LEARN NC

K–12 teaching and learning · from the UNC School of Education

Goal 6

The learner will listen to, analyze, and describe music.

Objective 6.07

Show respect while listening to and analyzing music.

Resources aligned to this objective

Freedom songs of the civil rights movement
Students will listen to freedom songs recorded during the civil rights movement, 1960–1965. Students will write about personal reactions to the music and lyrics. Through reading and pictures, students will briefly explore historical events where these songs were sung. Listening again, students will analyze and describe — musically — particular song(s).
Format: lesson plan (grade 5 Music Education, Social Studies, and Dance Arts Education)
By Merritt Raum Flexman.