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- Grade Range
- 6th - 8th
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Students gain appreciation and knowledge of art history, specifically the African American contributions to folk art made in the South Carolina region. Full Review »
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- 2nd - 5th
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Students examine how folk literature reveals US history, geography, and cultural values within the genre of adventurous "tall tales." Full Review »
- Grade Range
- Kindergarten - 8th
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Students study folk songs and their reflection on history and culture. They practice a variety of American folk songs and work in groups using Kidspiration to chart the chords they choose to view the structure of Chords. Full Review »
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- 4th - 5th
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Students examine how aspects of Native American and American folk music are alike and different. They contrast both forms of music and engage in many activities to identify or explain how music fulfills a variety of purposes. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 3rd
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Students develop an idea about American Folk heros. Individual slideshows are going to be made by each student to be viewed by their peers. Students also have an opportunity to take part in role play situations from various folklores. Full Review »
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- 2nd - 6th
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Students explore American folktales. They review the elements of folktales. Students read the folktale of Johnny Appleseed together. They discuss the vocabulary words from the story. Students discuss the differences between the real Johnny Appleseed's life and how his life would be if he lived today. Full Review »
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- 10th
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Students discover how folk music was used as protest music in the 1960s and 1970s. As a class, they sing an alternative version of "Rock-A-Bye Baby". They discuss why the song was useful for the protesters and identify the other genres within American folk music. Full Review »
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- 10th
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Students review the characteristics of American folk music from a previous lesson. As a class, they describe the bad qualities of the performances and discover they are an essential piece to the show. They also perform songs from previous lessons to end this lesson. Full Review »
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- 10th
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Students begin work on the WebQuest project by learning about exactly what they have to do and choosing a Folk Composer to research. They identify various roles that musicians perform, cite, representative individuals who have functioned in each role, and describe their activities and achievements Full Review »
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- 1st - 6th
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Students research the history of American Folk Art, as evidenced in weathervanes and whirligigs. They compare and contrast the traditional examples they find with their more modern drawings. They then recognize and apply math terms such as diagonal, parallel, and perpendicular. Full Review »
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