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- Kindergarten - 2nd
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Students examine and repeat the rhythmic patterns that are found in words and develop and understanding and apreciation of rhythm. They use percussion instruments to help them find the beat and the rhythm. Full Review »
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- 1st
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Students define the different types of lines and that lines create shapes, forms, rhythm and texture. They follow directions on keeping a constant pattern. Full Review »
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This lesson enables students to explore and measure the distance between blacks and whites in the past and present United States. By thinking about the intersections of whites, blacks, and others around the blues, students will deepen their understanding 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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- Kindergarten - 5th
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Students are introduced to several elements in drawing including contrast, perspective, shape, space and color. They complete various art projects and use these elements to produce rhythm, movement and emphasis in their drawings. Full Review »
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- 11th - 12th
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Students research the history of the blues and relate the development of this genre of music to the African-American experience in America. They explore the relationship between the quest for civil rights and the music that relates to it. Full Review »
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- 7th - 12th
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Students describe some of the distinguishing characteristics background rhythms used in R&B. They perform typical R&B accompaniment patterns and develop their own horn section to play background rhythms. Full Review »
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- 5th - 7th
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Students write poems using rhyme and meter. They discuss the mechanical concept of rhythm, based on the principle of oscillation, as seen in dance, sports, poetry and other literary forms, and in communication in general. Full Review »
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- 5th - 7th
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Students write poems using rhyme and meter as they come to understand the mechanical concept of rhythm. They discover that rhythm is seen in dance and sports, poetry and other literary forms, and communication in general. They recognize stylistic elements such as voice, tone and style, and draft, revise, edit and proofread for a legible final copy. Full Review »
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- 2nd - 5th
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Students participate in a Brown Bag Lunch Program to showcase their new dances. In groups, they practice their dances along with following the proper rhythms. To end the lesson, the whole class puts on a line dance to end the program. Full Review »
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