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- 9th - 12th
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Students examine some historical paintings on the Internet and describe the things the paintings reveal about the places they depict. Full Review »
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- 11th - Higher Ed
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Students examine campaign songs from the 1840, 1848, and 1860 elections to explore the campaign strategies of 19th century political parties. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students explain the potential consequences of protest. They discuss selected historical conflicts and examine the role of the individual in protest. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students view and discuss The 25 Greatest Protest Songs video as compiled by VH1. They focus on when and why each of the songs were written, looking for patterns. Full Review »
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- 10th - 12th
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Students compare three historical songs that describe historical disasters using basic research techniques. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students explore the story behind the song "Battle of New Orleans" and explain how a historical event was explained in song. They reserach other songs with historical content and write their own set of lyrics to teach about an event in history. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students listen to different songs and identify the themes. They analyze the social and historical meanings of words in the songs. They write their own verses using historical events of their time. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 12th
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Students listen to several examples of Irving Berlin's "God Bless America" and research its historical and political context. They participate in a class discussion about patriotic music and write an original poem exploring their own perceptions of living in America. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students research a certain historical event, movement, or social issue and explore its meaning through the use of song. They they analyze 20th century songs and choose either an event or issue to explain throug music. Students create a music video or movie using Windows Movie Maker, PowerPoint, or i-Movie to explain the historical, social, or environmental issue. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students bring history to life through music. They research the Japanese American Relocation Camp at Heart Mountain, Wyoming, protest songs during the Vietnam War and the Constitution of the United States of America to bring history to life through music. Full Review »
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