The Underground Railroad

We chose to create a video using iMovie portraying elements of the Underground Railroad. After brainstorming a list of ideas, we decided to look at standards to see if there were any that correlated with our brainstorming topics. We came across a fourth grade standard that dealt with movements and people leading to the Civil War. Looking at this standard, we decided that the Underground Railroad sparked our interest. We all remember studying the Underground Railroad in school, and it was something that we were all very interested in. As such, we feel as though it will be a topic our future students may also be interested in.

We chose to divide our video into two separate categories: the first being places associated with the Underground Role, and the second was the important people. 

I think that creating a video about a topic in Social Studies was very interesting. It was a way to allow us to integrate the arts into a Social Studies topic. Creating the video wasn't very difficult, so I think that it will be a simple, but exciting way to incorporate music into lessons. I think that adding music to a Social Studies topic can have a greater impact on our students. Personally, when there is music added to something, it seems to make a bigger impact. 

Social Studies Blog Post #6