European History Rubrics

Music is a great way to get students engaged and support the learning process. Our brain and body must be in a state of calmness to gear up for learning. Studies have shown that using music in the classroom provided an increased level of positivity and calmness in students.

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• Eastern & Western Europe Scavenger Hunt
• Examining Political and Protest Music During the Fall of the USSR, Cold War
• European Interactive Notebook
• The Ukraine Crisis 2022
• Geography & Europe Map Quizzes

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A great and exciting way to incorporate music into the learning environment while teaching the concepts surrounding the fall of the USSR! Engages students and creates a fun learning environment. A zip file reader is needed to open the zip file and access the lessons.

OBJECTIVES:

o The learner will examine 20th-century music to gain an understanding of the social and political aspects surrounding the fall of the Soviet Union (USSR).

• The learner will understand the events and issues leading to the collapse of the Soviet Union.
• The learner will compare and contrast the historical map of the Soviet Socialist Republics to a current-day map identifying how political borders and names have changed.
• The learner will examine how the fall of the Soviet Union affected those under communist leadership and those throughout the world.

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Includes:

° Complimentary "personal quotes" PowerPoint surrounding the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991.

° Warm-up Activity: Analyzing "Wind of Change" Lyrics for the understanding of the fall of the USSR.

° Presentation Grading Rubric

° 12 Song Lyric Analysis Sheets to choose from

° Optional Reading Activity

° Comparison Map of Soviet Union Region vs. Current-Day Map.

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Students will have the opportunity to analyze lyrics for the following songs: (Includes an Analysis Guide Sheet) QR Codes available for use.

Ø Advice to Joe—Roy Acuff

Ø American Soviets—C.C.C.P.

Ø Back in the USSR—Beatles

Ø Everybody Wants to Rule the World—Tears for Fears

Ø Land of Confusion—Genesis

Ø Right Here, Right Now—Jesus Jones

Ø Roads to Moscow—Al Stewart (May want to divide the song into Part 1 & 2

and let different teams analyze one—Very long)

Ø The Story of the Fall of The Soviet Union—Jeffrey Lewis

Ø The Wall—Steppenwolf

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Culminating activity:

Students will gather the information learned from the political / protest song and present it to the class, using a grading rubric for guidance.

You students will have fun with this activity and they get to not only hear historical music of the 1970-the'90s, butwhich learn about the events surrounding the fall of the USSR.

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