Honouring Our Country - National Symbols & Emblems (Lesson 1)

 FOCUS QUESTION

How do we show respect and loyalty for our country?

SPECIFIC OBJS.

 By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:

1. Develop working definitions and use correctly the following concepts: emblem, flag, coat-of-arms, symbols, nationhood, anthem, crest, bearing, motto, patriotism

2. Explain what national symbols are and analyze their importance to nationhood.

3. Identify and describe the national symbols of Jamaica

CONTENT SUMMARY

A symbol is a representation of something. Symbols are use to represent a particular brand.

Jamaica’s symbols and emblems include the Jamaican flag, the Coat of Arms, the National bird – Doctor Bird, the national fruit-Ackee, our Motto-Out Of Many One People, the national flower-Lignum Vitae, National Tree- Blue Mahoe, National Anthem, National Pledge, National Song. These emblems identify us as a country.

The flag should never be used as decoration. A worn flag must be privately burned. The flag must never be flown lower than any other flag except at foreign embassies. It must be flown at half mast for official mourning.

ENGAGE

Students I need you to  collaborate to create working definitions for the following: emblem, flag, coat-of-arms, symbols, nationhood, anthem, crest, bearing, motto, patriotism. 

Let us now have a  whole class discussion on concepts on your answers.

Now you can look at the Glossary in your SS Text to verify your answers or make corrections.

EXPLORE

Students I want you to examine the following, then tell me what they are and where you have ever seen them. 

Let's discuss their usefulness when buying products and how they help customers.

Now I want you to examine the crest of Petersville All Age School below.

What is the significance of this crest to the school community? What is the  reason for establishing the crest and other symbols for the school? Is the crest the same for every school?

Try to formulate reasons for the importance of creating a crest in school, and how it sets us apart from other schools.

Where in the school can you identify the  crest ? What does the motto mean?

Does our country have special symbols as well?

What are these?

Are they the same for other countries?

Why not?

Students I want you to watch youtube video (National Symbols of Jamaica) to garner addition information on our symbols, emblems. 

Video: National symbols of Jamaica

Use the table below to help in capturing information.

Symbols	Description	Significance

EXPLAIN

What is the importance of symbols to our institutions and our country?

What are Jamaica's national symbols?

EXTEND/ELABORATE

Do research on Jamaica's symbols. Place in scrapbook.

EVALUATE

1. Match the concepts on the left with their definitions on the right.

COLUMN A	COLUMN B
Crest	A short sentence or phrase that expresses a rule guiding the behavior of a particular person or group.
Symbol	The state of being an independent nation
Coat-of-arm	A song or hymn of praise or gladness
Patriotism	A device depicting above the escutcheon
Anthem	A bearing as of a person depicting on an escutcheon often with accompanying adjunets such as a crest, motto and supporters
Motto	Love that people feel for their country.
Nationhood	A representation of something

2. 

A country's national symbols and emblems are important to its nationhood.

Indicate, by shading the circle in the appropriate column, the reasons which support or do not support the statement above.

Reasons	Support	Does not support
They help to foster economic development	O	O
They help to develop a sense of identity	O	O
They help citizens to strive for quality education	O	O

3. Showing your love for your country and being proud of it referred to as:

   (a) Loyalty    (b) Patriotism   (c) Nationalism  (d) Reverence

4. Which of the following reflects the fact that, although Jamaicans are a mixture of many ethnic groups, we are all Jamaicans?

  (a) The National Flag   (b) The Anthem   (c) The Motto   (d) The Pledge

5. Select Jamaica's national symbol that embodies the statement below.

    

The sun shineth, the land is green and the people are strong and creative.

 (a) Pledge   (b) Flag   (c) Anthem   (d) Coat of Arm