Overview

This collection of lessons is suitable for the upper elementary classroom. With popular music as the entry point, students compare superheroes with Greek mythological heroes, discover poetic devices in writing, consider what it means to be a good citizen. The collection also includes age-appropriate history lessons on the Great Migration, segregation and the Civil Rights Movement.

Lessons

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Heroes and Mortals in “Something Just Like This”
Grades: All Ages, AP/Honors/101, Elementary, High, Middle
Subjects: ELA
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“Blowin’ in the Wind” as a Rallying Cry
Grades: High, Middle
Subjects: ELA, General Music
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The Gospel Origins of “Chain of Fools”
Grades: High, Middle
Subjects: ELA, General Music
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The Beatles and American Segregation
Grades: All Ages, Elementary, High, Middle
Subjects: Social Studies/History
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The Music of the Civil Rights Movement
Grades: High
Subjects: Civics, Social Studies/History