American Flag Redesign

Our first flag was the "Grand Union Flag" which was used by our troops in the American War for Independence. It predates the "Betsy Ross" flag which many people associate with the Revolution. Since then the American Flag has gone through many transformations.

Grand Union Flag

At first any manipulation of the Flag was considered sacrilege. Over time peoples attitude about the Flag has changed and it is often used in advertising, satire and clothing. Our assignment is to redesign Old Glory to make a social or political statement about the United States today.

This is a mixed medial assignment. Most students will choose to use tempera paint, but colored pencils, magic markers and collage are all viable options.

• Use a 12x18 inch piece of White Oak Tag. You may cut the flag into a different shape if your desire.
• The flag must maintain some semblance of stripes. The repeated hot dogs create an "implied line" or stripe on the flag below.
• At least one star should adorn your flag. (The project below failed to place a star in their composition.)
• The flag must include red, white and blue, but other colors may be used as needed.

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