S.S.+Final

//__** Final Assessment: **__// I decided to create a playlist of 6 songs I think represent Social Studies. I couldn't find one of the songs I wanted to add (Stand Up - by Sugarland), but I did find another song by her that is similar.

When first thinking about this project, I thought about doing a Wordle, but then I decided to do a playlist instead. I love music and knew a couple songs already that I could relate to Social Studies. I picked these songs for a couple of reasons. Social Studies means a lot more to me now than it did at the beginning of the semester. I learned many new concepts about Social Studies in this class that I did not know were all that important.

The first song is by Sugarland and it is about standing up for yourself, believing in yourself, and doing what is right no matter how you feel or what happens to you. I think this relates to SS because students learn about different character traits and about different cultures around the world. I think it is important that students believe in themselves, treat others fairly, and never give up on their self. This song could help students have confidence in themselves and want to be friendly to others who are different than them.

The next song is by Avril Lavigne and it is about friendship and being there for your friends. I like this song a lot because friendships and relationships are very important for children to have. In SS, students learn about ways to help their community and do service projects to help others. This song could get students to want to help others and to make new friends with other people in their community. I might use it to introduce a lesson focusing on diversity to let students know that they can be friends with people who may be different from them.

The next song is by Green Day and it gets you to think about why people really go to war and fight/die for their country. The singer is singing about the 21-gun salute, which historically meant that a cannon would fire 21 shots out to sea to signify that the soldiers on board meant no harm. Now, a 21-gun salute is fired for the President or former President's arrival to show respect. I think this song would be good for SS students to listen to so they could talk about being respectful and the significance of wars and surrendering when the time is necessary.

My next song is by Lady Antebellum and it is called “I Run to You”. I chose this song because it is about relationships. The singers are talking about always running to each other when times are bad or when they need advice. I think it is important for students to listen to this because in SS they could talk about all the relationships they have with people they know. They could run to their parents, siblings, grandparents, friends, or teachers for advice or just when they need to talk. When the song talks about the world spinning into new disasters, students can talk about how the world is always changing and name the things that affect everyday life. They can share to the class all the people in their life who they can run to when they need them.

My next song is "Courtesy of the Red, White, and Blue" by Toby Keith. It is about being patriotic and thankful for all the American soldiers who died for us in wars. It was written after the 9/11 incident, so I also think it would be a good song to let my class listen to when remembering 9/11. This song could also let students understand how people felt about the 9/11 incident. In SS class, they could listen to this song and write about how it makes them feel and how other countries have similar songs that show their love for their country. It could help students feel pride in their country which I think is an important aspect of Social Studies. Students learn all about where they live and about different places in geography and being patriotic for your country and respectful to others is important.

My last song is by Brooks and Dunn and it is about being proud to be an American and about making your dreams come true. I like this song because it sends a positive message to everyone about what it means to be an American. It also tells us that there are so many opportunities out there (dream as big as you want to), but it is up to you to choose what you want to do. In SS, my class could listen to the song and talk about the freedom we have in America and how it differs in other countries.

Here is the link to the website I used to create my playlist: [|playlist.com]

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