Journey+to+Freedom

Second graders recently completed an interdisciplinary unit called Journey to Freedom. Below you will find several of the resources used and final products created. As always, parents are encouraged to monitor students while they view videos on YouTube.

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 * 2nd graders share their thoughts on the unit...**

compare/contrast to the purpose of music today? || Why was it important to walk in the water? Who was Moses? Who are the children? ||
 * Video Resources:**
 * [|Sweet Honey in the Rock - Denko] || What is Denko? What was the purpose of this song? How does the purpose of this song
 * [|Underground Railroad: Coded Spirituals] || A short video about coded spirituals ||
 * [|Sweet Honey in the Rock - Wade in the Water] || After watching this video, we analyzed the text to see how this song helped to lead slaves to freedom.
 * [|Follow the Drinking Gourd] || A mini-lesson on Follow the Drinking Gourd ||
 * [|Follow the Drinking Gourd] || Follow the Drinking Gourd with Lyrics ||
 * South African Medley || The American Boychoir sings a medley (group) of South African songs ||

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 * What are the blues?**

Students learned how music and poetry often have a pattern or form. Langston Hughes wrote using an AAB pattern. Students were challenged to write their own blues verse following this same pattern. Both of the A sections had to be the same and the B section had to rhyme. Then using our new iPad minis and the app Skitch, students took a picture of their own work and analyzed the text to make sure it met the criteria above.
 * Langston Hughes and the Blues**