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This lesson will focus on the aspects of Shakespeare's comedy that become more evident in performance. By viewing clips of the same Shakespeare scene in different film versions, students have the opportunity to engage in close critical analysis and to co Full Review »
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Though this lesson deals specifically with Hamlet and its themes, many of the strategies and approaches here may be used with most any of Shakespeare's plays that have been adapted to film. Viewing clips of the same Shakespeare scene in different film ver Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students research the events of JFK's presidency and then prepare and carry out interviews with Americans who lived during the time. Excellent web links. Full Review »
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- 7th - 12th
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Students study how the music of Dave Matthews Band is based on jazz, blues, bluegrass, rock and roll, and rap. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students participated in guided listening lessons of Louis Armstrong's jazz music while interpreting his lyrics. They study his life as an entertainer and goodwill ambassador for the US. Full Review »
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- 5th - 12th
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Students explore the various rhythmic combinations in jazz and blues music. They watch a video segment, apply a mathematical formula to calculate the number of possible rhythmic combinations, and perform a combination of notes and rhythm on a keyboard. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students design an artistic and literary collage of contemporary urban life that seeks to interpret, analyze, and evaluate its mettle. They integrate their impressions of urban life with established views, thereby enriching their understanding of their own present and future. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students observe that there are myriad combinations of rhythms to choose from when improvising jazz and blues music, and recognize that while the variations seem infinite, they are in fact finite. They notate a 12 bar blues progression using a different combination of notes and rhythms for each of the 12 bars, and then perform it on a keyboard or virtual piano online. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students read and explore different types of poetry, ballads, and sonnets. They identify the symbolism and imagery in each poetry. After studying poetry, students create an anthology of their own which includes various poetic devices. Students illustrate each poem. Classwork is collected and organized into a booklet. Students share their poetry with the class. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students participate in the Great Gatsby Project Description. They research about famous people of the Jazz Age, prohibition, fashions in the 1920's and automobiles of that time period. Students share their findings with classmates. Full Review »
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