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- 8th - 12th
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Students listen and explore how African-American culture relates to learning Spanish as a foreign language. Poetry, music, and history are utilized while learning about Langston Hughes and Nicolas Guillen. Full Review »
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- 2nd - 4th
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Students explore and play rhythm sticks while listening to songs from around the world. They locate the countries of origin on a map, and tap their rhythm sticks to the beat of the music. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 8th
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Students identify many genres of music and connect styles of music with various cultures. They watch "The Greatest TV Moments: Sesame Street Music A to Z" and list music styles: folk, jazz, rock, etc. Full Review »
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- 2nd
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Students, through the following 10 lessons, role -play the caste system, explore humanitarians, partake in a festival, and identify Indian music and instruments. Full Review »
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- 1st
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Students explore Aztec culture to gain understanding of relationship between music, recreation, and culture. Seven lessons on one page. Full Review »
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- 11th
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Students participate in a lecture on the history of Latin Americans and the role of Latin-American women writers. As a class, they read a story together and identify what lessons the narrator gained throughout the story. In groups, they examine the author's life and compare it to their own. To end the lesson, they use the internet to research various aspects of Latino culture. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students research the origins of Samba in Brazil using the internet. After defining new vocabulary, they locate the cities in Brazil using latitude and longitude which practice the Samba. In groups, they compare and contrast the different types of Latin American dances and music and write an essay to end the lesson. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students examine the experiences of four immigrant groups. In groups, they brainstorm a list of misconceptions of those groups and discuss if they are still present today. Using maps, they locate the countries of Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Jamaica and Cuba and research why they left their home country. To end the lesson, they compare and contrast the music of the four countries. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students examine the different geographical regions of Ohio and how they have change d over time. The cultural groups of each region is examined looking for differences among them and certain changes over time. Full Review »
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- 12th
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Students create a sonnet based on teh style of Francesco Petrarch. They research the life of Petrarch and identify the importance of his works and their influence on the Renaissance. After reading several sonnets, students create their on in the Petrarchian style. Full Review »

