Patriotic Moment PSA

Patriotic Moments Directions

Your job is to work with your team to prepare Patriotic Moment graphics and/or videos for every day on KTV for your rotation on the job. See the A Day, B Day links above for your specific assignments.

Focus your work on these topics based on the month of your assignment:

• August/September: Olympics (history, 2020 winners)

• October: Hispanic Heritage Month (history, people, timeline)

• November: Native American Heritage Month (timeline, cultures, people, resources from Mr. Raya)

• December: Teens social justice; community service for teens; volunteer in Petaluma

• January: Elections: Current / History of Voting in the U.S. 

• February: Black History Month (people, history, timeline)

• March: Women’s History Month (people, history, timeline)

• April: National Parks (Week: April 17-25, history, people)

• May: Asian Pacific American Month (history, people, timeline)

• June: LGBTQ Pride Month (history, people, timeline)

What does it mean to be “patriotic”? Patriotism is defined as:

-having or expressing devotion to and support for one's country

Also consider:

“Real patriotism is a willingness to challenge the government when it's wrong.” -Ron Paul

“I love America more than any other country in this world, and, exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her perpetually.” -James Baldwin

Our patriotic moments should show America at its best, and that can be: 

• people who have made the country great

• people who have fought to change problems in the country

• people who have stood up for someone or a group of people when others would not