Hail, Columbia

Mood Music

​Draw a picture to show the scene that comes to mind as you listen to this music. Be ready to write a story to go along with your picture and share it with the class.

Music Appreciation

Read along with this rendition of the first unofficial anthem for our nation - Hail Columbia.  What do these words mean?  Do they really represent America?

Art Appreciation

Here are six images for us to observe.  What do you notice in each?  What do you wonder?  Each group should take one of the images to evaluate in more detail.  What do the images have in common?

1871

1865

1897

1901

1916

1917

Personification

Personification is when something that is not a person is given human properties, either in text or visual form. Uncle Sam, Lady Liberty, and Columbia are examples of this.  Personification is one of my favorite forms of figurative language, beyond simile and metaphor.  Try your hand at making a person out of something that is not a person.  How will you describe it using personification?  What would the literal version look like?