Three Branches of Gov. (Uptown Funk Parody) Settanni Social Studies and Spanish 2016-02-05 | This is a constitutional song parody of Mark Ronson's Uptown Funk featuring Bruno Mars. This song is about the three branches of government and can help students prepare and study for their Constitution Test. Lyrics are included below. Enjoy!Lyrics:U.S.DemocracyConstitutionThat documentThis one, guarantees liberty; a more perfect unionSeven articlesThree branches of governmentGot a test and wanna do my bestGonna teach myself, I’m so ready.Congress (Congress)It’s the House of Reps and the SenateCongress (Congress)Legislative branch of governmentCongress (Congress)Collect taxes, declare warCongress (Congress)Immigration, mail, and moneyPassin’ bills nowThey’ll be borrowing money (wooo)and spending for general welfare (wooo)Doin’ necessary and proper (wooo)Legislative branch gonna do it for yaSenate favors smaller statesHouse of Reps representation basedThe lawmakers of the USAThree branches of gov (Come on)Three branches of gov (times 5)StopWait a minuteGotta another branch of governmentPresident of the USAExecutive, lead the wayRollin’ in DC, on Air Force 1, travels round the worldChoose a cabinet, makes treatiesThey’re the Commander in Chief The Prez (the Prez)Put justices in Supreme CourtThe Prez (the Prez)Executes and enforces the lawsThe Prez (the Prez)Sign the bills into a law or veto (The Prez)Shut it down if I don’t like itVote it down nowGotta be 35Born in the USAand live there 14 yearsExecutive branch gonna do it for ya’The electoral college votes for yaNo more than two four-year terms for yaIf need be, succeeded by VPThree Branches of gov (come on)Three branches of gov (times 5)Before we leaveLet me tell y’all about the Supreme CourtJudicial branch of gov, 9 Justices in CourtServe for life, chosen by the prez, who gives them their supportTheir biggest power is judicial reviewWhether a law is constitutional, that is what they doChecks and balancePrevent a branch from too much powerThe branches might work with each otheror disagree with one anotherChecks and balancePrevent a branch from too much powerIt’s democracy, in our countryWe got three branches of govThree branches of gov (times 5)
Time Expressions with Hace | Ch 7A Grid Settanni Social Studies and Spanish 2019-01-15 | This video explains the grammar concept Time Expressions with Hace.
Spanish Culture Project Slideshow Tutorial Settanni Social Studies and Spanish 2018-10-26 | Spanish Culture Project Slideshow Tutorial
WeVideo Tutorial for the Decades Project Settanni Social Studies and Spanish 2018-05-15 | This tutorial can help you get started with using WeVideo for our Decades Projects.
Progressive Era Rap Settanni Social Studies and Spanish 2018-02-20 | This Progressive Era rap was written somewhat to the tune of the song Mad World, using this instrumental track: youtube.com/watch?v=-9JqiP1682IThe lyrics are below: Looking for the MVPMost Valuable ProgressiveFighting for equality Give you a history lessonPioneers for changeThe best of the bestDriven by social outrage‘Til things improved they couldn’t restDealt with corruption, poverty,discriminationBreaking up monopoliesWith new legislationStarting revolutionsProtesting until they’d winLooking for solutionsProgressive Era let’s beginFrom 1890 to the twentiesGovernment was corruptPoliticians were takin’ moneyAnd messing stuff upUntil reformers passed a policyKnown as the Pendleton Act,Hiring was based on abilityNot opinion but factBusinesses formed monopoliesSmall companies were attackedUntil reformers were pushingFor the Sherman Antitrust ActThese progressives had a nameCall them muckrakersFound the trash in societyTried to make it betterThe Jungle was writtenBy Upton SinclairExposed the meat industryEat it if you dareThis led to food safetyA movement to labelFood and medicinesSo the ingredients are stable Improvements in voting,17th AmendmentCitizens voted for senatorsIt became more directWomen's’ roles changed tooThey sought new opportunities Fighting for suffrageAnd educational equalityJane Addams createdThe field of social workReduced poverty in Chicago,Got people to workLeaders like Alice Paul,Protested and hunger-strikedLed to 19th AmendmentGave women voting rightsSome other changes were madeThat wouldn’t stick aroundLike Prohibition, when alcoholWasn’t allowedPresident T RooseveltBelieved in conservationCreated National ParksFor nature’s preservationHe passed the Square Dealsupported government regulationFor labor unrest He used arbitrationBut then there was dramaBetween Roosevelt and TaftThey split the Republican partyAnd things fell flatWith Wilson in the White HouseA few laws were signedBut the Progressive EraWas on the declineThese reforms were great,But there’s a darker truth,Many groups were excludedKept out of viewCatholics and JewsHad trouble getting jobsBecause of some Discriminatory lawsImmigrants felt hostilityFrom China and JapanAfrican Americans were targetedBy the Ku Klux KlanRacial violence occurredMany lived in fearNon-whites were excluded From the Progressive FrontierStill, some like W.E.B Du BoisAnd Booker TWashington helped found the NAACPBut progress continuesThe work is not doneUntil problems are solved and equality is won.
