After an exciting few weeks of campaigning, voting, and election results, we have had an enormous swell of pride throughout the classroom! In a Social Studies project on United States symbols, my students created colorful posters with interesting information on our country's symbols.
The Liberty Bell was cracked for the third time when it was rung for the death of Chief Justice John Marshall! It is in Philidelphia, Pennsylvania and is an interesting symbol of America! ~Tramanda
Many people believe that Uncle Sam was named after a real person named Samual Wilson. You can see Uncle Sam on posters, pointing and saying "I Want You for U.S. Army!". ~Taylor
The U.S. flag was sewn by Betsy Ross. Now it has 13 stripes for the 13 colonies and 50 stars for the 50 states. ~Sonia
Did you know that the turkey almost became a national symbol? But they chose the eagle instead because it was a powerful bird and it could only be found in North America. I'm glad they chose the eagle because the eagle is my favorite animal! ~Ignacio
As for me, I love looking at the Statue of Liberty. It was actually a gift from France. Everytime I see it, I feel so much pride in our country! Do you have a favorite American symbol?
My favorite patriotic symbol is the Bald Eagle. There's almost no other animal that is as majestic or noble as the Bald Eagle. Of course, the eagle is not really bald but from a distnce it must have looked that way to people long ago. It's body is covered with brown feathers and it's head with white so from a distance it looks like its feathers stop at its neck and its head is bald! You mentioned that Ben Franklin wanted to use the wild turkey as a symbol of American pride. Believe it or not, that wouldn't have been such a bad choice. The wild turkey is a powerful and intelligent bird. Over short distances it can fly faster than the eagle and is a fierce fighter with is strong legs and powerful claws. They're much smarter than people think, too. Even though it sounds funny now, Ben Franklin was a smart man and he knew the good qualities of the turkey. Still, I'm glad we picked the eagle just the same.
Posted by: Mr. Lane | November 28, 2004 at 04:13 PM
Dear MS.Rikard
I like the U.S. flag because the Americans
won the fight.
Posted by: GIO | November 29, 2004 at 12:39 PM
I felt excited about seeing my work in Ms. Rikard's weblog. She must have thought my work was awesome! I thought it was. I hope I can get some more work in Ms. Rikard's weblog sometime soon!
Posted by: Tramanda | November 29, 2004 at 12:41 PM
Dear Ms.Rikard, 11-29-04
My favorite symbol is The Statue of Liberty
because I think that is very patriotic.I
did The Liberty Bell because I want it to
learn more about it.Can you tell me if you can tell me wish symbol is your favorite.
Posted by: Anabel | November 29, 2004 at 12:43 PM
Your writing made me from an opinion about the statue of liberty. I glad your students are studying American symbolls because they are a great part of our life. The statue of liberty is a symboll of pride,freedom,and friendship. Americans began to show national pride after the War of Indipendence.Great Job!
Posted by: Marcos | December 02, 2004 at 10:26 AM