HSHR Curriculum Map
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August
Content and Essential Skills
Introduction of class.
Listen to short examples of various rock & roll artists from the 50's through the 80's.
Briefly discuss the roots of rock and roll from jazz music.
Skills
Assessment
Resources
Optional
September
Content and Essential Skills
History of jazz from jazz beginnings to the 1940's.
Rock and Roll musicians of the 1950's - Chuck Berry, Bill Hailey and His Comets, Little Richard, Fats Domino, Elvis Presley, etc.
Skills
Assessment
Students research and write a brief biography on five rock and roll artists from the 50's
Work sheets on Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington and Elvis Presley
Resources
Various recordings
Internet - www.rockhall.com and www.history-of-rock.com
History of Jazz DVD #1 and #2
History of Rock and Roll Video #1 and #2
DVD on Elvis Presley - "1956"
Elvis Movie - "Blue Hawaii" - DVD
Optional
October
Content and Essential Skills
Rock and Roll musicians of the 60's including Motown musicians, the Beatles, Bob Dylan, Janis Joplin, The Who, The Beach Boys, etc....
Discussion on the blues and Motown.
Music in movies: Motown in Sister Act
Blues in The Blues Brothers
Rock in Tommy
Skills
Assessment
Students research and write a brief biography on five rock and roll/blues/Motown artists from the 60's
Work sheets on Diana Ross, Joan Baez, The Beatles
Reaction papers on various recordings and the DVD Tommy
Resources
Recordings
Internet -
www.rockhall.com
www.history-of-rock.com
History of Rock and Roll video #3 - #7
DVD The Who: Who's Next
DVD-Tommy
Video Sister Act
Video The Blues Brothers
Optional
November
Content and Essential Skills
Rock and Roll musicians of the 70's - Punk rock, southern rock.
Skills
Assessment
Students research and write a brief biography on four rock and roll artists from the 70's
Resources
History of Rock and Roll Video #8 & 9
Wizard of Oz video/Pink Floyd, Dark Side of the Moon CD
DVD The Song Remains the Same, Led Zeplin
Various CD's of 70's artists
Internet www.history-of-rock.com and www.rockhall.com
Optional
December
Content and Essential Skills
Rock and Roll musicians of the 80's, music videos (MTV) - Michael Jackson
Review for final music listening exam.
Final presentations.
Skills
Assessment
Listening quizzes - 50's through 80's naming the song title and artist as well as the artist's primary decade of success
Resources
Rock & Roll Video #10
Micheal Jackson DVD's
Roots of Rap video
Various CDs from 80's musicians as well as complete CD collection 50's - 70's
Optional
January
Content and Essential Skills
Skills
Assessment
Resources
Optional
February
Content and Essential Skills
Skills
Assessment
Resources
Optional
March
Content and Essential Skills
Skills
Assessment
Resources
Optional
April
Content and Essential Skills
Skills
Assessment
Resources
Optional
May
Content and Essential Skills
Skills
Assessment
Resources
Optional
