REGION BY REGION PRESCOTT SCHOOL 4 TH GRADE INITIATIVE INFUSING
SOCIAL STUDIES, ART, MUSIC AND TECHNOLOGY
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LEARNING TARGETS I Can: Search and Discover information about a
composer and a musical artist from each of the 4 regions of the
United States. Work collaboratively to create a Prezi, Power Point,
Slide Share, SMORE, Podcast, or other approved collaboration tool
that will be presented to the rest of the Prescott 4 th grade
class. All information about what is to be included in your
presentation is on the Edmodo site. Complete all activities and
assessments on the 4 th grade Edmodo site.
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WHAT TO DO 4 th Grade Meet the suspects! Composer Musical
Artist Check out Prescott Edmodo site! Your Own Username Your Own
Password Collaborative Create a Prezi! Time To Be A Detective!
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Mid West Composer Meredith Willson Born: Mason City, Iowa Music
Composed: Broadway, Symphonies
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MIDWEST ARTIST Mid West Musical Artists Chicago Originated:
Chicago, Illinois Music Performed: Jazz Rock, Pop Rock
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NORTH EAST COMPOSER North East Composer John Williams Born: New
York Music Composed: Film Music, Olympics, Symphonies
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North East Musical Artist George Gershwin Born: New York, New
York Music Performed: Broadway, Classical
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West Composer Randy Newman Born: California Music Composed :
Film Scores
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WEST ARTIST West Musical Artists Beach Boys Originated:
California Music Performed: Rock and Pop
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South West Composer Scott Joplin Born: Texas Music Composed:
Ragtime
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South West Musical Artist John Denver Born: Roswell, New Mexico
Music Performed: Folk Music
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South East Composer Amy Grant Born: Georgia Music Composed:
Gospel, Pop, Country, Christian
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SOUTH EAST ARTIST South East Musical Artist Louis Armstrong
Born: New Orleans, Louisiana Music Performed: Jazz, Dixieland,
Swing, Pop
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YOUR TURN! 4 th Grade Detectives: Now that you have been
introduced to our suspects, your job is to discover more about the
composer and musical artist from your region so you can answer
questions that are posted on our Prescott 4 th Grade Edmodo site.
We will be collaborating with the other 4 th grade class to uncover
all of the information needed to create a Prezi. All Prezis will be
posted on the school web page. Happy Hunting!