April 14, 2015

Class Work


On Thursday, you joined a group.


Group #1: Michael
Group #2: Carlos, Breanna, Nicole, Mariah, Charlotte
Group #3: ?
Group #4: Devan, Bella, Bre, Vanessa, Alexio, Leticia
Group #5: ?
Group #6: Osualdo,Jesus, Rodrigo, Carlos, Kenny
Group #7: Cesar, Bryant, Selena, Christian




 These are the topics:

1. Revolutionary War
2. Civil War
3. World War I
4. World War II
5. Korean War
6. Vietnam War
7. Iraq/Afghanistan

This was the homework: look for and listen to war songs or songs associated with your group's era. Bring what you consider to be the top three tunes to share with your group. In addition, complete B and C for ONE song and post what you find in CANVAS by Tuesday.

Personally, you needed to list three songs of the era in CANVAS and complete B and C for one of the songs. 


Each group will select 1-2 songs from the era to share with the class. Your presentation will answer the questions C-D4.  (Large groups of 3+ will present two)


PowerPoint is grand for this. Other presentation software works, too! In addition, play part of the song for the group. Youtube is one resource. There may be others.



 A. Share the tunes at your table. Yes, it will be a bit noisy in here for about 10 minutes.
B. Locate the lyrics and share them with your group.
C. Tell how the lyrics relate to the war and the era. (If you don't know about the war or the era, do a bit of quick research.
D. Groups, prepare to share one or two songs with the class depending on the size of your group.  E. Share how the lyrics relate to the war and the era.
Consider:
 1. Why the song was popular.
2. How it was representative of the war.
3. Why it fit the time period. (What was going on in the world aside from the war?)
4. Explain why the song would or would not be popular today.


Presentation guidelines:
1. All members must contribute.  Your group will submit a sheet explaining the contributions of each member.
2. Prepare slides explaining the war and the time period.
3. Talk about the song writer and musicans.
3. Explain why the song was popular - look at the lyrics and make logical links.
4. Answer: Would the song be popular today? Why/why not.
Time limit: Up to 5 minutes for a smaller group/Up to 10 minutes for a larger group.
Have fun. Be creative! If there was a dance associated with the song, feel free to get those feet moving!





Homework:

Explore ancient heroes.  Visit these sites. Feel free to look at others you may come across. Select one hero for future study.

http://ancienthistory.about.com/od/heroes/tp/TopHeroes.htm

http://ancienthistory.about.com/od/warfareconflictarmor/u/Heroes.htm


http://listverse.com/2013/04/02/10-famous-gladiators-from-ancient-rome/


http://blogs.houstonpress.com/rocks/2014/01/five_viking_heroes_worthy_of_s.php

http://www.shenyunperformingarts.org/blog/_-c8exa-CfMI/chinese-heroes-you-must-know.html




This site will give you some generic facts.
A. Select a hero and answer the following:

1. Locate visuals of your hero / ancient and modern
2. Find out about any super powers the hero might possess.
3. Who are the relatives and friends of the hero? Identify them. What did these relatives add to the development of the hero?
4. What challenges does the hero face? How did he or she overcome those challenges?
5. Pick one major episode in the life of your character and be ready to tell the story to the class.
6. Look for any movies/books/stories that are based on the life of your hero. How faithful to the original?

Post in CANVAS- Due Tuesday.

Eventually, you will be sharing your "hero" information with the class.