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Want to know
what each Music Connection lesson is about? Click on the
links below or scroll down for more details on each lesson.
If interested in these materials, please sight them by packet #
when e-mailing your inquiry.
Packet #
1 – ELA – WALK TWO MOONS
Music: Native
American music
Focus:
Students will be exposed to
Native American culture through the music presented in this
unit. Students will gather an understanding between the
connection of Native American music and the sounds of nature.
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2 – Social Studies: EGYPT
Music: sounds and
instrumentation of Egypt
Focus:
The traditional and contemporary
sounds of Egypt will be explored in this lesson.
“Walk Like An Egyptian”
is used in this lesson.
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3 – ELA – LITERARY DEVICES
Music: Music of the
60’s – Simon & Garfunkel
Focus:
Studying the music of the 60’s
doesn’t seem to line up with the NYS Standards, but studying
alliteration and other literary elements through music brings
fun to the study of poetry. The music of Simon & Garfunkel will
be heard in this lesson.
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Packet # 4 – ELA –
JULIE OF THE WOLVES
Music: Improvisation and music in
nature
Focus: Juliet discovers
the sounds of the Tundra and creates her own sounds of
improvisation. Music for relaxation will be presented, and
students will discover new ways to unwind and de-stress their
lives.
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5 – ELA – WOODSONG
Music: Alaskan
folksongs
Focus:
Redington’s Run will be studied in this lesson that
highlights the folk music of Hobo Jim and Alaska.
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6 – Social Studies: AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Music: Fife and Drum
Focus:
Students will hear traditional
fife and drum music.
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7 – ELA – DRAGONWINGS
Music: Sounds of
China music
Focus:
Students learn that cultures
clash as they study the
Chinese Exclusion Act in this
historical fiction piece. Traditional Chinese music will be
presented before students read this story of the Chinese
people’s immigration to the West Coast and their desire to
maintain their culture.
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Packet # 8 – ELA –
NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH
Music: “The Star Spangled Banner”
Focus: Students will learn about the
story behind our National Anthem, “The Star Spangled Banner.”
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Packet # 9 – ELA –
BIOGRAPHY
Music: song – “Abraham, Martin, &
John”
Social Studies: American heroes
Focus: The study of
“Abraham, Martin, & John” enables the student to understand the
genre of biography and to use their knowledge of American
history.
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10 – Social Studies – AMERICA’S MELTING POT
Music: Folksongs –
Pete Seeger
Focus:
Pete Seeger’s “All Mixed Up” will be the stepping off point
in this study of America as a melting pot.
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