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Dominican National Symbols
By Lilian Torres
Intro
The Coat of Arms
National Anthem
Summary
Games
The Flag
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Learner Audience• The learner audience are 4th grade
students from a Social Science course in Dominican Republic
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The Flag
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What National Symbol means?• National symbols intend to unite people by
creating visual, verbal, or iconic representations of the national people, values, goals, or history.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_symbol
Why are National Symbols important?• These symbols are designed to be inclusive
and representative of all the people of the national community.
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The Coat of Arms
National Anthem
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The Flag
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Learning ObjectivesUpon the completion of this lesson you
will be able to:
• Identify the Dominican National Symbols (the Flag, the Coat of Arms, the Anthem)
• Identify the Flag components• Identify the Coat of Arms components• Identify the main contributors to the
National Anthem
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- What National Symbols do you know?- Which countries they represent?
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The flag• The Dominican flag is the soul of our country
who crosses the sky of freedom.• The flag was designed by Juan Pablo Duarte,
which clearly defined her in the pledge of Trinity. The father of the country, initially drew a white cross on the Haitian flag. Later became the present, divided into four quarters with the colors arranged in angles contrasting with the blue top left and bottom right.
Source: http://www.27febrero.com/simbolos.htm
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The Flag
The red color symbolizes the
blood of our martyrs and heroes in the
struggle for independence.
The blue color express our ideals of
freedom and progress and that God protects the
Dominican nation.
Its white color reminds us that peace and unity should prevail
among all Dominican people..
Click the flag to view the meaning of its colors. Click on the boxes to make them disappear.
Coat of Arms
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• The first flag was embroidered by Concepción Bona and Maria Trinidad Sanchez. It was hoisted for the first time on February 27, 1844 in the Puerta del Conde.
Source: http://www.27febrero.com/simbolos.htm
The flag
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The Coat of Arms• 'The coat of arms is a symbol that represents
the sovereignty of the Dominican nation'• The Dominican coat of arms is the emblem
which, alone or together with the flag represents the state free, independent and sovereign in our country.
• The Dominican coat of arms has the same colors as the national flag and are arranged in the same way.
Source: http://www.hispaniola.com/dominican_republic/info/society_dominican_flag.php
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The Coat of ArmsClick Coat of Arms to view the meaning of its parts. Click on the boxes to make them disappear.
God, Fatherland, Freedom
A branch of palm
Country’s official name: “Dominican
Republic”
A branch of laurel
The Gospel of John, 8:32: “And the truth shall make you free”
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Dominican National Anthem • The Dominican national anthem was originally
written in 1883 by Emilio Prud'Homme (lyrics) and José Reyes (music).
Source: http://www.jmarcano.com/mipais/politicos/himno1.html
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Dominican National Anthem • Reyes believed that when the Dominicans have
a hymn to sing with feeling and love, they would claim in his soul the sentiment of the country, and they will be absolutely sure to be Dominicans forever.
Source: http://www.jmarcano.com/mipais/politicos/himno1.html
• It was not until 30 May 1934 when the president of the Dominican Republic, Rafael Leonidas Trujillo Molina, by Law number 700, stated it as official.
Rafael L. Trujillo
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Dominican National Anthem
Source: http://www.27febrero.com/simbolos.htm
Lyrics (Translation)Lyrics (Translation)
Lyrics (Translation)
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Brave men of Quisqueya,Let us sing with strong feelingAnd let us show to the worldOur invincible, glorious banner.
Hail, O people who, strong and intrepid,Launched into war and went to death!Under a warlike menace of death,You broke your chains of slavery.
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!REMEMBER! The Dominican
National Symbols are:
• The Flag
• The coat of arms
• The National Anthem
“It would a thousand times regain freedom”
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Games- Instructions –
Click on ONE of these Dominican National Symbol to start playing.
Anthem
Anthem- Instructions –
Click on ANY of these Dominican National Symbol to start playing.
Practices
Assessment
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The Coat of Arms
National Anthem
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The Flag
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Drag the boxes and the Coat of Arms into the square to form the Dominican Flag - one click to start moving & one click to stop
When you Finish:-> Click on Next button to see your feedback
Practice
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The Coat of Arms
National Anthem
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The Flag
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Does your flag look like this one?
Congratulations! You Win.
Sorry, This is the correct form of the
flag.No
Yes
When you Finish:<-Click on Games to go back to Games options or-> Click on Next button to see the next game
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National Anthem
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Drag the names into the boxes that better describe the signaled piece of The Coat of Arms - one click to start moving & one click to stop -
“ And the truth shall make you free”
“God, Fatherland, Freedom”
A palm Country’s Official Name
Latin Cross
A branch of laurel
When you finish:-> Click on Next button to see your feedback
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Did you put the names in this order on your Coat of Arms?
“ And the truth shall make you free”
“God, Fatherland, Freedom”
A palm
Country’s Official Name
Latin Cross
A branch of laurel
Congratulations! You Win.
Sorry, These are the correct
names.NoYes
When you Finish:<-Click on Games to go back to Games options or-> Click on Next button to see the next game
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Drag the boxes that better describes the contribution that each person made to the National Anthem into their names- one click to start moving & one click to stop -
MusicStated it as
official by law
Emilio Prud’ Home
Jose Reyes Rafael L. Trujillo
Lyrics
When you Finish:-> Click on Next button to see your feedback
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Did you assign the statements in this order?
MusicStated it as
official by lawLyrics
Congratulations! You Win.
Sorry, These are the correct statements.
NoYes
When you Finish:<-Click on Games to go back to Games options, and then be assessed
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Instructions• Click on the correct answer. • You will need at least 2 correct
answers to pass the test. You will get 3 questions.
• This test will let you know if you chose the correct answer or not. It will give you 1 point for every correct answer, and it will tell your total score.
Assessment
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1- What represents the red color in the Dominican flag?Click on one red box to choose your answer
Assessment
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Before you click on the answer:Click on the Reset button if your points or total are not equal to zero.
It symbolizes the blood of our martyrs and
heroes in the struggle for independence.
It express our ideals of freedom and progress and that God protects the Dominican nation.
It reminds us that peace and unity should prevail
among all Dominican people.
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2- Which words contain the blue ribbon in the Dominican Coat of Arms upside ?Click on one blue box to choose your answer
Assessment
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Country’s Official Name
“ And the truth shall make you free”
“God, Fatherland, Freedom”
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3- What person made the Dominican Anthem official by law? Click on one picture to choose your answer
Assessment
Points Total
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Emilio Prud’ Home
Jose Reyes Rafael L. Trujillo
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