1. Introduction to Social
Studies
Social Studies for 8th EBG – Teacher: Mauricio Torres

2. Why is it important to study
Social Studies?
 Prepares you for life in different
ways.
 Helps you create a library in your
brain.
 Helps you have more info in order
to make your own onclusions when
it comes to current events and
world events.
 It gives you tools and materials to
work with, no matter what you
choose to do with your life.

3. Class Objectives
 To give you knowledge and
information from the beginnings of
humanity and the ancient world.
 To apply your English skills with
academic content in order to
improve your English every year.

4. Applying Social Studies to our
daily life.
 We can apply it to almost anything
during our every day life. From
movies, music, conversation with
friends and even sports.

5. Example: Iron Maiden
 Iron Maiden is an English heavy metal
band. Their music is loud and sounds
like Beethoven with an electric guitar.
 Even though their imagery is based on
“Eddie”, a corpse, they do no worship the
devil or such!
 If you listen to some of their lyrics, they
are actually talking about historical
events, such as WWII, the Crimean war
or imaginary nuclear wars.
 Where do they get inspiration for such
lyrics?!

6. The Trooper
 Written by bassist and founder-
member Steve Harris, the song
is based on the Charge of the
Light Brigade at the Battle of
Balaclava 1854, which took
place during the Crimean War.
 Inspired by Lord Tennyson's
poem of the same name.
 The single's accompanying
music video included clips of a
cavalry battle from the 1936 film
the Charge of the Light
Brigade, starring Errol Flynn.
This song is based on the
Crimean War, which was
fought by the Russians and
the Ottoman Empire (England,
France, and Sardinia).

7. Trooper Lyrics
“The horse, he sweats with fear, we break to run
The mighty roar of the Russian guns
And as we race towards the human wall
The screams of pain as my comrades fall”

8. “Charge of the Light Brigade”
by Alfred, Lord Tennyson
'Forward, the Light Brigade!'
Was there a man dismay'd ?
Not tho' the soldier knew
Some one had blunder'd:
Theirs not to make reply,
Theirs not to reason why,
Theirs but to do & die,
Into the valley of Death
Rode the six hundred.
Cannon to right of them,
Cannon to left of them,
Cannon in front of them
Volley'd & thunder'd;
Storm'd at with shot and shell,
Boldly they rode and well,
Into the jaws of Death,
Into the mouth of Hell
Rode the six hundred.

9. What have we learned today?
 We can apply random knowledge of historical events to our
daily lives.
 We can also use this knowledge to create new ways of art.
 We also used a heavy metal song to learn History!