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Satchmo's Blues
Students work cooperatively to create a jazz composition using the computer program GarageBand and incorporating the musical stylings of musician Louis Armstrong. Internet access is required for this lesson.
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Creating a Song
Learners work cooperatively to compose a twenty measure song using the computer program GarageBand. Guidelines for the student compositions are available and include instrumentation and specific length.
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Now, Unto Thy Bones, Goodnight.
Young scholars read Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing to learn about epitaphs. In this Shakespeare lesson, students read sections from the play and piece together Shakespeare's epitaph using index cards. Young scholars create a 4 line...
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Illumination of a Text
Students create a movie using pictures and words to illustrate the content of a sonnet. In this illumination of a text instructional activity, students choose six to twelve words in the sonnet that are vitally important. Students record...