Adapting History
by Dahlak
Grades 6-12
Virtual!
Musical artist Dahlak uses spoken word poetry to narrate the complex history of our nation. From gospel to blues, jazz to R&B, America has produced some of the most innovative music of the 20th century. Although the songs are easy on the ears, their inception occurred in cultural climates that were often discordant. This musical chronicle shows that despite conflict and misunderstanding, we are still brilliantly creative and resilient.
Adapting History was created in collaboration with and commissioned by Montalvo Arts Center’s Education Department, OneBeat via the U.S. State Department, ArtPower UCSD, and the Mondavi Center at UC Davis.
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On sale August 11, 2021 starting at 9:00am.
Set the Stage
Prepare your students for their trip to the virtual theater with these free resource materials.
Common Core Content Standards
Easily apply these content standards in your classroom:
- 6.SL.1: Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 6 topics, texts, and issues, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly.
- 8.RL.4: Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone, including analogies or allusions to other texts.
- 11-12.RI.6: Determine an author’s point of view or purpose in a text in which the rhetoric is particularly effective, analyzing how style and content contribute to the power, persuasiveness, or beauty of the text.
Lesson Plan Idea
Create a spoken word poem about a current event that you think future students might study in their history classes.
MORE INFORMATION
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Event Information
November 1 – 30, 2021
60 minutes
thisisdahlak.org
VIRTUAL!
$50 per classroom.
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