
Blue Team: showing respect during the playing of a friendly foreign country’s national anthem
Play Audio #3 and #4.
  1. ANSWER the Reinforcing Questions
/ Display the Reinforcing Questions.
  1. REFLECT on how people show respect during the national anthem. ANSWER the reflection questions presented by your instructor.
/ Use these Reflection Questions as tools to focus Cadet discussion, reflection on learning, and note taking as you feel appropriate for your Cadet population.
  • What did you learn about the national anthem and other national patriotic music?

Conclude this phase of learning by summarizing the purpose of the activity(ies) and informing them that they will now ‘do’ something with the new information or skill they were introduced to.
Total Time: 25minutes
Self-paced Option: Instructself-paced learning Cadets to complete the Gather Phase learning activities for this phase of learning. Modify activities as necessary for your Cadet.
Part 2: 45 minutes
Phase 3 -- Process
Lesson Delivery Setup:
  1. Prepare to show all Process Phase slides from the Lesson PowerPoint Presentation.
  2. Be prepared to launch Reinforcing Questions.
  3. Have flags, flag stands, and flagpoles available for Cadets.

Student Learning Activity / Teaching Notes
Direct Cadet Focus: Ask Cadets to think about what they have learned so far about patriotic music. This phase of the lesson allows Cadets to practice using the new skill or knowledge.
  1. PRESENT your skits or role-plays to the class. WRITE a notebook entry to summarize what you learned from watching the other teams’ skits.
/ Arrange for Cadet teams to present their skits or role-plays to the class.
Notebook Entry:Guide Cadets to summarize what they learned from watching the other teams' skits.
Display the Reinforcing Question(s).
  1. REFLECT on what you learned about music and history. ANSWER the reflection questions presented by your instructor.
/ Use these Reflection Questions as tools to focus Cadet discussion, reflection on learning, and note taking as you feel appropriate for your Cadet population.
  • What did you learn that was new?

Conclude this phase of learning by summarizing the purpose of the activity and informing Cadets that they will now apply the new knowledge or skill through the assignment or activity outlined in the performance assessment task.
Total Time: 20 minutes
Self-paced Option: Instructself-paced learning Cadets to complete the Process Phase learning activities for this phase of learning. Modify activities as necessary for your Cadet.
Phase 4 -- Apply:
Lesson Delivery Setup:
  1. Prepare to show all Apply Phase slides from the Lesson PowerPoint Presentation, including Audio #2: Star Spangled Banner.
  2. Have flags, flag stands, and flagpoles available for Cadets.
  3. Distribute the Proudly We Sing – The National Anthem Performance Assessment Task.
  4. Determine how you will review the key words from this lesson.
  5. Prepare to use the Digital Timer application in your Curriculum Manager.
  6. Prepare to assign the performance assessment task as homework as time necessitates.

Student Learning Activity / Teaching Notes
Direct Cadet Focus: Ask Cadets to think about when they might participate in a ceremony when the national anthem is sung.
This phase of learning will help Cadets transfer past knowledge and experience to new knowledge and skills introduced and practiced during this lesson. Prompt Cadets by asking them how this lesson can be used beyond this classroom experience.
  1. OBTAIN the Proudly We Sing – The National Anthem Performance Assessment Task from your instructor. PREVIEW the scoring guide. PREPARE to participate in a ceremony to present the flag during the playing of the national anthem at a local event.
/ Divide Cadets into teams of four to five.
Guide Cadets to preview Proudly We Sing – The National Anthem Assessment Task.
Guide teams to plan and rehearse how they will conduct a ceremony for a local event that requires the presenting of the U.S. flag and singing of the national anthem. Guide Cadets to plan how to present and display the flag. NOTE: Cadets will need to make decisions about using recorded music or live music for the national anthem. They may assign team members to sing or recruit someone from outside the team to sing during the ceremony.
  1. COMPLETE the Proudly We Sing – The National Anthem Performance Assessment Task. SUBMIT your completed performance assessment task to your instructor for feedback and a grade.
/ Guide Cadet teams to complete the Proudly We Sing – The National Anthem Performance Assessment Task.
Guide Cadets to rehearse the ceremony and self-assess the rehearsal using the scoring guide.
Use the scoring guide during the performance to evaluate and provide feedback.
Guide Cadets to make arrangements to conduct the ceremony at a local event.
  1. REVIEW the key words of this lesson.
/ Key words connect concepts and principles introduced in the text and learning activities. After activities are complete, Cadets should be able to complete a quick check on each word and define it properly.
Remind Cadets that key words were introduced throughout various learning activities and should not be ‘new’ to them.
Instruct Cadets that you are going to see how well they remember the key word meanings and launch the automated response slides or one of several animated games.
Remember to use your digital timer in Curriculum Manager to set a reasonable time limit for this activity.
  1. REFLECT on what you have learned in this lesson and how you might use it in the future.
/ Use these Reflection Questions as tools to focus Cadet discussion, reflection on learning, and note taking as you feel appropriate for your Cadet population.
  • How have your feelings changed about the “Star-Spangled Banner?”

Can Cadets answer the Lesson Question(s) now: How do the national anthem and other music support patriotism in the United States?
Allow some time for discussion.
Total Time: 25 minutes
Self-paced Option: Instructself-paced learning Cadets to complete the Apply Phase learning activities for this phase of learning. Modify activities as necessary for your Cadet.
Homework:
Have Cadets complete Apply Phase Reflection Questions as part of homework if time does not allow completion in class.
Optional Activities:
The following activities are not used within the Student Learning Plan, but you may find them useful for enrichment, extra practice, or as homework assignments. The optional activities for this lesson plan include:
  • Audio #5: America the Beautiful
  • Audio #6: God Bless America
  • Audio #7: The Army Goes Rolling On

Note on Cadet Portfolios:
As Cadets work through the lessons in this chapter, remind them to add completed documents to their Cadet Portfolio. Portfolios can be arranged by topic, chapter, or LET depending on your requirements. Refer to the Cadet Portfolio Assessment Task in your JROTC Instructor’s Desk Reference for ideas on setting up and evaluating Cadet Portfolios.

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