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This What Did I Do to Be so Black and Blue: How Did Jazz Influence Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man unit plan also includes:
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How did jazz influence Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man? Class members read some of Ellison's non-fiction writings about blues and jazz, listen to records, watch videos, and engage in student-centered discussions. They then produce podcasts that include pairing excerpts of music with excerpts from Invisible Man.
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- Invite the school's instrumental music teacher and the school's jazz band to talk about and perform some of the referenced music
Classroom Considerations
- The two-part culminating performance task is aligned to Common Core standards
- Most appropriate for honors or AP level literature or humanities classes
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- The 47-page packet includes an extensive teaching guide, a calendar for the nine-week unit, links to all the required resources, and rubrics
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