Making the Star-Spangled Banner Teacher Guide for the Classroom Videos

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Smithsonian National Museum of American History
Making the Star-Spangled Banner Teacher Guide for the Classroom Videos
Watch and discuss a 12-minute video of a theater presentation about the Star-Spangled Banner, the flag that inspired the National Anthem. During the presentation, Mary Pickersgill (a historical figure with a fictional monologue) is working on a garrison flag to fly over Baltimore’s Fort McHenry. She…