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Art and Music Guide: Cathy Neushul
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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.
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- 6th - 12th Grade
Students examine how art and music can be powerful tools for conveying a political or social message. After considering the issues surrounding rapper Paris, students design their own album covers that reflect their political and/or social concerns.
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- 4th - 6th Grade
Students identify several features of the historic/social/cultural background of the 1950s. They sing and perform a percussion accompaniment to "Summertime Blues" by Eddie Cochran and create artwork in the style of Jackson Pollock.
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- 3rd Grade
Students explore the influence and use of music in commercials. They view and analyze the Coke commercial that used "I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing," and in small groups create a logo and music lyrics for a soft drink product they have created, and perform their commercial for the class.
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- 9th - 12th Grade
Students examine the types of propaganda used throughout World War II. In groups, they view examples of different posters and artwork used to identify the human emotions the government was trying to appeal through. They develop their own PowerPoint presentation to share their ideas with the class and create their own example of artwork propaganda on a current issue they feel passionately about.
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- Kindergarten - 2nd Grade
Students participate in a variety of lessons/activities designed to teach them about Mexico. They discuss the language and the flag of Mexico. Students learn about the celebrations, family values, music and food of Mexico. The final project, a Pinata, ties together different aspects of the unit into a final celebration.
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- 6th - 12th Grade
Students explore the inception and evolution of hip-hop music as a springboard for writing music reviews and researching other genres of music. They read and discuss the Times' article, From Underground Music to Fashion Statement.
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- 6th - 12th Grade
Students listen to and share thoughts about a piece of classical music. They write a piece of music or poem, and analyze their peers and their own creative processes.
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- 2nd - 6th Grade
Students participate in a informal survey of their listening habits, then read a news article about the possibility of portable music players harming kids hearing. In this current events lesson, the teacher introduces the article with a brief survey and vocabulary activity, then students read the news report and participate in a class discussion. Lesson includes interdisciplinary follow-up activities.
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- 6th - 9th Grade
Students analyze and compare two songs from different periods through the Virtual Gramophone website.
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