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Look in the Mythic Mirror: I've Got Rhythm! Lesson PlanLook in the Mythic Mirror: I've Got Rhythm! Lesson Plan
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Look in the Mythic Mirror: I've Got Rhythm!

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Learners explore the relationships between music, poetry, and visual art. Using the story of Orpheus and Eurydice, pupils develop an awareness of the compositional elements of the Classical style, and the aesthetic effects of those elements. The culminating project of this lesson is quite impressive. Groups of students create an original mythological society. Instructions for the groups, and a rubric for their work are embedded in this plan.

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classical music, classical period, mythology, myths

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mythology, classical music, classical compositions, social studies
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7th - 9th
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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21 days
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