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This lesson introduces students to the "blues," one of the most distinctive and influential elements of African-American musical tradition. With this lesson plan, students can take a virtual field trip to Memphis, Tennessee, one of the prominent centers of blues activities, and explore the history of the blues in the work of W. C. Handy…
Descriptors: Black Culture, Curriculum Enrichment, Intermediate Grades, Learning Activities
Anderson, Stephen S.; Flanders, Claudia; Landers, David – 1998
The integration of the study of art and history in a broad context of social, cultural, and political meaning cultivates a students' creative, aesthetic, critical and art historical sensibilities. This unit of study explores the time of the Roman Emperor Trajan, the decades from A.D. 98 to 180, a period considered to be the height of civilization.…
Descriptors: Ancient History, Art Education, Class Activities, Critical Thinking
West, Jean M., Ed. – 1996
This unit of study (for grades 5-8) about immigrants to the United States during the 19th century contains four elements: (1) a set of reproductions of documents; (2) a list of documents with their specific archival reference numbers and a brief synopsis of their historical significance to the unit's theme; (3) 10 classroom activities; and (4) an…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Cultural Differences, Cultural Pluralism, Immigrants
West, Jean M., Ed. – 1996
This unit of study (for grades 5-8) about immigrants to the United States at the turn of the century and into the 20th century contains four elements: (1) a set of reproductions of documents; (2) a list of documents with their specific archival reference numbers and a brief synopsis of their historical significance to the unit's theme; (3) 11…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Cultural Differences, Cultural Pluralism, Immigrants
