Students write an original song using music composition software such as Music Time. By doing this, students identify another use for the computer besides word processing and games.

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Grades:

3rd - 5th

Students listen to the song, Get Together, and discuss the theme. They list topics that bring people together, write the lyrics to and sing a class song, and write a paragraph about message songs.

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Grades:

6th - 12th

Students listen to and discuss the purpose of protest music. They analyze an editorial cartoon related to Jim Crow and read questions from the literacy tests given to African-Americans. They work together to write a song about the sit-ins in Greensboro.

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Grades:

7th - 12th

Students use songbooks to display artwork. They decorate their hand flags in red, white and blue. The music teacher copies the words to patriotic songs and glues them to the back of the flags. The students use the flag song sheets when singing the songs in the parade. The best thing is that both their artwork and their music are on display.

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Kindergarten - 7th

Students explore "summer songs." They compose a list of songs that they would put on a summer CD and write an essay that explains the images they would choose for the cover for this CD. They also create collages that represent their most memorable summer.

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Grades:

6th - 12th