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Curated OER

English Folk Music

For Students 5th - 8th
In this English folk music worksheet, students read an article pertaining to the history of folk music in England from the times of the Industrial Revolution until the 1970s.
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Cincinnati Library

Computers for Beginner

For Students 2nd - 8th
The kids in your class are probably experts at navigating the computer, but do they know the difference between hardware and software? Teach computer skills to any level of computer user with a helpful reference sheet. It...
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Library of Congress

Loc: History of Ragtime

For Students 9th - 10th
This article from Library of Congress' Performing Arts Encyclopedia gives an extensive explanation of the history of ragtime. Trace the development of the genre from the 1850s through the 1970s.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Ragtime

For Students 9th - 10th
Wikipedia offers the definition, historical context, revival, and composers of the ragtime style of music.
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Classical Bands

Classicbands: The Band

For Students 9th - 10th
Features information and history of "The Band", one of the greatest rock bands of the 1970s who started out as Bob Dylan's back-up group.
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Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Al Green

For Students 9th - 10th
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Al Green, an American singer-songwriter who was the most popular performer of soul music in the 1970s. By further transforming the essential relationship in soul music between the sacred...
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Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Marvin Gaye

For Students 9th - 10th
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Marvin Gaye, an American soul singer-songwriter-producer who, to a large extent, ushered in the era of artist-controlled popular music of the 1970s. Gaye's father was a storefront...

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