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1 The Star Spangled Banner Mini Study

2 Created and designed by Debbie Martin The Star Spangled Banner Mini Study The Whole Word Publishing The Word, the whole Word and nothing but the Word." Copyright March 2011 by Debbie Martin 3627 D St. Bremerton, Wa All rights reserved. Permission is hereby granted to the individual purchaser to reproduce his book in whole or in part for non commercial individual or classroom use only. Permission is not granted for school wide system wide reproduction of materials. Images are are public domain.

3 file ple m Sa One of two surviving copies of the 1814 broadside printing of the "Defence of Fort McHenry", a poem that later became the lyrics of the national anthem of the United States.

4 Sa m ple file The Star Spangled Banner In 1814, about a week after the city of Washington had been badly burned, British troops moved up to the primary port at Baltimore Harbor in Maryland. Francis Scott Key visited the British fleet in the Francis Scott Key Harbor on September 13th to secure the release of Dr. William Beanes, a medical doctor who had been captured during the Washington raid. Beanes offered his medical Fort McHenry today. Fort McHenry looking towards the position of the British ships services at the first General Hospital in Philadelphia after the Battles of Lexington and Concord. He also mended the wounded soldiers there from the Battle of Brandywine and the Battle of Long Island and Valley Forge. Beanes Plaque marking the birthplace of bought land just outside of Upper Francis Scott Key Marlboro, Maryland in Here he built a house and began practicing medicine. He was also a farmer there and owned a local grist mill (A grist mill is a building in which

5 Sa m ple file grain is ground into flour.) In the later 18th century Beanes was a respected medical doctor and distinguished scientist with an excellent reputation. Friends of Beanes went to Francis Scott Key, a lawyer in Georgetown, Washington D.C., to ask for help on the release of the elderly doctor. Key got the permission of President James Madison who also sent John Stuart Skinner, the US Prisoner Exchange Agent for the region. On September 3, 1814, Francis Scott Key and John Stuart Skinner set sail from Baltimore aboard the ship HMS Minden flying a flag of truce. (A flag of truce is a white flag it is an internationally recognized protective sign of truce or ceasefire, and request for negotiation. It is also used to symbolize surrender, since it is often the weaker military party which requests negotiation. A white flag signifies to all that an approaching negotiator is unarmed, with an intent to surrender or a desire to communicate. Persons carrying

6 file or waving a white flag are not to be fired upon, nor are they allowed to open fire.) Their objective was to secure the exchange of prisoners, Dr. William Beane who had been captured in his home. Beanes was accused of aiding the arrest of British soldiers. Key and Skinner boarded the British flagship HMS Tonnant on September 7th and spoke with British Major Sa m ple General Robert Ross and HMS Tonnant Admiral Alexander Cochrane over dinner HMS Tonnant while the two officers discussed war plans. At first, Ross and Cochrane refused to release Beanes, but gave in after Key and Skinner showed them letters written by wounded British Admiral Alexander General Robert Ross Cochrane

7 Sa m ple file prisoners praising Beanes and other Americans for their kind treatment. Because Key and Skinner had heard details of the plans for the attack on Baltimore, they were held captive until after the battle, first aboard HMS Surprise and later back on HMS Minden. After the bombardment, certain British gunboats attempted to slip past the fort and a land in a cove to the west of it, but they were turned away by fire from nearby Fort Covington, the city's last line of defense. During the rainy night, Key had witnessed the bombardment and observed that the fort's smaller "storm flag" continued to fly, but once the shell and rocket barrage had stopped, he would not know how the battle had turned out until dawn. By then, the storm flag had been lowered and the larger flag had been raised. Key was inspired by the American victory and the sight of the large American Flag flying triumphantly above the fort. This flag, with

8 fifteen stars and fifteen stripes, came to be known as the Star Spangled Banner Flag and is today on display at the Smithsonian Institution. It was restored in 1914 by Ameila Fowler, and again in 1998 as part of an ongoing conservation program. Sa m ple file Aboard the ship the next day, Key wrote a poem on the back of a letter he had kept in his pocket. At twilight on September 16, he and Skinner were released in Baltimore. He completed the poem at the Indian Queen Hotel, where he was staying, and entitled it Defense of Fort McHenry. The original manuscript copy of the "Star-Spangled Banner" poem By Francis Scott Key

9 file ple m Sa An artist's rendering of the battle at Fort McHenry The caption reads "A VIEW of the BOMBARDMENT of Fort McHenry, near Baltimore,by the British fleet taken from the Observatory under the Command of Admirals Cochrane & Cockburn on the morning of the 13th of Sept 1814 which lasted 24 hours & thrown from 1500 to 1800 shells in the Night attempted to land by forcing a passage up the ferry branch but were repulsed with great loss." Within days the poem was published in the Baltimore patriot.the poem was eventually set to music that had originally been written by English

10 Sa m ple file composer John Stafford Smith for a song titled "The Anacreontic Song" or "Anacreon in Heaven". (John Stafford Smith lived from March 30, 1750 September 21, He was a British composer.) The end John Stafford Smith result was the inspiring song now considered the national anthem of the United States of America. It was accepted as such by public demand for the next century or so, but became even more accepted as the national anthem during the World Series of Baseball in 1917 when it was sung in honor of the brave armed forces fighting in World War One. John Stafford Smith memorial, Gloucester, Cathedral in England.

11 Sa m ple file The World Series performance moved everyone in attendance, and after that it was repeated for every game. Finally, on March 3, 1931, the American Congress proclaimed it as the national anthem, 116 years after it was first written. Flag that flew over Fort McHenry in 1814.

