Grade 10 Music History Project

Rock ‘n’ Roll

 

 

Topics:

 

  1. Developments in media since 1900

  2. Choose a decade listed below and discuss the important historical, political and social events as well as important performers & bands.  Be sure to select influential bands or well-known bands influenced by past musicians. 

    • The 1950’s

    • The 1960’s

    • The 1970’s

    • The 1980’s

    • The 1990’s

  3. Guitar Heroes (Carlos Santana, Eric Clapton, Chuck Berry, Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughan)

  4. The British Invasion

  5. Teen Idols before 1980

  6. Teen Idols after 1980

  7. The Day the Music Died (February 3, 1959)

  8. Create a mini biography and discuss the evolution of ONE of the following groups music.  Why did their music stand the test of time?

    • The Rolling Stones

    • Simon & Garfunkel

    • Neil Young

    • Elton John

    • The Beatles

    • Elvis

    • Rush (Canadian, Eh!)

  9. Woodstock

  10. The effects of rock ‘n’ roll music on society.

  11. Women in Rock ‘n’ Roll (1950 – 1980)

  12. Discuss a specific style of music.  Make sure you discuss the musical elements of this style of music and how it was influenced by rock ‘n’ roll music.

    • Disco

    • Folk Rock

    • Surf Music

    • Punk

    • Heavy Metal

    • Grunge

    • Rockabilly

    • Doo Wop

    • Psychedelic Rock

  13. Motown

  14. Dance Crazes

 

 

Procedure:

 

Your projects may be done individually or with a partner.  Each project must include the following:

  1. An audio and/or visual presentation of your topic.  You may use one of the following methods of presentation (or another method approved by your teacher).  Note:  Your project MUST present itself.

    • PowerPoint

    • Video

    • Photostory

    • VoiceThread

    • Picture Board

    • Bristol Board display

    • Podcast

    • Puppet Show

    • Embedded references, endnotes or footnotes.

  2. Works Cited – MLA format

  3. A detailed log of what each person did for the project.

  4. Self and peer evaluation – questions will be posted on the Moodle Website for EACH individual to answer.

 

 

Suggested Websites:

 

 

Suggested Websites

Website Information

http://rockhall.com/story-of-rock/

This is the website of the Rock and roll Hall of Fame

 http://www.rockmusictimeline.com/index.html

 Rock music history timeline, an online chronology of rock and roll with vintage band photos, all the hit songs and albums in the first 50 years of rock& roll.

 http://www.shmoop.com/history-of-rock/

 

 History of Rock & Roll Learning Guide. History of Rock & Roll analysis by PhD students from Stanford, Harvard, Berkeley.

http://www.history-of-rock.com/indx.html 

This web page attempts to explore the roots of rock in such a way as to illuminate the natural progression of musical styles.  

 http://www.scaruffi.com/history/long.html

A History of Rock and Dance Music by Piero Scaruffi 

 

 

 

Research Notes Organizer

Please use a new sheet for each source.

 

 

 

MLA citation (8th edition)

Author (last name) _________________________________ , (first name) ______________________ .

Title of Book  ________________________________________________________________________ .

Publisher ____________________________________________________ , Publication Date: ________

  • For webpages:

Author (last name) ________________________________________ , (first name) _________________________ .

Title of Webpage “  _____________________________________________________________________________ .”

Website Name: __________________________________________________________________________________ .

Publisher (if different from website name)_____________________________ , Publication Date: ___________,

URL ________________________________________________________________. Date of Access ______________.

Page
numbers

(if using books)

Research Notes in Point Form and in Your Own Words

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Works Cited

  

 

 

 

Works Cited

 

Coutsoukis, Photius. "France Geography 2000." Countries of the World, 2002, www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/france/index.html. Accessed 10 Oct 2016.

Haggett, Peter, ed. "France." Encyclopedia of World Geography. Marshall Cavendish Corporation, 2002.

“History of French Music.” Travel France, 2011-2012, http://www.visit-and-travel-france.com/history-of-french-music.html. Accessed 10 Oct. 2016.

Malone, Margaret. Discovering Cultures: France. Marshall Cavendish Corporation, 2003.

 

 

 

 

Research Notes Assessment

 

 


Criteria

Mark

Comments by Teacher

Organization

  • Notes are typed
  • Notes are organized in graphic organizer
  • Notes from different sources are on separate pages.

/1
  • Please type your notes
  • Please use the graphic organizer
  • Please use a separate sheet for each source
  • Well done!

Point form notes

  • Notes are written in point form
  • Each point is fewer than 8 words

/ 1
  • Please write all of your notes in point form
  • Well done!

Research notes

  • Notes are written in student’s own words and easy to understand (Gr. 10 level)
  • A lot of details are given

.

/ 10
  • Please write in your own words.
  • Good beginning
  • More details are needed
  • Excellent set of research notes
  • Keep up the good work!

MLA citation

  • Sources are cited correctly in MLA style
  • Information in citations is complete
  • Citations are properly formatted

/ 2
  • Some information is missing in your citations.
  • Please use MLA format.
  • Please double space
  • Please use a hanging indent.
  • Great job!

Sources

  • 3 sources were used, of which 1 must be print

/ 1
  • Please use at least 1 print resource.
  • Please use a minimum of 3 resources
  • Good work!

Total

/ 15
  • Good beginning
  • More work needed
  • Satisfactory work
  • Good work
  • Excellent work