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Neh: Edsit Ement: Learning the Blues Lesson PlanNeh: Edsit Ement: Learning the Blues Lesson Plan
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National Endowment for the Humanities
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9th - 10th
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Neh: Edsit Ement: Learning the Blues

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This lesson plan introduces students to the blues. The origin and development of the blues is explored as well as its distinctive structure.

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delta, jazz music, music history, ragtime
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  • Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

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