Black History Month
TEACH ROCK LESSON SUGGESTIONS (there are more, but these are some faves):
The Gospel Origins of "Chain of Fools"
Essential Question: How did Aretha Franklin’s foundation in Gospel music influence her recording of “Chain of Fools,” helping to establish a Soul sound and bringing black culture into mainstream America?
Identifying and Resisting Jim Crow through Words and Songs
Essential Question: How have works of music and literature by Black Americans shared an empowering theme of identifying and resisting Jim Crow?
Essential Question: What makes a work of art “original,” and how does the use of “sampling” technology in Hip Hop challenge perceptions of “originality”?
Blues, Poetry and the Harlem Renaissance
Essential Question: How does Langston Hughes’ Blues-inspired poetry exemplify the ideals of the Harlem Renaissance? (includes a Harlem Renaissance Gallery Walk)
Using Algebraic Expressions to analyze concert schedules
Essential Question: How can writing and evaluating expressions be used to explain the scope of an artist’s concert schedule? (includes the Beatles and Little Richard)
MORE RESOURCES AND LESSON IDEAS
This is a beautiful book by Ntozake Shange with Artwork by Romare Bearden. This is a quick lesson inspiration that can be used in any subject to show mastery of concepts, vocabulary, whatever you like!
The first is Maya Angelou! The designs were done by artists commissioned by the US Mint. (History / Art / Current Events/ Careers in Arts)
A collection of lessons and media / suggestions
This is a collection of suggestions from a teacher who is a person of color who has curated some resources.