Provide a metaview, lifting students into a wider view of the concept. Use another medium (not reading or writing) to connect students' personal knowing to the concept (i.e. visual arts, music, movement, metaphor, etc.) Involve learners in reflective production that blends the emotional and the cognitive.

View placards & create analogs. Listen to protest music of era.

Objective: To help students develop an appreciation for and an understnading of the music of the Civiil Rights Movement and the role that music played in uniting people of all races. To examine pictorial records of the Civil Rights Movement.

Activity: Students will listen to music associated with the Civil Rights Movement. Suggested songs include: “If I had A Hammer”, “We Shall Overcome,” “Blowing In The Wind”, “This Is My Country” and “Say It Loud:I’m Black and I’m Proud” Other works may also be used. Students will write one word to describe the message of each song
Using placards from the History Alive Civil RIghts Unit, students will take a “gallery walk” around the clasroom and create an analog for each placard.

Assessment: Students will turn in their listening and gallery assignments.