The Story Behind 'The Star-Spangled Banner'

<![CDATA[In the early days of the 2024-2025 school year, I realized my fourth grade homeroom students mumbled and stuttered their way through the Star-Spangled Banner, which was sung every morning at 8 am. Could I have just put the lyrics on the board and told them to memorize it? Sure, but that is pretty lame for a harrowing experience in our nation's early history, so I did what any nerdy history teacher would do: set the stage and put on a performance as Francis Scott Key.]]>