Langston Hughes in the Jazz Age: Connecting to the Legacy of the Underground Railroad
Patricia Finn & Dr. Susan Key · 4th grade Music/Language Arts · 40 - 50 Minutes
Teach about blues and jazz music through the song “Bound No’th Blues”
Lesson Details
Goals/Objectives:
- Identify instruments and sounds associated with blues and jazz music
- Explain the meaning of the “northern road” in Langston Hughes’s poem “Bound No’th Blues”
- Identify the mood of the song “Bound No’th Blues” based on text and sound
Common Core Standards:
- RL.4.4: Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text
- RL.4.7: Make connections between the text of a story or drama and a visual or oral representation of the text, identifying where each version reflects specific descriptions and directions in the text.
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