Generations of Music

This web quest was designed for 8th grade students to compare and contrast their musical interests with an adult in their life.  The students will read an article about the British Invasion, create a timeline of American and British bands, interview an adult, create a glogster of their findings, and present their information to the class.  It should take roughly two weeks to complete.

Notes:  After students create google doc on their thoughts about music, I will use wordle to draw out the similarities in their ideas.  http://www.wordle.net/

Standards

Local Standards
8-6 Write for various purposes and audiences following the power writing process
8-8 Apply the research process

Common Core
W.8.4
Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
W.8.6
Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing and present the relationships between information and ideas efficiently as well as to interact and collaborate with others.
W.8.7
Conduct short research projects to answer a question (including a self-generated question), drawing on several sources and generating additional related, focused questions that allow for multiple avenues of exploration.
SL.8.5
Integrate multimedia and visual displays into presentations to clarify information, strengthen claims and evidence, and add interest.



GLE's
W2A.8.a-b
Compose text
a. showing awareness of audience
b. choosing a form appropriate to topic and specific audience
ICTL1B.8
Contribute to the construction and exchange of ideas through independent, cooperative, and/or collaborative work
ICTL5C.8.a-b
a. Organize information in a logical arrangement appropriate to format, audience and purpose
b. Use an appropriate format to share information with intended audience and intended purpose
LS2A.6
In discussions and presentations,
• speak clearly and stay on topic
• use appropriate volume, tone of voice, rate of speech, fluency/inflections and eye contact

Credits

Google Images
Scope Magazine http://www.scholastic.com/scopemagazine/index.html
Glogster EDU http://edu.glogster.com/
Wordle http://www.wordle.net/

Other

Internet Sites Utilized:
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/80244/British-Invasion
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/506004/rock/93492/The-British-reaction?anchor=ref741113
http://britishinvasionbands.com/
http://rockhall.com/