Treatment of the United States Flag

Treatment of the United States Flag

Treatment of the United States Flag
Reading Level

	edHelper's suggested reading level:	high interest, readability grades 4 to 5
	Flesch-Kincaid grade level:	4.6

Vocabulary

	challenging words:		burning, illegal, insult, opinion, ceiling, flags, ever, express, against, future, angry, died, important, protect, issue, unhappy
	content words:		United States

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Treatment of the United States Flag
By Cathy Pearl

¹     Do you ever think about the United States flag? Do you ever think about how people treat it? A flag is not just a colored piece of cloth. How people treat a flag can tell you many things. In the United States this is an important issue.

²     There are many guidelines about how to treat the United States flag. A flag should not be used as a covering for a ceiling. It should not be folded when on display. You should never write on the American flag.

³     Have you ever seen a flag outside at night? United States flags should not be flown after dark. If it is the flag should have a light on it. Look around tonight and see if you see any flags outside in the dark!

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