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Review: U.S. Symbols and Stories

Recognize national symbols without assuming everyone has the same experiences.

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Unit review questions
1. Use the notes and this card. A description names a historic Philadelphia bell. Which choice best fits?
Need a hint?
  • Look for the stars and stripes, emblem bird, Philadelphia bell or torch-holding monument described on the card.
  • Find the note for Liberty Bell. Check which words in this card match it.
2. Use the notes and this card. Canada is named as a nation. Which choice best fits?
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  • Find whether the card describes a town, a state, a country or a continent.
  • Find the note for Country. Check which words in this card match it.
3. Use the notes and this card. A card describes a woman who guided other enslaved people toward freedom. Which choice best fits?
Need a hint?
  • Use the person’s job or action in the card. Match it with the person named in the notes.
  • Find the note for Harriet Tubman. Check which words in this card match it.
4. Use the notes and this card. A class creates a display about a historic event. Which choice best fits?
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  • Find whether the card describes a past event, people living today, an activity remembering something or an invented story.
  • Find the note for Commemoration. Check which words in this card match it.

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Make four small boxes for U.S. Symbols and Stories, one for each lesson: Flag and Other National Symbols; A Country State and Town; Remembering People Without Inventing Stories; Past Events and Present Communities. In each box, choose one supplied card and explain its match using the notes. Compare two of your cards: what makes their matches different? You may draw or tell an adult your answers; the adult can write them for you. Use the lesson cards; you do not need a purchase, interview, personal record or trip. For the adult helping: keep the fictional examples and historical notes distinct; these short cards do not tell every detail about a person or place.

Work on paper or in your own document. Explain the choices you made.

  • Choose one supplied card from each lesson: Flag and Other National Symbols; A Country State and Town; Remembering People Without Inventing Stories; Past Events and Present Communities.
  • Use the notes to name each match and explain its clue.
  • Compare two cards and say or show how their clues differ.
  • Keep the events and details as written; do not make up a quotation or new event.
  • With an adult, name one question the cards do not answer.
Compare with a model response

Flag and Other National Symbols: The card says: “A picture shows fifty stars and thirteen stripes.” That matches United States flag. United States flag is a national symbol with stars and stripes. Compare: The card says: “A picture shows the bird on the Great Seal.” That matches Bald eagle. Bald eagle is a bird used as a national emblem. A Country State and Town: The card says: “Fictional Oak Town is a small settlement within a state.” That matches Town. Town is a local settlement. Compare: The card says: “Maryland is one member of the United States.” That matches State. State is one of the United States’ member political areas. Remembering People Without Inventing Stories: The card says: “A card identifies the nation’s first president.” That matches George Washington. George Washington is the first president of the United States. Compare: The card says: “A card identifies the president who issued the Emancipation Proclamation.” That matches Abraham Lincoln. Abraham Lincoln is U.S. president during the Civil War. Past Events and Present Communities: The card says: “A card describes the Declaration adopted in 1776.” That matches Historical event. Historical event is a real occurrence in the past. Compare: The card says: “A card describes Native families and communities today.” That matches Present community. Present community is people living and participating now. Adult checking note: This model uses the supplied lesson cards and notes. It does not describe every person, community or place. Answering a new question would need a matching source or a new observation.

A different response can also meet the criteria. Compare the evidence and reasoning, rather than copying the wording.