How can music influence history and aide in self discovery?

Essential Question

What are group identities and how do they describe me? Others?
How do I get to know others and allow others to get to know all of me?
What does it mean to feel good about myself and how can I express that I like who I am?
How can I be proud of who I am and celebrate others?
Can my cultures music help me on my journey to self discovery?

Texts

Literature

What If There Were No Black People?

In this poem, the speaker explores how our culture would be lacking—in people, in music, in movements, in contributions—without contributions of African Americans.

Sean Mauricette (aka SUBLIMINAL)

Grade Level

3-5 6-8

Subject

History

Topic

Race & Ethnicity

July 3, 2014

Literature

The Skin I'm In (Chapter 4)

Maleeka gets made fun of at school about her clothes, her grades, even the color of her skin. In this chapter, one of her teachers, with white blotches on her face, shows how she's been able to accept the skin she's in.

Sharon Flake

Grade Level

6-8

Topic

Race & Ethnicity

July 3, 2014

Teaching Strategies

Word Work

Illustrated Vocabulary

In this visual strategy, students divide vocabulary words into parts and draw illustrations to represent the separate meaning of each part.

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

CCSS

L.6-12.4, L.6-12.6

July 19, 2014

Word Work

Making Words

Making Words is a hands-on activity in which students learn how adding and moving letters can create new words.

Grade Level

3-5

CCSS

RL.3-5.4, RI.3-5.4, L.3-5.4

July 19, 2014

Student Tasks

Do Something

Artistic Expression Showcase

Students produce original art (visual art, music, drama or poetry) that conveys an anti-bias or social justice message. Students then plan a public showcase of their work.

Grade Level

3-5

July 13, 2014

Write to the Source

What's the Impact?

What’s the Impact? asks students to demonstrate their explanatory and informative writing skills.

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

CCSS

W.6-12.2, W.6-12.4, W.6-12.9

July 19, 2014

Write to the Source

So What?

So What? asks students to demonstrate their explanatory and informative skills when writing to gain the understanding of others.

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

CCSS

W.6-12.2, W.6-12.4, W.6-12.9

July 19, 2014

Plan Built By

brooke0928

How can music influence history and aide in self discovery?

What If There Were No Black People?

The Skin I'm In (Chapter 4)

Illustrated Vocabulary

Making Words

Artistic Expression Showcase

What's the Impact?

So What?

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