Genres and Topics

DEFINITION & RATIONALE

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WEBSITES: CURRICULUM AND LESSON PLANS

"Popular Music and Music Videos" (lesson plan for grades 9-12)

"Stairway to Heaven: Examining Metaphor in Popular Music" (lesson plan for grades 9-12)

www.lyricwiki.com

www.rocklibrary.com/Education/LessonPlans/default.aspx (Rock & Roll Library-lesson plans)

www.mindblue.com

www.rockhall.com/teacher/sti-lesson-plans/ (music lesson plans)

WEBSITES: GENERAL RESOURCES ON TOPIC

http://www.corndancer.com/tunes/tunes_cncts.html

www-rohan.sdsu.edu/~richard5/vietnam.html (war protest songs Vietnam)

www.rocklibrary.com/ (Rock & Roll Library)

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=92833535 -- The Nirvana cover baby grows up

 www.lennonbus.org/ (non profit mobile music video studio)

ARTICLES (for teacher background knowledge)

White, C. (2005, Summer). Integrating music in history education. Academic Exchange Quarterly, 9(2).

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ARTICLES (for students, short, readable, and high interest)

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 www.vibe.com/news/magazine_features/2005/02/vibe_magazine_love_hurts_raps_back_eye/

BOOKS (about teaching this topic/genre)

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BOOKS (general information about this topic/genre)

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www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0939735040/thedjzone (popular music guide book)

ONLINE VIDEO, SHORT FILMS & MOVIE CLIPS

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 www.vh1.com/shows/dyn/white_rapper/series.jhtml (music videos)

RADIO/PODCASTS

AccuRadio (online radio; organizes music by "channel")

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MOVIES

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