We have been studying the road to democracy in England (focusing on Queen Victoria), the aftermath of the French Revolution, and German unification. I asked them to write a poem or a song about one of these things, and this is what I got earlier today...
Germany
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| Otto von Bismarck, unified Germany
First guys' group:
Deutchland uber alles
Even when divided by walls
When the Holy Roman Empire falls
There was no united Germany at all
But along came a leader with enough balls (Sorry, Miss
Sarah)
To hear the German people’s calls
Otto von Bismarck
To war he embarks
‘stache greater than the beard of Marx
Secretly hilarious but I had to say, "Guys, come on..."
One of the girls presented alone:
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England
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| Queen Victorian, the longest reigning queen ever...until Queen Elizabeth II , who is beating Queen Victoria by a few months now! |
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| This performance was complete with the 2 girls popping open a paper British flag that had a big "Long live the queen!" written in the middle! |
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| We did not learn about any of these, but I'm glad that they did extra research, I suppose! |
France
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| This refers to the Committee of Public Safety and the Reign of Terror |
I beamed through the whole 45 minute class. They do a lot to raise my spirits some days!
