Billie Holiday's Song "Strange Fruit" This comprehensive lesson uses Billy Holiday's song "Strange Fruit" as a discussion point for...		Jazz and Math: Improvisation Permutations In this lesson students explore how many different rhythmic combinations can be improvised in a...
African-American Gospel Music Introduce Gospel music while explaining lyrical meaning and cultural values. This is an...		Which Metal Corrodes the Fastest? Students test a variety of metals in water and salt water to determine which corrodes the...
Building Vocabulary Using Analogies In this lesson, students build their vocabulary by using analogies to help them learn the...		The History & Poetry of "In Flanders Fields" Learn about the history behind "In Flanders Fields" while reviewing tetrameter and sonnet form....
Visualizing Jazz Scenes of the Harlem Renaissance Students read and respond to literary selections that either portray the Harlem jazz scene or...		An Immigrant's Story Students will create a character who immigrates to the United States. They will base a large...
Jazz and Math: Rhythmic Innovations Learn about the use of fractions in music.		Summarizing an O. Henry Short Story During this high school language arts lesson, students will summarize, verbally and in writing,...
Write a Letter to the President Students will write a letter to the president with details of their ideas for goals to be met...		Designing a Quilt Pattern Students will create and color a one-patch quilt design based upon the regular hexagon. This...
Paper Making The ancient art of paper making is explained in this lesson plan, which provides many...		Citing Internet Sources Students learn how to cite sources from the Internet for their essays and papers.
Building Vocabulary Using Word Roots and Prefix Meanings During the lesson, students build their vocabulary by using word webs to help them learn the...		Native American Music: Call-and-Response Introduce students to a call-and-response form of Native American song and dance.
Defining Jazz Music These lessons and activities explore sound and how sound is defined in jazz.		Summarizing a John F. Kennedy Speech During this high school language arts lesson, students will summarize, verbally and in writing,...
Exploring the Nature of Conflict Explore the negative and positive sides of conflict, and discuss with your students how they...		The Declaration of Sentiments & Your Rights Compare two declarations for personal rights and have students write their own. This is a...