Destination: Caribbean – Documentary Short and Full Curriculum
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Description
The joys of History, Music, Dance and Travel all converge amidst a backdrop of turquoise waters, volcanic landscapes and cool island breezes. Whisk your students away on an exciting cultural tour without ever leaving the classroom!
'Destination: Caribbean’ is a three-minute documentary short dedicated to one of the most diverse regions on Earth. Shot on-location in Tobago, Antigua, Puerto Rico and Jamaica, the film presents a brief sample of contemporary Caribbean life – one we hope that you and your students will enjoy!
Every purchase includes the accompanying seven-part essay series, also entitled 'Destination: Caribbean.' This multimedia curriculum uses the region's most popular music forms – Reggae, Calypso, Salsa, etc. – like a time machine, transforming rhythms, lyrics and melodies into a vehicle for understanding the historical conditions that created them.
Many of the Caribbean's traditional dance steps, costumes, instruments and even religions, evolved as a way for slaves to preserve their culture and undermine their captors . As we discover, a Rastafarian hill farmer who ekes out a living from Jamaica’s northern coast has little in common with the gaudy pageants of Carnival, yet both are a living testament to the unknown masses who came before them.
Along with the 'Destination: Caribbean' essay series, each purchase includes ALL of the following Common Core-aligned materials for grades 6-8:
Reggae, Calypso, Salsa and Tambrin: An Introduction to The Roots of Caribbean Culture
Calypso – 'Destination: Caribbean' Essay #1
---Match 'Em and True/False Worksheet
Tambrin, the Music of Tobago – 'Destination: Caribbean' Essay #2
---Fill in the Blanks (F.I.B.S.) Worksheet
Carnival in Antigua – 'Destination: Caribbean' Essay #3
---Cheat Sheet’ Comparison Grid and Fill in the Blank Worksheet
Puerto Rico is More than just Salsa – 'Destination: Caribbean' Essay #4
---Match-Em and 'Which One Doesn’t Belong?" Worksheet
The Caribbean Music Industry– 'Destination: Caribbean' Essay #5
---Fill in the Blanks (F.I.B.S.) and True/False Worksheet
Jamaica's Reggae, Rage and Redemption – 'Destination: Caribbean' Essay #6
---Match 'Em and True/False Worksheet
Selassie's World – 'Destination: Caribbean' Essay #7
***An exciting and innovative way to teach the Common Core! Appropriate for all ages, subject matter is best suited for Grades 6 and up The film and all academic materials are in English. Purchase bundle includes Common Core-aligned resources for Grades 6-12***
MashAvz strives to create academic material that is intelligent, fun and appealing to the eye. We hope that our video-based curriculums will stoke your students' intellectual curiosity and love of the arts, while also instilling in them a great respect for the world's diversity.
