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Martin Luther King Day music composition resources for Microsoft Word
I Have a Dream Speech Analysis Discussion Guide
This speech analysis discussion guide highlights the rhetorical devices used by King with margin annotations and correlating color coded lines underlined in the text. I use this key to show the students, "How did the author say it?" (a common core step when doing close and critical reading). Using this activity helps the students understand the speech better and helps them with evaluating what King was saying.
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Selma - Movie Guide
This seven page download includes 45 thought provoking questions, which are intended to help your students stay focused as they view the 2014 film "Selma," starring David Oyelowo. This is a great fit for a unit on the Civil Rights, or the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday. An answer key was added 7/24/2015.
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7th - 12th
Our Friend Martin movie questions
Questions that go with the movie Our Friend Martin. This movie is hard to find. But, if you do find it, buy it!!! The kids will LOVE it!!!
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3rd - 5th
Hidden Figures: A Book Study
Hidden Figures is the "untold true story of four African American women who helped launch our nation into space." This book study uses the young readers' edition, but can be adapted to other versions. It includes questions and vocabulary for each chapter as well as introductory research topics. This book is a great companion for almost any class and topic- it has math, physics, and history. Use it to teach about civil rights and science!I read it with my high school seniors and they loved the b
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5th - 12th
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The Butler - Movie Guide
The Butler is a film based on the life of Eugene Allen, who worked as a waiter and butler in the White House for 34 years. He started working in the White House in 1952 and retired in 1986 (as the head butler). This discussion guide is made up of 50 questions and is intended to help make viewing the film more meaningful for your students.
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7th - 12th
Music Tells a Story: A Digital Music Composition Project
Have your students choose between 3 different digital composition projects. The students can also choose to do their project using any Loop-Based Digital Audio Workstation (ie. Soundtrap, Soundation, GarageBand) or using a video editor that has built in sounds (ie. WeVideo or iMovie).Projects include:*1 Minute Sound Story: Retell the events of a well-known story using only a soundtrack and sound effects. Your classmates will have to guess what the story is just by listening.*3 Ghosts: Create
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4th - 9th
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6th Grade Music Curriculum and Lesson Plans
Introducing the sixth grade curriculum for beginning chorus/music elective. This resource includes 45 sequentially designed 40 minute music lessons, a pacing guide, vocabulary list, detailed curriculum goals, resource list, song list, and basic beginning chorus repertoire list. This curriculum is designed to follow music curriculum Grade 5, but can also be used as a stand-alone resource for students with no previous experience in music. Each lesson is in outline form and includes clearly writ
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6th
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Also included in:Â Music Curriculum K-8 Bundle. 333 Lesson Plans.
Door or Bulletin Board Decoration - Black History Month & Valentine's Day
February door or bulletin board decorations - quotes about love from famous African Americans, along with black and white photos of each person. This is an editable Word document, so you may add to it or change it as you like. A photo of how I used these to decorate my door is included. (I improvised the envelope out of construction paper. The envelope is not included in this download.)
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Not Grade Specific
Movie Guide THE HELP and Jim Crow Presearch Activity
This movie guide comes with a separate "presearch" activity for students to complete in advance of viewing the film THE HELP in order to understand what Jim Crow laws were and how they limited African-American's civil rights in many areas. Students complete the webquest the day before viewing the film THE HELP to discover and discuss these laws. The actual movie guide contains 27 questions that accompany the film in chronological order and 3 topics for discussion. Plan 3-4 days to complete the
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7th - 12th
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Also included in:Â Movie Guides: Racial Justice
Song Exploder: Music Analysis and Podcast Creation | General Music Unit Project
This exciting unit project outline uses the format of the hit podcast series "Song Exploder" to help students explore modern music analysis and podcast creation! The 5-10 class period unit project gives students the opportunity to listen to and analyze modern music of their own choosing, ultimately creating a podcast episode based on their own song analysis!The 5 part outline walks students through the process of music analysis using guiding questions that helps scaffold in depth, well thought
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
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Songwriting Project
This song writing project has been a hit with my middle school choir classes for the past couple of years! They love getting creative and sharing their songs with the class. I've found it takes around 3 weeks of class time for students to plan, create, rehearse, and present their work, although your experience may be different.Students are given the choice of creating a parody song (using karaoke backing tracks from YouTube as accompaniment) or an original song (using their own instrumental acc
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5th - 12th
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Composer Research Poster Project & Presentation
This is designed to help students work together to discover and share information about the life, career, and music of a famous composer or musician!
This includes an example/sample layout of what the final project should look like, as well as headings students can cut and glue into their project. There is a group project grading rubric to hold the teammates accountable for their effort and quality of work. Designed for teams of three, but could be flexible. Directions for the project are i
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6th - 9th
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Band Music Vocabulary Puzzle Pages (Wordsearch & Criss-Cross / SUB)
PRESTO!This download is for two fun puzzles that will work great as busy work, sub plan enhancement, or extra credit!Use one!Use both!Your download includes a WORDSEARCH and CRISS-CROSS GRID that focus on BAND MUSIC VOCABULARY relating to tempo, volume, form, and style!Answer key for both puzzles is provided!PRESTO! *This puzzle was designed from a TPT buyer request. If you have a specific puzzle you would like me to create, please contact me.
