Theme: |
Appreciating How Music Is Shaped by Current National and World Events; Appreciating Music as a Voice for Political Statements and Change
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Grades: |
9 - 12
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Subject: |
Social Studies
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Duration: |
2 class periods (not including time to read novel)
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Standards
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New Jersey State Core Curriculum Standards
Standard 6.3: All students will demonstrate knowledge of world history in order to understand life and events in the past and how they relate to the present and future.
Note that standards in this lesson plan are for example only. This lesson can be easily adapted to meet your state's specific standards
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Objectives: |
Students will:
- Listen to the book This Land Was Made for You and Me: The Life and Songs of Woody Guthrie by Elizabeth Partridge using the Power Listening Strategy and discuss the book both literally and analytically.
- Discuss how world and national politics shaped Woody Guthrie’s music and art.
- Write a response about the irony of Guthrie’s communist ties and his iconic song This Land Is Your Land.
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