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North Carolina Era 11: Recent (1975-2010) Lesson Plans

“After the Ball” Ballad Lesson

LESSON: “After the Ball” Ballad
UNIT: North Carolina Era 11: Recent (1975-2010)


LEARNING OUTCOMES:

TEACHER PLANNING:

PROCEDURE:

  1. Ask students “what are ballads?,” “how can songs reflect a culture?”
  2. Divide students into groups (no more than four).
  3. Students will work together in groups to examine different versions of the same ballad and are to discuss the differences in each.
  4. Students should consider why the ballads may be written differently, how language can change across distance and time, and what these ballads say about
    southern Appalachian culture.
  5. Class should reconvene together to discuss their hypotheses and share what they think of the ballad itself.
  6. Review the purpose and history of balladry in North Carolina and its significance to state culture and language.

ASSESSMENT:

NORTH CAROLINA CURRICULUM ALIGNMENT:

LESSON MATERIALS:

“The Farmers Two Sons” Ballad Lesson

LESSON: “The Farmers Two Sons” Ballad
UNIT: North Carolina Era 11: Recent (1975-2010)


LEARNING OUTCOMES:

TEACHER PLANNING:

PROCEDURE:

  1. Ask students “what are ballads?,” “how can songs reflect a culture?”.
  2. Divide students into groups (no more than four).
  3. Students will work together in groups to examine different versions of the same ballad and are to discuss the differences in each.
  4. Students should consider why the ballads may be written differently, how language can change across distance and time, and what these ballads say about
    southern Appalachian culture.
  5. Class should reconvene together to discuss their hypotheses and share what they think of the ballad itself.
  6. Review the purpose and history of balladry in North Carolina and its significance to state culture and language.


ASSESSMENT:

NORTH CAROLINA CURRICULUM ALIGNMENT:

LESSON MATERIALS:

Why Go To a Festival?

LESSON: The lure of folk and regional festivals
UNIT: Era 11 – Recent North Carolina – 1975 - present

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

TEACHER PLANNING:

PROCEDURE:

  1. Put students into cooperative groups. Have them examine the packets of the posters/advertising/newspaper articles.
  2. Ask the students to list what draws people to attend these events.
  3. Each group should then construct a three ring Venn diagram comparing and contrasting the three different festivals.
  4. As a group, do they believe these types of events can sustain themselves? Why or why not? What makes them successful?

ASSESSMENT:

ADDITIONAL/EXTENSION ACTIVITIES:

LESSON MATERIALS:

Materials needed for this lesson can be found here: