9th grade music resources for GATE

Thematic Unit Plans, Handouts, GATE

Grades:

7th - 10th

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Also included in: Halloween Drama Class Units, Scripts and Lessons Bundle!

Broadway Musical Unit Study Guide The Wiz African American Futurism

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Part of a Bundle Let's ease on down the Road with the Broadway Tony Award Winner The Wiz a fantastic futuristic African American version of The Wizard of Oz. The Wiz is a retelling of L. Frank Baum's children's novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz in the context of contemporary African-American culture. This two or three day lesson (65 pages) and study guide about this Broadway musical can stand alone or be combined with one of my Famous Artist Biographies (Lin Manuel Miranda) or other musical less

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Thematic Unit Plans, GATE, Lesson

Grades:

7th - 10th

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Also included in: Drama Units Broadway Musicals Wicked The Wiz Spongebob Christmas Story

Theatre Music Unit Create Your Own Musical Grades 7 to 9 Playwriting

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Drama, English Language Arts, Music

Are your students familiar with the steps to creating Broadway musicals? Teach your students the process of creating a song for a musical of their own! Working cooperatively your students become lyricists by writing their own lyrics for the song of their choice. It is most successful with students in sixth through eighth grade, especially students new to theater, vocal music or in a Language Arts class. The unit can last for 5 -it depends upon the students. Have you checked out the Drama

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Grades:

7th - 9th

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Unit Plans, GATE, Lesson

Also included in: Drama Unit Playwriting Bundle Melodrama Juke Box Musical Acting Composing

Broadway Musical Unit Study Guide In the Heights Hip Hop Lin Manuel Miranda

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Part of a Bundle Looking for something to use for Hispanic Heritage Month? This one to four day lesson and study guide focuses on the Tony award winning, Lin Manuel Miranda In the Heights musical. In the Heights tells the story of a vibrant Hispanic community in New York’s Washington Heights neighborhood. Students have an opportunity to study its plot, journey to Broadway, its creative staff, trivia about Broadway and In the Heights, view video clips, study the Tony awards and finish learning th

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Thematic Unit Plans, GATE, Lesson

Grades:

8th - 11th

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Also included in: Musical Theater Units and Study Guide | Tony Awards and Broadway Musicals

Broadway Musical Unit Study Guide Matilda Grades 7 to 9 Tony Winner Roald Dahll

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Are you as afraid of Trunchbull as I am? Matilda the Musical is a very popular production especially with fans of author Roald Dahl's book, Matilda. Students learn through a study guide about its journey to Broadway, plot, characters, songs and even trivia! This one or two-day lesson can stand alone or be combined with one of my Famous Artist biographies or another musical, such as Spongebob Squarepants. Note: I created a digital version of this lesson for you. I split up the teacher's pag

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Thematic Unit Plans, GATE, Independent Work Packet

Grades:

7th - 9th

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Also included in: Musical Theater Units and Study Guide | Tony Awards and Broadway Musicals

Broadway Musical Unit Study Guide Oklahoma! Rodgers and Hammerstein Historical

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This one or four day lesson (50 pages) and study guide focuses on the beloved and ground breaking Broadway musical, Oklahoma! Set in farm country outside the town of Claremore, Indian Territory, in 1906, it tells the story of farm girl Laurey Williams and her courtship by two rival suitors, cowboy Curly McLain and the sinister and frightening farmhand Jud Fry. Students have an opportunity to study its journey to Broadway, plot, creative team, songs, composers, plot, trivia, etc. The lesson c

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Unit Plans, Handouts, GATE

Grades:

8th - 11th

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Also included in: Musical Theater Units and Study Guide | Tony Awards and Broadway Musicals

Music Personality Type Quiz| Get to Know You Inventory Test | Back to School

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Megan Memories - Megan Meyers

Boost student relationships with this no-prep, easy-to-use Music Genre Personality Inventory! This personality survey, based on the long-standing four temperaments, turns this abstract concept into a lesson that is high-interest, easy to understand, and memorable! TWO LEVELS of the personality test are included, making it applicable for 3rd-12th grade students...and beyond! This personality quiz theme can be used in any school subject as a Get to Know You Activity at Back to School Time, or any

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Back to School, Classroom Community, Music

Grades:

3rd - 12th, Adult Education, Staff

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Worksheets, Activities, GATE

Also included in: PERSONALITY TYPES MEGA BUNDLE | 45 Themed Personality Inventories

Drama Unit Playwriting Bundle Melodrama Juke Box Musical Acting Composing

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Drama, Gifted and Talented, Music

Purchase this Bundle and Save!! Are your students familiar with the steps to creating Broadway musicals? Teach your students the process of creating a song for a musical of their own! And/or creating their own juke box musical! Working cooperatively your students become lyricists by writing their own lyrics for the song of their choice. Or write a melodrama scene like the old fashion melodramas of yesteryear. It is most successful with students in sixth through eighth grade, especially stude

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Grades:

6th - 9th

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Unit Plans, Activities, GATE

Perils of the Sea Unit: A Collection of Shipwreck Poems and a Song

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English Language Arts, Music, Poetry

This unit consists of "The Wreck of the Hesperus," "Diving Into the Wreck," and "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald." Each piece contains higher-level thinking questions which require students to identify literary devices and strategies and determine the author's purpose. The unit also includes charts requiring summarization and vocabulary identification. Answers are provided for all activities. I added a free problem-solving activitiy which has fun group assignments and unique writing assig

