Students follow directions to make five-point stars like the ones on the American flag.
Students cut up magazines and newspapers to create an American flag collage — a visual essay of their thoughts about “What America Means to Me.”
Students create a timeline of the history of the flag, which serves as a quick visual reference point for discussions of history as well as an interactive learning tool.
Your task is to create a collage that reflects both the media’s representation of Canada/Canadians / America/Americans and your own. You will do this by assembling a collage (on a regular-sized sheet of bristol board) in the image of the Canadian/American flag.
This lesson plan is designed to be used with the film, Election Day, which shows the experiences of a number of people in various parts of the United States on Election Day 2004.