The Motown Dynasty (1969-1980) Part 2

In this Muslim Empires worksheet, students take notes regarding Muhammad and Muslim growth and cultural development as they complete fill in the blank questions and several graphic organizers.

Over the course of the lesson, your pupils read and analyze a translated eight-line poem from the Tang Dynasty written by Du Fu, a poet caught behind enemy lines during the An Lu-Shan rebellion (755-763). Literary/historical context is...

Students complete a variety of activities related to the painting "Shadow Chord" by Louise Nevelson. They analyze and discuss details to determine the artist's purpose, write a paragraph describing their favorite part of the painting,...

Visual arts lessons don't always mean the children need to make art. Here, they will practice using their visual literacy skills to analyze four images through the compare and contrast method. The first two images deal with gender...

"I want you to feel what I felt. I want you to know why story-truth is truer sometimes than happening-truth." A 10-lesson unit using The Things They Carried as the core text begins with an audio biography of Tim O'Brien. The powerful...

I love lessons like this because they let kids see the power of art, poetry, and activism in times of social injustice and unrest. They'll analyze the art used by Emory Douglas in the production of the Black Panther newspaper and...

Students listen to and discuss the characteristics of Motown music. They recognize Motown music by its titles.

Students listen to many examples of Motown music and explain the relationship between the word "Motown" and the city of Detroit. They examine and identify distinctive musical elements of the early "Motown Sound."

Students listen to a selection of early Berry Gordy songs and identify musical characteristics of Motown music and recognize the relationship between Detroit and the development of a recording industry leader.

Students are shown how to make Chinese Bronze Vessels using coil or slab-built clay ceramic techniques. They are given an overview of the history of Chinese Bronze Vessels and given examples. Students are shown photographs, and they take...