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Grades:

7th - 10th

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Drama, English Language Arts, Music

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"Midsummer Night's Dream (An Adapted, Theater Script)" [*New Book Trailer]

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The Usual Bohemian

Check out the New Book Trailer (+13 Rating): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SE7yE0KDIeo&t=4s[Money back guarantee; contact labouyer@yahoo.com. All profits from this work go to the Homeless.] This is a very friendly version of "Midsummer's Night Dream" that can be produced with less than ten players. Please note that is heavily adapted and deals primarily with the Grecian Troupe. Music can be added to greatly enhance the show (themes are suggested at appropriate places). ["Aids Orphans Rem

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Grades:

6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education

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Activities, GATE, Scripts

Social networking Composer Study (technology, writing, cross curricular,music)

Created by

Audrey Ayers

This creative composer study tasks the student to create pretend social networking page (profile) for a composer. By including photos, basic information, and "friends", the students will truly get an inside look at their composer. It is designed to not just be a hum-drum research paper, but be a creative, modern research project! It could even be used as an extra project for GATE students. Grading Rubric included!

Subjects:

Gifted and Talented, Music, Other (Music)

Grades:

6th - 12th

Types:

Research, Projects, GATE

Compound time practice worksheet - early - rhythm reading and recognition

Created by

Sally Banyard

Self-directed compound time practice worksheet aimed at year 7s. For early compound time learning/practice. Uses rhythms tam, ti-ti-ti, ta ti, ti ta and zam. Kodály approach.Begins with rhythm reading activities that reinforce theoretical aspects of compound time in a variety of ways. Also contains metre recognition - simple vs compound. Plus a smattering of other activities. Melodic material is C, F and G do.

Subjects:

Music, Music and Dance, Vocal Music

Grades:

6th - 9th, Higher Education

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, GATE

The River and The Dance Song Lyrics By Garth Brooks Comparison Activities

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ELA Test Prep, English Language Arts, Music

This product contains summary charts for each of the song lyrics, a chart asking students to list the similes and metaphors of "The River" and discuss what they represent, and higher-level thinking questions which require students to determine how the writer used strategies to convey his message. Answers are included for these activities. Writing suggestions are also included.

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Grades:

6th - 9th

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Activities, GATE, Scripts

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"The Whumperbilly's II (A Theater Script)" [*New Book Trailer]

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The Usual Bohemian

Check out the New Book Trailer (+13 Rating): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SE7yE0KDIeo&t=4sSave a hundred dollars or more over typical melodrama scripts, with a money back guarantee (labouyer@yahoo.com). All profits donated to the Homeless." This is a melodrama that accommodates 10- 15 players. If you were to purchase it from a major publisher it would cost you in the hundreds of dollars. It is very funny, interesting; and it is even friendly to produce,and comes with a money back guarante

Subjects:

Drama, Music, Reading

Grades:

7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education

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"The Whumperbilly's (A Theater Script)" [*New Book Trailer]

Created by

The Usual Bohemian

Check out the New Book Trailer (+13 Rating): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SE7yE0KDIeo&t=4sSave a hundred dollars or more over typical melodrama scripts, with a money back guarantee (labouyer@yahoo.com). All profits donated to the homeless. This is a melodrama that accommodates 10- 15 players. If you were to purchase it from a major publisher it would cost you in the hundreds of dollars. It is very funny, interesting; and it is even friendly to produce,and comes with a money back guarantee

Subjects:

Drama, Music, Short Stories

Grades:

7th - 12th, Higher Education

Types:

Activities, GATE, Scripts

Influential Women in Music Themed Anagrams Critical Thinking Challenge

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Amanda of All Trades

Need a challenge for your early finishers? Maybe a way to practice team building or critical thinking skills? An activity for gifted and talented (GATE) students or quiz bowl?This activity consists of 15 anagrams that when unscrambled reveal the name of an influential woman in music. Names include Billie Holiday, Taylor Swift, Ma Rainey, Whitney Houston, and more. Answer key included.Great for Women's History Month!Helpful hint: If students are struggling, you can give them various hints (the fi

Subjects:

Gifted and Talented, Music, Women's History Month

Grades:

7th - 9th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, GATE

Billy, Don't Be a Hero Song Lyric Author's Craft/Purpose Questions

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English Language Arts, Music, Poetry

This song is about a girl whose fiance is on on his way to war, so she asks him not to be a hero and risk his life. The product contains higher-level thinking questions which require students to identify the strategies used in the song to convey the writer's purpose. It also consists of a chart requiring students to summarize each verse and identify the rhyme scheme. I included some cross-genre comparison questions with "the sonnet-ballad" because the themes are so similar and it pairs well. A

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Grades:

7th - 10th

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Also included in: The Peril Of War Unit: Stories, Poems, Speeches, and Songs About the Aftermath

Concrete Angel Summary and Literary Device Identification Charts

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Close Reading, English Language Arts, Music

This product contains the lyrics to the song "Concrete Angel" by Martina McBride. It includes a summary chart and a chart requiring students to identify the literary device used and determine the author's purpose of each. An answer key is provided for each activity.

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Grades:

7th - 10th

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God's Will Song Analysis Summary and Literary Device Idenfication Charts

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Close Reading, English Language Arts, Music

This product contains the lyrics to the song, "God's Will" by Martina McBride. A summary chart and a chart requiring students to identify literary devices and the author's purpose for using each is included. Answers are provided for each activity.

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Grades:

7th - 10th

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