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Chris Watson |
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Jack Stanfill |
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Or how to make a fun multimedia, multicultural
project. |
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To help the students obtain an understanding of
the importance of African American culture and the effect that culture has
had on American society. |
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The students will create a multimedia
presentation on their artist. |
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The students will create a 750 – 1000 word
biography on their artist. |
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The students can create a poster project showing
the evolution of modern music for extra credit. |
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Students will take a live performance test to
show their understanding of musical styles. |
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Computers |
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Programs- |
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PowerPoint |
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Word |
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Claris Works |
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Internet Explorer |
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Library time for research. |
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Internet time for research. |
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Links provided- |
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www.quia.com/pages/mrwatson.html |
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Work sheets provided in class. |
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Various audio CDs for examples. |
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Movies |
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Time/Life History of Rock N Roll. |
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Black Music in America. |
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Biography |
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750 to 1000 word biography telling the life
story, influences and accomplishments of your artist. |
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Who did they influence? |
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Include a detailed bibliography. |
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Synopsis in PowerPoint presentation. |
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The PowerPoint presentation includes the
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Title page |
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Birth page |
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Influences |
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Career page- why important, what did they do for
music? |
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When and how did they die? |
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Poster Project |
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Based on the notes taken in class, create a
poster showing the progression of Black Gospel and Folk Music into today’s
modern music, with a focus on the artist. |
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*see examples in class. |
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Rubrics for the Biography and PowerPoint. |
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Subjective grading for completion and artwork
for poster project. |
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Auditory recognition test of 5 different forms
of music. |
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This unit is designed to take approximately 3
weeks. |
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Notes