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- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students synthesize the "textbook" definition of lyric poetry and discuss various forms (love lyric, complaint lyric, loss lyric, satiric lyric). They discover the relationship of poetry to musical selections. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students discuss the history, applications and branches of social psychology and examine how social psychology research affects our lives. They discuss ethics in psychology and sound research techniques. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 7th - 8th
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Students use lyrics from the 1815 song, Hunters of Kentucky, to examine personalities and events surrounding the Battle of New Orleans. Student products include completion of Lyric as History analysis questions and creation of a graphic organizer. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 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 They reserach other songs with historical content and write their own set of lyrics to teach about an event in history.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 »
- Grade Range
- 8th - 12th
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Students study the governmental system of checks and balances between the individual branches. The balances are reviewed and the goal of the lesson is to develop and answer the question, "What are some ways the three branches of our governmeent check one another?" Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 11th
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Students use music to make historical connections. Also there is teaching acrossed the curriculum by using literature of the time period. Importantly, there are modern connections made with the present time. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 5th - 8th
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Students will reflect upon the use of music to teach lessons throughout history. The focus of the study is based upon early American History. The tie of music and the abolition of slavery makes for interesting inquiry for learners. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 2nd
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The students will use computer software to develop a KWL chart to determine the roles of different government officials. The chart will reveal what they already know. Then the instructor will give new information as needed. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 12th
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Students are introduced to several Hip-Hop artists. They discuss the influence of their religious beliefs on their lyics. Students analyze lyrics in the context of religion and diverse worldviews. They comprehend the role that religion often plays in an individual's identity. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 8th
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Students discover how a song about Eleanor Roosevelt became "Mrs. Robinson" in the film, "The Graduate." From this introduction, they examine song lyrics as forms history and biography. Once they have compared an actual people's lives to the lyrics of songs about them, they report their findings in the form of television news stories. Full Review »