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6th - 9th
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General Music Lesson Plan Template
This General Music Lesson Plan Template is a clean and easy way to format your lesson plan.The dropdown menu features:National Core Arts StandardsNational Music StandardsEnduring UnderstandingEssential QuestionsModification/Accomodations and many more.
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K - 12th
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Martin Luther King Jr. Webquest
The assignment contains 27 questions about the life of Martin Luther King Jr. Students will watch a three-minute video clip and use an internet article to answer the questions. I have included an answer key. Please message me if you have any questions. *Great lesson plan!*The assignment is designed for grades 4-8*The document can be uploaded to your website or Google Drive; however, please make sure it is password protected. Topics: MLK's Early Life Reasons for the Civil Rights MovementNon-viole
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4th - 8th
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Martin Luther King, Jr (Our Friend, Martin) Video Discussion Guide
"Immersion is felt by students in ways we don't even realize...we like that you watch and react to the video with us" (Burgess, 2012, Teach Like a Pirate).
This video discussion guide will engage your students as you watch and react to the video with them. Dave Burgess, author of Teach Like a Pirate, believes that immersion is a way to "set your classrooom on fire" and this is what happened in my classroom with this discussion guide. Students were highly engaged in discussion throughout the vi
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3rd - 6th
Commercial Composition Project
This is a 4 lesson mini-unit for general music class. The students are asked to create a short commercial advertising a newly invented product, and compose a short "jingle" to advertise the product. Students perform the commercial in class or video record their project outside of class and the class views the recording.
I have done this project several times, and my students always impress me with their creativity. This project aligns with thje following National Music Standards:
1. Singin
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5th - 8th
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Assignment: Build a Concert Program for your Band
This is a very in-depth assignment for building a concert program. It goes over philosophy, cultural considerations, exemplars, and resources for your students to thoughtfully put together a concert program. I find this assignment also cuts down my hours of listening to repertoire over the summer - I can go through my students selected pieces and start building next year's season based on their informed picks!The file is set up with a checklist of student tasks, and the basis for 4 classroom d
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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3 Music Poster Set - Tempo, Elements and The Orchestra
3 Music Poster Set - Tempo, Elements and The Orchestra These are all editable and can be printed at A4 or A3.Colours can be changed as can the photos used... Save $1 by buying the posters together as a pack!
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PreK - 8th
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Also included in:Â Elementary Music Bundle - Save 40%
IB PYP/MYP Music inquiry based Lesson Plan Template
Music IB PYP/MYP daily Inquiry based differentiated instructions lesson plan template that can be used in the special education classroom, resource classroom or self-contained classroom. This resource can be used both by special education teachers and general education teachers.Page 1 - Lesson title, date, teacher(s), subject, standards and domains, Unit of inquiry, materials, scope and sequence.Page 2-3 - Lesson objectives, key vocabulary, instructional strategies and methods, differentiated gr
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Also included in:Â Ultimate IB PYP ALL Subject Lesson Plans
Martin Luther King Jr. Webquest
The assignment contains 31 questions about the life of Martin Luther King Jr. Students will use an internet article to answer the questions. The webquest is designed for upper-middle and high school students. I have included an answer key. Please message me if you have any questions. *Great lesson plan! *The document can be uploaded to your website or Google Drive; however, please make sure it is password protected. Topics/Key Vocabulary:Civil Rights Movement Goals of MLK Peaceful protest Montgo
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7th - 11th
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Also included in:Â American History Webquest Bundle (1877-2001)
Black History Month Martin Luther King Jr MLK Discovery Channel Video Sheet
Video Viewing Question sheet (with answers) that will help students actively watch the Discovery Channel show "Martin Luther King Jr and the Civil Rights Movement"A great video that is both interesting and informative, less than 30 minutes long makes for a perfect MLK Day history lesson. Viewing sheet can be graded or collected to keep students watching the video. Questions are written in order that they will be viewed during the show.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVbs0RVm6E8or connect to my Y
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4th - 12th
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Steps to Writing a Rap
1-2 day assignment where students mostly work independently listening to a beat track. I burned a few beat tracks from iTunes and played them on my boombox while students created their song and made it fit with the rhythm.
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4th - 8th
Reader's Theater -- News of Ruby Bridges
This small group reader's theater is for 4 students. The names are girls but could be changed to include boys. This story is about Ruby Bridges told from the perspective of children living during that time. It was written for Black History Month. Most of my students have never heard of the people we study during this month. This is why I place such an emphasis on heroes of this caliber. I tie in their fluency study with history. It makes it both fun and educational. If you want more of these, th
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3rd - 9th
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