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PRMS 7th Grade: Musical Inspiration: Home

Overview Activities

Overview Activities

Week 1:

Project Overview

Step 1:

Marker Boards

Introduction to topic:

  • Songs and Discussion
  • Songwriter Brainstorm
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Step 2: Research

  • Research using Noodletools platform
 
  • 3 to 5 cards-cut/highlight evidence (will be explained)
 
  • MLA format
 
  • My ideas section has want you want for this part of the infographic script
 

Use Google Chrome

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Week 2: 
  • Infographic
 

Musical Inspiration:  Rubric

Project Rubric

Daily Grade Rubric

 

Essential Discussion Questions

 

How do songs inspire?:

How does music inspire and lift us up? How do songwriters create music that still has impact over time?
 
  • What makes a song great? 
  • What do you think this song is about?
  • How have songwriters influence the culture of the time?
  • How does music preserve history and change people?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Discussion Questions

How does this connect to what is going on in our world today?

How does this connect to yourself and how you feel about it?

What is the message of this song?

How would you change the lyrics if you were the writer?

 


 

 

 

 

Your Task

Your Task

How does songs inspire and lift us up? How do songwriters create music that still has impact over time?
 
Purpose of your infographic:
 
You are to research, listen to, and interpret songs from songwriters that have impacted our culture, either currently or in the past.
 
***All of songs must have lyric approval (clean versions).
 
***Choose a songwriter who has written 3-5 songs you can learn about:
 
You will be creating an infographic

 

 

 

 

 

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