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- 6th - 12th
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Students write a coherent script based on characterization, theme, conflict and emotional tone as found in the songs' lyrics and develop an understanding of the enjoyment that comes through discipline and hard work leading toward a polished performance. Full Review »
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- 6th - 7th
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Students use the World Wide Web, contact people, and use other sources to create an I-Search paper dealing with an aspect of the decade of the 1960's. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students research the 1960s to prepare for reading the book, The Watsons Go To Birmingham - 1963. They watch a documentary, create a timeline, and listen to music from the 1960s. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students explore the poetry of Allen Ginsberg. They read and analyze poems by Allen Ginsberg, conduct Internet research, collect examples of art of the 60s, and create a presentation. Full Review »
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- 7th - 8th
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Students discover characteristics of Pop Art through slides and discussion of the 60's era and produce a pop art portrait of themselves using Clarisworks paint program and Hyperstudio. Full Review »
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- 7th - 8th
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Students discuss major events in the 60's era including conflicts, culture, and history. Students also take a look at artists from this time and discover Pop Art. They then create their own portrait in the Pop Art style using Clarisworks Paint and Hyperstudio. Full Review »
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- 7th - 10th
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Students analyze art and decide if the images are an attempt to celebrate or criticize American Popular Culture of the fifties and sixties and discuss how successful "Pop Art" mirrored society. Students also discuss the difference between "Low Art" and "High Art" and different types of fame. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students will read two Times articles about Jackie Robinson, one from 2007 and one from 1947, to learn about the color barriers he broke sixty years ago and how he is honored today. Full Review »
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- 10th - 12th
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Students identify, examine and analyze photographs of the sixties to determine the forces of social change at work in America during this decade. They determine the goals of each movement and the methods used by each to achieve those goals. Full Review »
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- 10th - 12th
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Students study the ripple effect of the baby boom generation on history and on their lives today. They discover how the rules and conformity of the 1950's set the stage for the rebellious, anti-establishment sixties. They study the textbook on the 1950-1960 and place important events on time-line. Full Review »
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