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Students explore the concept of slavery and the development of the blues in music, art, and literature. This is a highly creative multidisciplinary unit for younger students to gain an understanding of African-American history. Full Review »
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- 7th - 12th
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Students discover how blues music has inspired many writers and artists such as the poet, Langston Hughes. They write an essay comparing a blues song and a poem, and exploring the literary elements in both. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students discuss the history of the musical form the blues, and research the construction of musical instruments. They create instruments using provided materials, and write reports on their process and their products. Full Review »
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- 7th
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Students create lyrics for an environmental blues. Full Review »
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- 4th - 12th
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Students explore how the Blues, though born out of the hardest of hard times, is a music of hope. They participate in a celebration/concert of the Blues. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 12th
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Students learn the basic elements of blues and different lyric structures. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students identify the musical form of the 12-bar blues. They identify a problem from the "Farming in the 1940's" section and compose a 12-bar blues song. make comparisons between problems of the 1940's and today. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students take a virtual field trip to Memphis, Tennessee in their study of the blues, its characterisitics, founding fathers, and histororical influence on modern music. They compose blues lyrics that reflect present-day attitudes and concerns. Full Review »
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- 4th - 6th
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Students gain an appreciation for various types of music. Using the music of the past, they compare it with the music of today. In groups, they research periods in which blues and jazz were most popular and write their own piece of music to perform for the class. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 2nd
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Students research blue whales using a variety of resources. They write a report on the blue whale. Students share their reports orally. They contribute to a group visual display on the blue whale. Students participate in tactile activities to demonstrate some of the physical characteristics of whales. Full Review »