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\nSing, America, Sing!\n

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\nStudents articulate their thoughts about citizenship in songs and poems. They write a songor a poem that describes what citizenship means to them. They plan a Citizenship Day during which students perform their songs and read their poems.\n
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\nStudents read You're a Grand Old Flag as well as other provided books about flags. For this flag lesson, students cut, decorate and bake cookies as flags, practice the letter f, the number 4, the rectangle shape and use the color white....\n
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\nKids Environment: Kids Health: Patriotic Songs\n

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\nGet ready to sing some of your favorite patriotic songs offered on this website. Lyrics to many popular patriotic songs can be found here. Several of the songs have a brief history about them. There is even a downloadable flag you can...\n
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\nLoc: Patriotic Melodies\n

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\nThe Library of Congress site profiles 26 American patriotic songs with commentary, supporting visual material, and recordings of \"America the Beautiful,\" \"Fanfare for the Common Man\" and the like.\n
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\nLoc: Patriotic Melodies\n

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\nThe stories behind patriotic songs that have become part of American musical culture, such as \"Anchors Away,\" \"Over There,\" \"U.S. Air Force Song,\" and \"When Johnny Comes Marching Home Again.\" Drill into the site to find lyrics, listen to...\n
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\nAnthems and Other Patriotic Songs\n

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\nHistorical information enlightens the student on the patriotic melodies that set Canada apart out from the rest of the world. Described are O Canada, God Save the Queen, The Vice-Regal Salute, Maple Leaf Forever, Something To Sing About,...\n
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\nWriting Fix: An I Pod Inspired Writing Lesson: Boogie Woogie With a B\n

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\nUsing a famous World War II propaganda song, students will explore alliteration by changing the lyrics to create a new version of the song. After discussing what alliteration is and why this particular song was used and enjoyed by the...\n
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\nLoc: America Singing: Nineteenth Century Song Sheets\n

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\nSong sheets, which containedonly lyrics, were a popular form of printed music. The Library of Congress holds over 4,000 of these from the 1800s that can be viewed online.\n
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\nPdm: The Music of the American Civil War\n

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\nA compilation of music from the Civil War era, including patriotic songs, songs of the homefront, as well as battlefield songs. Hear the songs and read the lyrics from \"The Civil War Songbook.\"\n
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\nBill of Rights Institute: John Dickinson\n

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\nJohn Dickinson was called \"The Penman of the American Revolution.\" During the 1760s and 1770s, he authored numerous important essays in defense of American rights, including The Late Regulations Respecting the British Colonies, the...\n
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\nThe Star Spangled Banner\n

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\nThis site contains a list of 15 words from \"The Star-Spangled Banner\", the national anthem written by Francis Scott Key. Teachers can digitally assign this list to their students to reinforce the spellings, pronunciations, and meanings...\n
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\nU.s. History: Over Here\n

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\nWorld War I was not fought by Americans just in Europe. Read about the many ways people at home helped the war effort. See how badly German-Americans were treated as anti-German passions were fueled.\n
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\nLoc: Lyrical Legacy: 400 Years of American Song and Poetry\n

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\nExplore eighteen American songs and poems each represented by an original primary source document, along with historical background information and, in many cases, sound recordings and alternate versions.\n
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\nClassics for Kids: John Phillip Sousa\n

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\nA short biography of John Phillip Sousa (1854-1932 CE). Click to the past radio shows to hear his music and learn more about this famous composer.\n
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\nLearn about John Philip Sousa's last composition, \"The Library of Congress March,\" which was performed for the first time in 2003.\n
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\nSongwriters Hall of Fame: John Philip Sousa\n

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\nThis resource provides information about John Philip Sousa.\n
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\nFrom one of India's most popular parenting sites, a collection of rhymes and songs from various regions of India. Includes rhymes in Hindi, Gujurati, Marathi, Bengali and Kannada. No English translation (this could be a good exercise for...\n
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\nEverything Esl: Teaching About America\n

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\nProvides printouts, fact sheets, suggestions and more on teaching any student to know about songs and symbols of America.\n
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\nBen's Guide to u.s. Government: Songs and Oaths: America\n

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\nBen's Guide is a fun way to present US laws to students grades K-12. This site presents a brief history of the song \"America\" (My Country 'Tis of Thee). Links to related sites are available.\n
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\nDigital History: Historical Music\n

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\nListen to examples of dozens of examples of American music across U.S. history. Find music from World War I, jazz, minstrel music, and music from the Civil War, among others. A great resource. Quicktime is required for this source.\n
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\nNational Postal Museum: Famous Americans: John Philip Sousa\n

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\nLearn brief information on John Philip Sousa, famous American band leader who is featured on the two cent postage stamp.\n
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