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Common Core RH.6-8.3 songs
Marriage Equality | Same Sex Marriage LGBTQ Rights WebQuest Pride Month Activity
In Marriage Equality | Same Sex Marriage LGBTQ Rights WebQuest Activity, students will explore the fight for marriage equality in America through personal stories, songs, and court cases. The WebQuest will have students listen to a podcast about the fight for same sex marriage in Massachusetts, listen to a song by Macklemore as he promoted the fight for same sex marriage in Washington, and analyze the US Supreme Court cases of Obergfell v. Hodges and Loving v. Virginia. Each section has reflecti
Grades:
7th - 10th
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Hamilton The Musical: Argument Analysis
Using the Cabinet Battle #1 from Hamilton the Musical, student will be evaluating argument and early republic government structure. They will then use this knowledge to conduct their own cabinet battle within the classroom on an issue relating to their school.
Grades:
7th - 9th
60s Girl Groups Unit - Early Feminism and Breaking Away from Traditional Roles
The Essential Question for students is: Were the Girl Groups of the early 1960s voices of female empowerment or reflections of traditional female roles? In this lesson, students will evaluate what the emergence of the Girl Groups said about the roles of girls and women in the early 1960s. The nation sat on the threshold of a new Women’s Rights movement that would challenge traditional female roles. In 1963, Betty Friedan published The Feminine Mystique, widely considered a milestone in the emerg
Grades:
8th - 10th
Suburbanization in Postwar America (TV, Car Culture, and the Surf Sound)
After WWII, the country’s landscape was changing, in ways that would have a major impact on American life and culture, and, certainly, on the worlds of young people. To begin this lesson, students will analyze the rise of the suburbs, and the ways in which the Beach Boys made music that evoked this important demographic trend. There are actually 3 separate lessons here, but in delivering the content to my own students, I discovered that it made more sense to combine them...themes repeat...The Be
Grades:
7th - 10th
Also included in: English 8 - Entire Year: Activities, Projects, Rubrics, Exams, Homework
Burr vs. Hamilton Musical Analysis Investigation Pear Deck Google Slides
With this interactive Pear Deck, students will be immersed in the world of Hamilton the Musical and delve into the rivalry between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr through five songs: "The Ten Duel Commandments," "The Election of 1800," "Your Obedient Servant," "The World Was Wide Enough," and "Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story." As they listen to each song, students will interpret the emotions, motivations, and consequences depicted, developing critical thinking and analytical skills a
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Grades:
6th - 8th
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Also included in: Middle School Early United States History Interactive Lessons BUNDLE
The Twist and Teen Dance Shows: Influence on 50s American Culture
In this lesson, students will investigate the vast cultural impact on American culture of teen dance shows (such as American Bandstand), and dance crazes (the Twist in particular). Students will learn about the rising popularity of television and its growing power as a cultural force in 1950s America. They will discuss the popularity and influence of televised dance shows aimed at teenage audiences, and understand the influence of the “Twist” dance craze.The Essential Question for students is: H
Grades:
6th - 9th
Also included in: English 8 - Entire Year: Activities, Projects, Rubrics, Exams, Homework
80s Heavy Metal and the Censorship Debate
In this lesson, students will investigate the connection between the popularity of Heavy Metal and the emergence of the parental advisory system. They will consider who should have the power to declare a song “offensive” and whether or not access to such material should be regulated. They will debate the merits of the labeling system, which is still in place, and consider whether or not labeling certain recordings is censorship.The Essential Question for students is: How was Heavy Metal involved
Grades:
8th - 10th
Also included in: English 8 - Entire Year: Activities, Projects, Rubrics, Exams, Homework
Beatlemania - Hysteria and the Commercial Machine
We all love the Beatles, we can all sing along to their songs...but this lesson is much more than an excuse to listen to great music in the classroom. The timeline, video clips, article excerpts, analysis questions, photographs, magazine covers, writing tasks, and activities embedded throughout this slideshow, force students to think deeply about the causes of Beatlemania, of mass hysteria in general. Students will think about the intense power of the "Commercial Machine" that was responsible fo
Grades:
7th - 10th
Also included in: English 8 - Entire Year: Activities, Projects, Rubrics, Exams, Homework
Constitutional Rock
Congratulations! You now have a way to teach students about the U.S. Constitution, the guiding document of our country. My three-day lesson plan will help students in a live or remote setting. This lesson takes random facts and makes them stick like glue, thanks to the braintastic combination of kinesthetic, visual, and auditory methods. This is a long song with six stanzas that reflect the conflict and content related to this tumultuous time period.This lesson uses the rhythm of "We Will Ro
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Grades:
5th - 8th
Historical Lyric Analysis: "You'll Be Back" from Hamilton | The American Rev.
You will recieve:Teaching InstructionsPage 1/2 of the Student Worksheet which provides context to the song, a comic of King George III, the full lyrics, and instructions for highlighting the lyrics for their relevance to the American Revolution (or humor!)Page 2/2 of the Student Worksheet which features a chart that allows students to analyze each stanza of lyrics for their context in the American Revolution or their actual meaninga key of answer examples
Grades:
6th - 12th
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