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A flag is more than
colored cloth. A flag contains symbols that mean something to people.
The United State's flag has thirteen red and white stripes that stand
for the thirteen original states. It also has fifty stars, with each
representing (or standing for) one of our fifty states. Try making a
flag that would mean something to you and your group by using symbols to
stand for important things in your lives.
How To Make It
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Choose a 3- by
5-foot piece of fabric.
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Decide which part of
your life is most important to you. It could be your hobbies, team
sports, pets, church, work, school, family, friends, or anything
else. Choose an appropriate symbol.
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Make a replica of
this symbol. You may draw it on paper, design it on a computer, cut
it out of something, or make it from other materials. Just remember
that the symbol will be attached to your flag, so it must not be
heavy.
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Glue, sew, pin, or
otherwise attach this symbol to your flag. Remind yourself that the
flag will be bright and colorful and really represent your life and
your group. At the same time, make sure that your symbols are easily
visible on the fabric background and are large enough to be seen by
everyone in the audience. Don’t overload the flag with too many
images or symbols. Choose one or two symbols and discuss them in
detail.
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Remember that the
flag must represent the name of your group as well as the
personality of each group member. Therefore, you will have to
collaborate on the overall flag design.
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Choose your symbols
carefully, and refrain from anything that others could find
offensive. You want to leave a good impression of yourself.
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Make your flags look
dignified. We don’t want a piece of fabric with a bunch of garbage
stuck to it or a flag that looks like a couple of 3-year-olds made
it with finger paint and Play-Doh.
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Each group will give
a 10-12-minute presentation in class to explain its flag. All groups
must explain their reason for the overall design of the flag, how
the flag represents the group, and how the design represents each
group member individually.
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All group members
must have equal speaking portions during the presentation. The
entire group will be graded on this, so I recommend that you
practice your presentations first. The text below (please do not
follow it verbatim) gives you some hints on what I want each person
to say at the absolute minimum. In other words, you must say much
more than what is shown below. This is the hardest part for
many—practice so that you have enough to say for 2 minutes.
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Flag presentations
may not be made up. Students absent on the day of the presentation
will receive a zero for the assignment. Students who contribute
nothing to the design of the flag likewise will receive a zero.
My flag represents my interest in
_____________________________________. I am interested in
___________________ because
_____________________________________________________
_____________________________. I like
_______________________________________because
________________________________________________________________________________.
My flag has an image of
___________________________, ___________________________, and
___________________________. I used the picture of
____________________________because
________________________________________________________________ .
Our flag has the colors
___________________________, ___________________________, and
___________________________. We used the color ______________
_____________because _____________________________________________. We
used the color _________________ because
_____________________________________________. We used the
color__________ ______________ because
_____________________________________________.
Our flag represents us as a group because
____________________________________________. We like our flag because
___________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________.
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