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- It is a symbol of our nation, the United States of America.
Describe the American flag. - It is red, white and blue. It has stars and stripes.
What are the fifty stars a symbol of? - The fifty stars are a symbol of the fifty states.
Show image 1A-5: White House
- Literal Who lives in this building? What is this building called?
- The U.S. president and the president’s family live in this building. It is
called the White House.
- Literal Who is our current president, or president of the United States
now?
- (name of current president)
Show image 1A-8: White House, Capitol Building, and Supreme
Court
Show image 1A-9: Lincoln Memorial, Jefferson Memorial Show image 1A-10: Washington Monument- Inferential What other important buildings and monuments can we
find in Washington, D.C.?- The Capitol Building, the Supreme Court, the Lincoln Memorial, the
Jefferson Memorial, and the Washington Monument are in Washington,
D.C.
- The Capitol Building, the Supreme Court, the Lincoln Memorial, the
- Evaluative [Use the Kings/Queens vs. Presidents Venn diagram in
conjunction with this question.] In which ways are kings/queens and
presidents similar?- Both are leaders and have power.
In which ways are kings/queens and presidents different? - A king is born a king and a president is chosen by the people.
A king stays a king all his life. A president is a president for four years.
A king tells the people what to do and a president listens to what the
people want.
- Both are leaders and have power.