Stem Changing Verbs: E to IE Settanni Social Studies and Spanish 2017-10-27 | In this video, I discuss stem-changing verbs in Spanish and the conjugations for E to IE verbs.Additional Link:studyspanish.com/verbs/lessons/pieie
Spanish Present-Tense Verb Conjugations Settanni Social Studies and Spanish 2017-10-25 | In this video, I review the basic conjugations for regular verbs in present tense. For additional support or practice, check out one of the following links:studyspanish.com/verbs/lessons/piregspanishdict.com/guide/spanish-present-tense-forms
Spanish Nouns and Articles Settanni Social Studies and Spanish 2017-10-24 | In this video, I provide a general overview of Spanish nouns and articles, and provide tips about how to determine which article to use.For additional practice or help:121spanish.com/nouns-and-articlesstudyspanish.com/grammar/lessons/defart1spanishdict.com/guide/el-or-la-an-introduction-to-spanish-articles
Thirteen Colonies Rap Settanni Social Studies and Spanish 2014-11-06 | This is a rap I created about the Thirteen Colonies to the tune of Macklemore's Thrift Shop. Enjoy!Lyrics:Hey, Mrs. Settanni! Can you teach us about the colonies?What, what, what, what... [many times]Bada, badada, badada, bada... [x9]Let’s talk about colonies Southern, New England and MiddleLi-life wasn’t easy, but it createdthe foundation of the US[Verse 1:]Walk up to the King of England like “What up? I want some joint stockInvest in Jamestown and earn some big bucksLooking for gold, but ran out of foodThat people like, "Man, I wish I knew about farming!”But soon they learned how to grow, plantations of tobaccoHeadright system, if you paid your own way, you could goIndentured servants and slaves standin’ next to meSome colonists weren’t happy about the Indians, like (Bacon)No, not the food, but the man, Nathaniel Bacon rioted, wanted to fight the IndiansBut Virginia wasn’t the only place that they were livin’ inMaryland became the landfreedom of religion took a standSafe space for Catholics who had faced discriminationI'ma move to North Carolina, Virginia’s getting way too crowdedBut in Europe, there were grants, to move to South CarolinaPay your own way, and you got a batch of slavesAnd then Georgia became it’s own colonyThey didn’t have plantations, but then wanted plantationsSo finally all the rice was grown on the plantations. Hello, hello, look at all the food we growBut to profit, don’t forget about that tobaccoAnd with all these slaves, we gonna need some slave codesAnd that’s all for the Southern colonies for now, yo!Let’s talk about colonies Southern, New England and MiddleLi-life wasn’t easy, but it createdthe foundation of the US (Times 2)[Verse 2:]What you know about the New England colonies?What you know about the Pilgrims and Puritans?They were sailing, sailing, right across that oceanOne man’s land is another one’s land as well?Thank Squanto for teaching the Pilgrims how to farm'Cause right now we don’t have to starveI'm at the church, where I can now worship in peaceAnd as John Winthrop said we’re the city on the hillThe teachers, the merchants, the shipbuilders, and craftspeopleI’ll take that diversity of economy we have living hereAnd let’s not forget, all the Middle ColoniesNew York, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey,The Dutch be like, "Oh, those English – they’re kinda mean"They took our New Amsterdam and renamed it NYC.And the Quakers moved in, all they wanted was peaceAnd some representative self-governmentI call that responsible and fairI call that being tolerant of othersWomen played a big role and not just in the homeThey farmed staple crops thoughWhich meant they had food for all soWith New England and Middle Colonies that’s what you have to know!All the coloniesall the coloniesNew world, let's go...Let’s talk about colonies Southern, New England and MiddleLi-life wasn’t easy, but it createdthe foundation of the US[Bridge:]We settled the coloniespopulation was growingin the land of opportunityKnowing one day we’d be freeWe settled the coloniespopulation was growingin the land of opportunityKnowing one day we’d be free
