Establish a classroom atmosphere that celebrates the sharing of learning. Have opportunity for students to practice new learnings. Make student learning available to the larger community, i.e. books students write are shared with other classes, students report in school paper, student work is displayed at school, etc.

Create a link between the blues and early rock and roll.

Objective: To create a link between the blues and early rock and roll music (the next unit of study).

Activity:
1) Show a film and play recordings of early Rock and Roll musicians and music. (Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Buddy Holly, etc.).
2) Class discussion: How did jazz music and the blues influence early rock and roll music? Have students create a symbolic drawing which demonstrates the transition of the blues to rock and roll. Display the drawings.

Assessment: The quality of discussion and of the drawing.