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Marian Anderson: From Page to Stage

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students become immersed in a compelling anecdote of the civil rights movement through the experience of constructing dramatic scripts. An added goal is to equip students, through this "hands-on" experience, to critique dramatic...
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Learning the Blues

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students become familiar with the characteristic form and sound of the blues, then learn about the history and evolution of the blues in relationship to the African-American experience. Students examine the structure and language of...
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La Cenerentola (Cinderella)

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students are introduced to the composer, Gioacchino Rossini, and discuss his life and musical culture.
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Songs

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders study four American songs that they will sing during the month of February. They discuss the origins and meanings of the songs.
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Crazy Crazy Bones

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students practice labeling the bones of a human skeleton. Students reword the song "Dry Bones" with the accurate names of the bones listed.
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VH1 Legends Sam Cooke Lesson 2

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students examine the reasons and controversy regarding Sam Cooke's transition from gospel to pop.
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Say It Loud!: A Celebration Of Black Music In America - Episode 3: Can I Get A Witness

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students identify many genres of music that influenced gospel and study examples of gospel music. They explain that gospel music is sacred and is usually performed with sincerity, dignity, and passion with vocal improvisation.
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Women in Jazz

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students watch a video: "VH1 Millennium Jazz Festival From The White House" to become familiar with prominent women in jazz. They discuss the vocally oriented nature of jazz and the contributions made by women on and off stage.
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Strings that Sing

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students listen to Isaac Stern lead a musician through steps to self-evaluating a performance. They compare their instrumental performance with a live vocal performance.
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Incorporating Japanese Music into the Music Classroom

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders experience the music and arts of Japan as they explore the language and culture of the country in this instructional activity. A variety of musical elements from the culture are demonstrated.
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Vocabulary Challenge

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students participate in a vocabulary challenge in which they are to name objects with the chosen letter.
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Soul Legend Wilson Pickett

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students analyze the lyrics to the soul music of Wilson Pickett as a step towards the exploration of the life and talents of the man. The language and expressions utilized in a descriptive article about the composer form the basis of the...
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Time in Jazz

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners examine time and meter in the jazz idiom. They analyze Take the A Train and Take Five. They research websites featuring Ella Fitzgerald and her music.
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Phenomenology Lesson Plan #4: Character Part 1

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the way they react to characters and text. They write respones to different media tests. They are required to bring in a photograph and create a mini-biography for homework.
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Making Music and Playing the Blues

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students research how musical instruments have changed over time. They discover how math is used in music. They describe musical instruments from photographs as well.
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Broccoli

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students sing a song and figure out the rhythm notation for pharases while describing the benefits of broccoli. They compose a four-measure pattern using the rhythms of these phrases. They play the rhythm patterns with the recording.
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Dream! (Part One)

For Teachers K - 3rd
Learners share with the class what they want to be when they grow up. As a class, they identify what they want to be for Halloween as well. They are videotaped stating their dream and photographed with their mask. Using the masks, they...
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Imus Struggling to Retain Sway as a Franchise

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Pupils will perform research and reflect upon a newspaper article. The lesson will help them to refine reading and cognitive skills of forming a personal opinion. The learners will ultimately learn and grow into a greater understanding...
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Voices Together Listening

For Students 6th - 9th
For this music worksheet, students listen to five pieces of vocal music. They identify and describe each of the pieces heard and select the one feature that best matches the music listed.
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Prepositions: Using Prepositions After Adjectives 3

For Teachers 5th - 6th
In this grammar worksheet, students read sentences and choose the best preposition to place in the blank given. More than one response could be acceptable but students are told to choose the best response.
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Same as Me

For Students 5th - 6th
In this language arts instructional activity, students answer 20 questions about personal preferences, choosing between 4 possible answers. Students then circulate around the room and find classmates with the same answers.
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Non-Defining Relative Clauses

For Students 7th
In this non-defining relative clauses worksheet, 7th graders review and discuss what non-defining relative clauses are and how to use them in writing. Students answer six questions regarding relative clauses.
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Isleno Folk Arts and Artists Worksheet

For Students 7th - 8th
In this Isleno folk arts and artists activity, students find some images of Isleno folk art online at the Creole States Exhibit. They choose one of the artists' biographies to report on to the class ad make a brochure about the artist...
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Collocations-- Nouns

For Students 6th - 7th
In this verb and adjective worksheet, students analyze 14 words in a word bank and select the correct one to complete each sentence. The expressions, word use and spellings may be unfamiliar to students as this is from the UK.

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