"The Star Spangled Banner"

8/13/2015

This month our patriotic song is "The Star Spangled Banner". The lyrics are displayed and the students sing it every morning after the pledge. We noticed that the lyrics have some words we didn't know. So I decided to focus our first class blog questions around "The Star Spangled Banner". So kiddos, choose one or more questions to answer and comment on.
***If someone has already answered a question and it is correct, pick another question to answer please.

Blog Questions:
-Who wrote "The Star Spangled Banner" and why?
-When was "The Star Spangled Banner" written?
-When did the U.S adopt "The Star Spangled Banner" as our national anthem?
-Was there a natioanl anthem BEFORE "The Star Spangled Banner"?
-What time of day is when "the dawn's early light"?
-What does "twilight's last gleaming" mean?
-What does "perilous fight" mean?
-What are "ramparts"?
-What dioes "gallently" mean?
**Can you give us any other cool or interesting facts about "The Star Spangled Banner"?

Have fun researching. I can't wait to see your answers.
~Mrs. Hill

37 Comments

jada

8/20/2015 09:38:02 am

The Star Spangled banner was written September 13 1814

Patrick Roberts link

8/20/2015 11:08:11 am

We have been wondering what ramparts are according to google a rampart is "A defensive wall or a castle or walled city,having a broad top with a walkway and typically a stone parapet

Laura Hill

8/20/2015 11:27:23 am

Awesome Patrick! You can share this with the class. Cranium star for you😃

8/20/2015 11:29:18 am

Awesome research Jada! Cranium star for you!

Olivia link

8/21/2015 09:49:35 am

Francis Scott Key wrote it after Key witnessed a bombardment during the war of 1812 at Fort McHenry in Maryland.

Alina Insyxiengmay

8/21/2015 09:52:14 am

Did you know that Francis Scott Key[the writer] wrote the song with 4 verses. Although, today we usually sing 1 stanza of it!!

8/21/2015 07:46:27 pm

Wonderful research Olivia. Cranium star for you🌟

8/21/2015 07:48:40 pm

Wow, 4 verses! I didn't know that. I love how you started your response with an interrogative sentence too. Great job Alina. Cranium star🌟

Sara I

8/24/2015 09:11:28 am

The United States of America adopted the star spangled banner on March 3rd 1931

Jewel wyman

8/24/2015 11:34:44 am

DID you know that on March 3,1931 the STAR SPANGLED BANNER was made our national anthem.

8/24/2015 11:39:15 am

Great job Sara. Cranium star for you🌟

8/24/2015 11:39:42 am

Great job Jewel!

Krislon Foster

8/24/2015 11:54:38 am

John Stafford Smith made the Stars Spangled Banner

8/24/2015 05:21:57 pm

Great job Krislon! I had no idea that John
Stafford Smith is best known for writing the music for "The Anacreontic Song", which became the tune for the American patriotic song "The Star-Spangled Banner" following the War of 1812. Cranium star for you!

Godly O.

8/25/2015 07:23:11 am

Twilights last gleaming is the last bit of light before night falls.

Madeline B.

8/25/2015 09:16:02 am

Perilous fight means dangerous fighting.
Interesting fact: Did you know that the lyrics of The Star Spangled Banner originally came from a poem entitled "The Defense of Fort McHenry"?

Nanga K.

8/25/2015 09:16:16 am

In our classroom we want to turn some of the word in the Star Spangled Banner into kid friendly term.According to my google research, perilous means full of danger or risk.In kid friendly term, perilous means unsafe.

jermiah w

8/25/2015 09:16:59 am

Gallanty mean a man who is polite and attentive to a women

Nelson U.

8/25/2015 09:42:59 am

Did you know that Francis Scott Key wrote the song after the war and the American flag was not flying during the battle!

Ashleigh

8/25/2015 11:17:52 am

A heroic or brave manner

8/25/2015 09:32:58 pm

Awesome Madeline. You gave us 2 answers so 2 cranium 🌟

8/25/2015 09:35:22 pm

Good Jermiah. In the case of this song how does this definition fit?

8/25/2015 09:36:04 pm

Cool fun fact Nelson! 🌟

8/25/2015 09:38:30 pm

What is a heroic or brave manner Ashleigh?

8/25/2015 09:43:04 pm

Great job Godly! Cranium🌟

8/25/2015 09:44:22 pm

Great Nanga! So perilous fight means a very dangerous fight.🌟

8/25/2015 09:51:55 pm

Gallantly means a heroic or brave manner.

Autumn J

8/26/2015 07:16:40 am

The definition of gleaming means shine bright

8/26/2015 08:53:18 am

Great job Ashleigh!

8/26/2015 08:54:26 am

What year did it become our national anthem Bayan?

Aya

8/26/2015 09:57:49 am

There was no national anthem before the star spangled banner
.

aya link

8/26/2015 10:43:38 am

Dawn is when the sunrises in the morning at about 6:15.

Z'yona Owens link

8/27/2015 09:44:55 am

No, that's why the star spangle banner is so special to the country, it was made during the British war that we won that made us the U.S.A.

Ava.a

9/2/2015 10:34:27 am

On March 3,1931 the banner" was designated the national anthem by on act of congress.

John Alex Cador link

9/6/2015 09:21:09 am

Did you know that president Herbert Hoover signed the bill that made the Star - Spangled Banner our national anthem in 1931.

Qierstin

9/10/2015 06:34:10 pm

Mary Pickersgill was contracted to sew the flag she and her assistants spent about spent seven weeks making the flag.

Italy link

9/22/2015 07:41:08 pm

The Star Spangled Banner was adopted on March 3,1931

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