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

Music Education — Grade 5

Goal 6: The learner will listen to, analyze, and describe music.

Objective 6.07. Show respect while listening to and analyzing music.

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Aligned lesson plans

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 and Social Studies)
By Merritt Raum Flexman.