How Does a Tradition Become a Holiday?
HOW DO WE CELEBRATE OUR SHARED TRADITIONS?
UNIT 2, MYSTERY 4
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HOW DO WE CELEBRATE OUR SHARED TRADITIONS?
UNIT 2 MYSTERY 4
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We’ve been talking about traditions and how they become holidays.
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Hi! We are the Private i History Detectives Team, and we need your help today.
How does a tradition become a holiday?
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TODAY’S MYSTERY
What are some traditions or holidays you celebrate?
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BRAINSTORM
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emancipation
proclamation
Before we begin, let’s learn some vocabulary.
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emancipation
what happens when someone is freed from another person’s power or control
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proclamation
a public announcement about something important
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The president made a proclamation honoring soldiers on Memorial Day.
Emancipation frees a person from someone else’s control.
emancipation
proclamation
Let’s hear them used in sentences.
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Let’s hear them used in a sentence.
Let’s look at photographs for clues.
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What do you see?
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Where do you think they are going?
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Do you know where they are?
They were at a parade.
The float said “Freedom.”
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What do you see?
Great job!
The photographs show people celebrating the holiday Juneteenth.
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Have you ever participated in a Juneteenth celebration?
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What are some ways people celebrate Juneteenth?
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Make a list!
How do people celebrate Juneteenth?
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An “emancipation proclamation” is an important announcement about freedom.
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President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation.
Juneteenth is a celebration of freedom!
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If the Emancipation Proclamation was signed in January, why is Juneteenth celebrated on �June 19th?
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June 19, 1865
But didn’t the Emancipation Proclamation already say that?
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African American soldiers helped bring emancipation to Texas.
If you knew the law said you were free, but you were still forced to work, how would you feel?
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Now that you know more about Juneteenth, why do you think we celebrate this holiday?
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Why do you think we celebrate this holiday?
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BRAINSTORM
Let’s find out �how Juneteenth became a holiday!
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Texas traditions on Juneteenth.
Texas made Juneteenth an official state holiday in 1980.
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2020
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Juneteenth first celebrated.
Texas makes Juneteenth a holiday.
Juneteenth becomes a federal holiday.
Juneteenth becomes a holiday.
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Congresswoman Sheila Jackson worked to make Juneteenth a federal holiday.
Alright, Historians. How does a tradition become a holiday?
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Handout 1
Draw picture of something you learned about Juneteenth.
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Thanks for helping the team solve another mystery!
Extension
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Ben Haith created this flag to help people celebrate Juneteenth.
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What do you see?
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Looking closely at the flag. . .
What do you think the symbols and colors mean?
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The star represents Texas and freedom in all 50 states.
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The burst represents new freedom for people who had been enslaved.
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The arc represents new opportunities for African Americans.
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The colors represent that enslaved people were free Americans.
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Your turn! Can you move the symbols to make your own Juneteenth flag?