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= = lyrics of a popular song and discuss why they are different or the same. || 8-12 || Language Arts Social Studies || This is a good way to foster critical thinking. We are always trying to get students to make "connections." They would actally enjoy this a lot. || History || To add on this - they could be asked to rewrite the song - from a different perspective or for a different audience and then compare them. || Health || I like that you are thinking about character education with this song- I think many songs during those days were about morals and values and it would be interesting to see if students could discern that kind of message when so few of today's songs have that kind of content. ||
 * = Idea(s) of how to use this recording = || = Target grade level = || = Subject Areas to be Addressed = || = Partner Reflections = ||
 * This song could be used to teach poetry. Students could mark the poem for rhyme scheme and analyze the theme. || 6-8 || Language Arts || Great way to show students that there are a variety of "types" of poetry- song being one of them. ||
 * This song could be a great comparison to a song about the "male" culture of today. Students could compare and contract the
 * Students could research the song and determine its context, purpose, and possible intended meaning. I would encourage them to use one of the NARA worksheets for this as they tend to be more detailed and specific. || 6-12 || Language Arts
 * Do you think it would be appropriate for students to use this audio recording as a science tool on sound. Because the tempo is simple and the actual music is not too elaborate, maybe they could use it to study wavelength, sound, or another science topic. I think when it comes to music and primary sources in general we tend to lean towards the non- scientific or mathematical areas of study. This may be a stretch, but I just thought outside the box for a moment. || 6-12 || Science || Because I teach language arts and social studies, I am not real sure on how exactly a students would measure wavelength and sound - but I love the idea of trying to incorporate science and math. Good call!! ||
 * This song could be used in a middle school setting (or high school) that teaches character education. We have an Advisory class in my school and use a few days each week to focus on "Character Counts." I could see weaving an older song like this into that curriculum by having students interpret the message and see if it could apply to their lives. || 6-12 || Advisory / Character Educaiton/

Group Discussion
Hi Christina. I am looking forward to working with you on this group project. It has been a busy week with the holiday, so I am just getting started looking through the resources. Please let me know if there is a specific one that you want to use. I will be online for about an hour today and then spending time with out of town family the rest of the day. I will check back here on Friday morning if I don't hear from you before then. Hope you had a great fourth of July! - Tricia

Ok Christina, I found one that I like....see what you think. "Give a Man a Horse He Can Ride" The lyrics are pasted below:

GIVE a man a horse he can ride, Give a man a boat he can sail; And his rank and wealth, his strength and health, On sea nor shore shall fail.

Give a man a pipe he can smoke, Give a man a book he can read: And his home is bright with a calm delight, Though the room be poor indeed.

Give a man a girl he can love, As I, O my love, love thee; And his heart is great with the pulse of Fate, At home, on land, on sea.

I think there is a lot that we can do with this in terms of character education, literature(poetry), history and fine arts. I will wait to see what you think. If you give the go ahead - I will start working on my NARA worksheet for this piece. Talk to you soon, Tricia.

Hi Tricia, I am happy to be working with you as well. I think this selection is just fine. I will complete the NARA worksheet as well and we can look over each other's information and see if there is anything else we need to add.

I think we should decide what grade level we would be planning ideas for.. then go from there. I am thinking the higher grades maybe 6-12. I can see many ways this could be used to promote critical thinking. Once our worksheets are both up we can begin sharing ideas for the second part of the assignment. Thanks, Christina

Hi Christina, I added my NARA analysis. I agree that focussing on grades 6-12 for our activities sounds good. I am tied up for a while today but will try to check back here at some point and help to brainstorm ways that we could use it.

I started a chart above that we could use to brainstorm ideas. Feel free to delete it or change it. What I was thinking was each of us could add ideas of how to use this piece in different curriculum areas - explaining ourselves in the first three columns and then we could reflect on each others ideas in the last column. Not sure how you feel about this - I am not "married to it" - so feel free to change it :))) Thanks,  Tricia

Tricia, Love it! Great way to organize our thoughts. I'll be checking back here throughout the weekend, but am working on other assignments and classes as well. When do we want to "finalize" this by. I think it is due Monday??? If so, let's try to finish it all by Sunday night.

Christina, Sorry that it took me until Sunday afternoon to get to it - but better later than never:) I think that we have a pretty good list of applications. It is amazing how applicable you can make resources when you really take time to think about them. After you add a reflection to my last suggestion, I think we should be allo set. It has been a pleasure working with you!! Tricia

Tricia, It is no problem. I am good with our work as well. Thank you for working with me. I wanted to let you know as well that I will be out of town from Monday- Thursday. I won't have access to internet as I will be rouging it in a cabin near lake Ontario. I hope that doesn't inconvenience you too much. I will be on here right away when I return and think we will be able to manage our next assignment in plenty of time from Thursday to Monday of next week. Please let me know if this will be a problem.

Thanks! Christina