12 The Star Spangled Banner Oh, 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, thru 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? Sa m ple file On the shore dimly seen through the mists of the deep, Where the foe's haughty host in dread silence reposes, What is that which the breeze, o'er the towering steep, As it fitfully blows, half conceals, half discloses? Now it catches the gleam of the morning's first beam, In full glory reflected, now shines on the stream: Tis the star-spangled banner: O, long may it wave O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave! And where is that band who so vauntingly swore That the havoc of war and the battle's confusion A home and a country should leave us no more? Their blood has washed out their foul footsteps' pollution. No refuge could save the hireling and slave From the terror of flight or the gloom of the grave: And the star-spangled banner in triumph doth wave O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave. O, thus be it ever when freemen shall stand, Between their loved home and the war's desolation! Blest with victory and peace, may the heav'n-rescued land Praise the Power that hath made and preserved us a nation! Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just, And this be our motto: " In God is our trust" And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave!

13 Sa m ple file "By Dawn's Early Light" 1912 painting by Edward Moran This painting depicts the legendary moment of the morning of September 14th, Francis Scott Key with his compatriots Colonel John Skinner and Dr. William Beanes see the American flag waving above Baltimore's Fort McHenry. This inspired Key to write the work to become the American national anthem, The Star-Spangled Banner.

14 Directions for the Copywork Booklet Copy the text onto each oval. Additional lined ovals are included in case additional writing room is needed. Cut out each oval, keeping them in order. Stack with cover on top and hole punch where indicated and secure with a brad or tie with a piece of ribbon. This booklet can be glued into the lapbook portion of this study if desired.

15 The Star Spangled Banner by Francis Scott Key 1814 Oh, 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, thru the perilous fight, O'er the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streaming?

16 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? On the shore dimly seen through the mists of the deep, Where the foe's haughty host in dread silence reposes, What is that which the breeze, o'er the towering steep, As it fitfully blows, half conceals, half discloses?

17 Now it catches the gleam of the morning's first beam, In full glory reflected, now shines on the stream: Tis the star-spangled banner: O, long may it wave O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave! And where is that band who so vauntingly swore That the havoc of war and the battle's confusion A home and a country should leave us no more? Their blood has washed out their foul footsteps' pollution.

18 No refuge could save the hireling and slave From the terror of flight or the gloom of the grave: And the star-spangled banner in triumph doth wave O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave. O, thus be it ever when freemen shall stand, Between their loved home and the war's desolation! Blest with victory and peace, may the heav'n-rescued land Praise the Power that hath made and preserved us a nation!

19 Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just, And this be our motto: " In God is our trust" And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave!

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21 My Star Spangled Banner Lapbook

22 Optional Lapbook Booklets Francis Scott Key visited the British fleet in the Harbor on September 13 th to do what? Who was Dr. William Beanes? Directions for above booklets. Cut out booklets, fold in half and write inside. Glue into lapbook.

23 What is a grist mill? Directions for above booklet. Cut out booklet and fold in half. Write inside. Fold tab over and glue into lapbook. Friends of Beanes went to Francis Scott Key, a in Georgetown, Washington D.C., to ask for help on the release of the elderly doctor. Fill it in Directions for above circle booklet. Fill in the blank on the top circle. Cut out both circles. Stack with cover on top, staple or whole punch at the Top. Glue into lapbook.

24 Who did the president send to go with Francis Scott Key? Key got the Permission of what president? Directions for all booklets on this page. Cut out booklets, fold in half and write inside. Glue into lapbook. What is a flag of truce?

25 What was Beanes accused of? Directions for above booklet, Cut out Booklet, fold in half. Write inside, fold tab over and glue into lapbook. For flag booklet, cut out Fold in half and write inside. Glue into lapbook. Key and Skinner boarded the British flagship HMS Tonnant on September 7 th and spoke with what two people? Directions for above. Write one name on each card. Cut out cards. Next cut out pocket. Fold tabs back And glue into lapbook. When dry insert cards. Key was inspired by the American victory and the sight of the large American Flag flying triumphantly above the fort. This flag, with fifteen stars and fifteen stripes, came to be known as what?

26 Who was Amelia Fowler? What was the name of the poem Francis Scott Key wrote? Francis Scott Key's poem was eventually set to music written by who? The Star Spangled Banner became even more accepted as the national anthem during what? Directions for all booklets on this page. Cut out booklets, fold in half and write inside. Glue into lapbook.

27 On what date did congress proclaim The Star Spangled Banner our national anthem? Who painted the painting anthem? By Dawn's Early Light and when was it painted? Directions for above booklets. Cut out booklets, fold in half and write inside. Glue into lapbook.

28 The Star Spangled Banner Optional Questions 1.) Francis Scott Key visited the British fleet in the Harbor on September 13th to do what? 2.) Who was Dr. William Beanes? 3.) What is a grist mill?

29 4.) Friends of Beanes went to Francis Scott Key, a in Georgetown, Washington D.C., to ask for help on the release of the elderly doctor. 5.) Key got the permission of what president? 6.) Who did the president send to go with Francis Scott Key? 7.) What is a flag of truce? 8.) What was Beanes accused of?

30 9.) Key and Skinner boarded the British flagship HMS Tonnant on September 7th and spoke with what two people? 10.) Key was inspired by the American victory and the sight of the large American Flag flying triumphantly above the fort. This flag, with fifteen stars and fifteen stripes, came to be known as what? 11.) Who is Amelia Fowler? 12.) What was the name of the poem Francis Scott Key wrote? 13.) Francis Scott Key's poem was eventually set to

31 music written by who? 14.) The Star Spangled Banner became even more accepted as the national anthem during what? 15.) On what date did congress proclaim The Star Spangled Banner our national anthem? 16.) Who painted the painting By Dawn's Early Light and when was it painted?

32 The Star Spangled Banner