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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Drawing Conclusions: Polka Town, U.S.A.

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students draw conclusions based on a video they watch about towns that thrive on Polka music. In this drawing conclusions lesson plan, students discuss the conclusions with each other based on the implied information they see in the video.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Pulaski, Wisconsin Polka Town, u.s.a.

For Students 9th - 10th
The town of Pulaski, Wisconsin claims to have more musicians per capita than anywhere in the U.S. Learn about Pulaski, a town that thrives on polka music in this video segment from EGG: the arts show.
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Other

What on Earth Is Polka?

For Students 9th - 10th
"What on Earth is Polka?" offers a brief history of polka music as well as information on its origins, famous composers, and related vocabulary.