Summer Assignments 2017

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School of Rock - Final Scene

ALL "MUSICIANS" must watch the final scene.  You must be very familiar with the song, and what your character is doing.

Plays - PICK ONE!

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Scan through the list of plays.  Find one that interests YOU.  It could be the title, the subject, etc.  Whatever the reason, be able to explain why the class should do this particular play.

School of Rock - The Script

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Read through and pick a few scenes to practice.

Gangsta Rap vs. Conscious Hip Hop Part II

Carefully review Handout 8: Press Release Template. I

You must now decide whether your radio station will play Gangsta Rap or only Conscious Rap. They will issue a press release of two to three paragraphs announcing their decision. (a press release is a document issued to the media announcing something newsworthy.) You must include at least three specific arguments in the press release in support of their decision. No matter what you decide, your press release must acknowledge arguments on both sides of the issue. (For example, it might state: “We understand that many people feel..., but we do not agree with this argument because…")

CLICK HERE for a link to the grading rubric.  Please study it carefully, and make sure you understand how you will be evaluated.   

Gangsta Rap vs. Conscious Hip Hop

How did Gangsta Rap and Conscious Hip Hop respond to the social and political conditions of the 1990s?

Using the readings below, carefully answer the questions on the handout you received in class, today.  

Handout 2: Excerpts from Song Lyrics; 

Handout 3: Compton, California; 

Handout 4: 1990s Hip Hop Timeline; 

Handout 5: Article on Conscious Hip Hop; 

Handout 6: Article on Gangsta Rap; 

Handout 7: Two Views of Conscious Hip Hop and Gangsta Rap

Video Links:
Straight Outta Compton
Me, Myself and I
Ice-T on life, in the streets

Grade 8 Debate - Rise of the Girl Groups

CLICK HERE for the link to the lesson. 

Here's another helpful article.  

1960's Girl Groups

Letter from a Birmingham Jail - Essay Planning Page

Hello!

Please print out the following...

1. Essay Planning Page .  Please print the planning page.   You will need to have it for class tomorrow.  We will planning out our essay, tomorrow, and Friday.  

2.  DBQ's.   You only need to print out pages 13-16.

***YOU MUST HAVE THESE MATERIALS WITH YOU FOR CLASS, TOMORROW!***

Letter From a Birmingham Jail - MLK

For an audio version of the text, CLICK HERE 

Background:
In 1963 Martin Luther King led the Civil Rights Movement to Birmingham, Alabama. He described it as one of the most thoroughly segregated cities in the United States. The police commissioner, Eugene “Bull” Connor was a bitter racist that used attack dogs, tear gas, fire hoses, and cattle prods to attack peaceful demonstrators. On April 12th King was arrested and put in jail for ignoring a court injunction banning demonstrations and picketing in Birmingham. In jail, King read a letter that was published in the Birmingham News by eight white clergymen that attacked his demonstrations and other protest tactics that he employed in the city. In response, King began to scribble the following letter in the margins to answer his fellow clergymen and defend his

Here's the link Read AT LEAST the first three pages tonight.  You can read more, but you must read at least three pages.  If you can print the document, it would be much appreciated!

As you read the text, complete the Opinion-Proof Worksheet. 

The Beatles - The End of the Touring Years

Upon completion of this lesson, students will:

1. Know (knowledge):
• About the Baby Boomer generation as a shaping cultural force in mid-1960s America
• About the Vietnam War and its effect on American popular culture in the mid-1960s
• About the “Summer of Love” and major events of 1967
• How The Beatles’ stadium tours in 1965-6 pushed the boundaries of concert technology
• Why The Beatles decided to stop touring in 1966
• How The Beatles 1967 album Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band made groundbreaking use of studio technology
• How The Beatles reflected the cultural climate of the “Summer of Love”
2. Be able to (skills):
• Interpret a range of media, including songs, images, and text to develop and demonstrate an understanding of a particular historical period
• Make connections between popular music and historical events
• Extrapolate arguments about music by assessing sound, mood, tone, instrumentation

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If you finished Day 1, click here for Day 2 

Beatles Fan Letter

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The Beatles and American Segregation

Hello, Rockers!

In this lesson, we will focus on the Beatles' stance against segregation, and what that meant for their fans.

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Beatlemania Day 2

Hello, Beatle-maniacs!
Here is your assignment for today, 1/10/17.


If you're in period 5, click here.  

If you're in period 8, click here.

All work is expected to be completed by the end of the period.  If it is not completed, you will complete it for homework.  If it is to be completed for HW, then you must print a copy of your assignment.

Beatlemania

Hello, Rockers!
Today, we dive headfirst into BEATLEMANIA!   Click here for your assignment.  You can complete the assignment on looseleaf paper.  If you do not finish by the end of the period, you must finish it for homework.  If you are completing it, on google docs, you must submit a printed copy.  

The Beatles - Early Years Assignment

Hello, Rockers!

Here is your assignment for today.  CLICK here for the link.  If you don't finish in class, please finish it for HW, as we will go over it tomorrow.  Please complete all parts of the assignment.