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About this Step:
About this Step:
In this step, you will examine the roots of rock and roll, the blues. You will explore the societal context from which the blues arose and how rock and roll grew from there. You will listen to famous blues musicians and discover the conditions that led to the creation of blues and rock and roll music.
Learning intention:
Learning intention:
Understand how rock and roll emerged from blues in the South.
Lesson 2: Rock Roots
Lesson 2: Rock Roots
Read about sharecropping and life in the South for African Americans. and the importance of Juke Joints in the late 1800's and early 1900's.
Listen to the music of blues artists
Make a Copy of the Canva Rock and Roll Template
Add a post to your Canva template answering the question: How did Blues music reflect life in the South for African Americans in the early 1900s?
Add a post to your Canva template answering the question: What do you hear in Blues music that you also hear in rock and roll?
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Listen while you read and watch!
Listen while you read and watch!
Read and Watch
Read and Watch
Make a Copy of your Final Performance Task
Make a Copy of your Final Performance Task
Click on the image to the left to make a copy of the template below before you proceed. If you have not worked in Canva before you will need to open a new tab, go to www.Canva.com, and open your account for the first time. The website will prompt you to continue using your school login information. Once you have done this, return to the History of Rock and Roll studio and make your copy of the Performance Task.
NOTE: You will only change your name on slide 1, and answer questions on slide 3 for this task. Do NOT complete the whole presentation for this first task!
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