A Teacher's Guide to Folklife Resources

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Learning the Blues
by EdSitement
free
Subjects: African American Culture; Music;
Locations: Southern States (U.S.); Tennessee;

http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=267

A set of four lessons intended to introduce high school students to the structure, history and cultural significance of the blues, with particular emphasis on W.C. Handy and Beale Street in Memphis, Tennessee. Can be used with students regardless of their ability to read music. Also includes many school-appropriate audio and video examples as links in the main page. These lessons are correlated to the standards National Council for Social Studies and National Council of Teachers of English.

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