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PBS

Pbs: Transcending Poetry, Jazz, Rap & Hip Hop

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The objectives in this lesson will have learners describing the characteristics of poetry, jazz, rap and hip hop music. Students will also analyze how poetry, jazz, hip hop and poetry reflect the culture of the time.
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Lesson Plan
John F. Kennedy Center

The Kennedy Center: Masks and Aesop's Fables

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
This multi-media visual and language arts lesson plan offers intellectual, creative, and interpretive opportunities through use of books, music, and the internet. It offers complete grade-leveled lesson plans for grades k-4 which include...
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PBS

Pbs: Improvise a Short Story

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This lesson incorporates the art of improvisation with writing a collaborative short story. Students will learn the relationships music has with other disciplines outside of the arts.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Poetry and Music Fun With Chris Daughtry

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This language arts lesson grabs students' attention by incorporating a popular musician. The lyrics to "Over You" include vivid language that makes identifying figures of speech intriguing. The students will identify similes, metaphors,...
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PBS

Pbs: Black and Blue: Jazz in Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Ralph Ellison was a musician who later became a writer. His book Invisible Man is written like a jazz composition. In this lesson, students will interpret key themes and concepts in Invisible Man that are also found in jazz music.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of African Art: Activity Room

For Students 3rd - 8th
Come discover Madagascar--its geography, animals, music and language. Test your current knowledge and learn new things too.
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Handout
Scholastic

Scholastic: Karen Hesse's Biography

For Students 3rd - 8th
Find out more about the Newbery awardwinning author Karen Hesse when you explore this resource. Provides a biographical description, a booklist and an interview transcript.
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Activity
Other

Database of Award Winning Children's Literature

For Students 4th - 9th
This is a phenomenal resource. It allows the user to create a reading list of quality children's literature based of choices such as reading level, type of book, genre, ethnicity, gender, etc. In addition, one can determine if a book won...

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