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Like so many famous songs of yore, "The Star-Spangled Banner" started as a poem, called “The Defence of Fort McHenry.” It was written by Francis Scott Key in 1814 during the War of 1812.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.4 (Craft and Structure): Interpret words and phrases as they are used in a text, including determining technical, connotative, and figurative meanings, and analyze how ...

Author Washington Irving reprinted it in ... song at a baseball game was during the 1918 World Series. “The Star-Spangled ...

The poem is a form of art and should be appreciated as art, not dismissed because of the personal beliefs of the author. Secondly, look at the song itself. The Star Spangled Banner is part of a ...

By now you’ve probably heard the claim that America’s national anthem, “The Star-Spangled Banner,” is an expression of racial hostility toward African Americans and should be either ...

Just how big is the Star-Spangled Banner? In this classroom activity, students will visualize the area of the famous flag by measuring pieces of string and attaching them to create an outline of the ...