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10th grade african history songs
Glory by John Legend and Common Lyric/Poetry Analysis
This file includes the lyrics to the song "Glory" from the movie Selma. It includes 14 short answer critical thinking questions. This is one of my favorite activities for a poetry unit, and ties in beautifully to the Civil Rights Movement and social justice.
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5th - 12th
NEW! Africa Geography — Africa Rift Valley: Breakin Up Is Hard (MUSIC INCLUDED)
A zip file reader is needed to open the file. This is a fun and musical way to discuss a tough subject on plate boundaries and how they affect the African Rift Valley along a divergent plate boundary where the Somali Plate and African Plate are drifting apart. In millions of years, this could cause not only East Africa to become a new small continent, but would create a new ocean. This lesson incorporates music as a learning tool. Students will enjoy the new rendition of the song Breaking Up is
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7th - 12th
Also included in: NEW! Africa Geography Bundle + 2 Freebies
NEW! Africa Geography — Africa Rift Valley: Breakin Up Is Hard To Do (SONG ONLY)
A zip file reader is needed to open the file. For the FULL VERSION of the lesson, click here.This is a fun and musical way to discuss a tough subject on plate boundaries around the African Rift Valley. It sits along a divergent boundary where the Somali Plate and African Plate are drifting apart. In millions of years, this could cause not only East Africa to become a new small continent, but would create a new ocean. This lesson incorporates music as a learning tool. Students will enjoy the new
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7th - 12th
Intro to AFRICAN CULTURE thru MUSIC-traditional & contemporary DISTANCE LEARNING
UPDATED with new music (2020) and the latest international hit single from SouthAfrica. My students always enjoy this lesson. What teen/pre-teen doesn’t love music?! It is a great way to expose your students to different cultures! Through my studies and travels abroad I learned to love music from my African friends, some of who were musicians themselves. In addition, I have extensively researched the internet to find the best music and music videos for middle/high school students. In the mus
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7th - 12th
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Slavery Overview - 7 STATIONS with videos, song, poem, law, pictures, and texts
These stations are perfect for pre-reading for a text like Frederick Douglass or Harriet Jacobs. They could also be used as an activity to go in a unit on slavery. There is a 3-page worksheet that students record their answers for the stations on. It's a Word document, so if you need to change anything to meet your goals, you can. All you need to do for this is print or post online!There is a 1 page direction sheet for each station. You could pass folders around or post them around the room. Thr
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6th - 12th
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Latin American Revolutions Haiti Harry Styles Song Analysis Activity
This activity helps when reviewing the events of the Haitian Revolution. Students listen to Harry Styles "Sign of the Times." They review the lyrics and connect them (teacher guided questions are included) to the Haitian Revolution. 8 questions are tied to the lyrics along with a reflection for discussion. Teacher key is included. This is a PDF, but if teachers prefer to use a google doc, a link to make a copy for students is included as well.
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: Latin American Revolution Bundle
"Weeping" Song Apartheid Lesson
"Weeping" is a song made famous by Josh Groban but was originally written by Dan Heymann, a white South African man. It is a protest song against apartheid. This lesson includes a copy of the lyrics, a link to the video on YouTube, a graphic organizer for students to follow as they listen to the song and perform a close reading on the song, a follow up homework assignment and detailed directions for the teacher. This song should be treated like a primary source document in the classroom.
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7th - 12th
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Song of the Day- Amazing Grace
This Song of the Day (SOTD) is designed to be used in a Civil War/Reconstruction lesson. It asks students to explore the cultural context in which the song is song, and gives students the chance to discover the background of the song. A teacher resource is included; please feel free to email me if you have additional questions about the material. I used a SOTD in class every day of the year, and found it to be effective as a "hook," and it reached a variety of learners in ways that a traditional
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4th - 12th
Lyrics for the historyteachers' song "Mansa Musa"
This document contains the lyrics for the historyteachers' song "Mansa Musa". The historyteachers are a youtube sensation. Their songs are remakes of classics with historical context.
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7th - 12th
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