We Shall Overcome

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The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame features songs that have inspired activism https://edu.rockhall.com/ Teachers have free access to music and lesson plans. This lesson plan was prepared using Wonderopolis' Wonder Ground for the Cleveland Metropolitan School District. Materials featured: Share - We Shall Overcome The Story of A Song by Debbie levy with illustrations by Vanessa Brantley-Newt For older students: Review: https://www.wonderopolis.org/wonder/what-is-a-civil-right We Shall Overcome Resources: https://stuartstotts.com/we-shall-overcome/ Also recommended: This Promise of Change - also by Debby Levy and Jo Ann Allen Boyce Child of the Dream by Sharon Robinson Clap Your Hands by Toyomi Igus - illustrated by Michele Woods The Roots of Rap by Carole Boston Weatherford -illustrated by Frank Morrison Clap your Hands The roots of rap : 16 bars on the 4 pillars of hip-hop

Material Type: Lesson Plan

Author: Laura McShane

Amazing Grace

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How Sweet the Sound -The Story of Amazing Grace by Carole Boston Weatherford and illustrated by Frank Morrison provides a pictorial introduction to the anthem, Amazing Grace - and documents the events and salvation of John Newton aboard the slave ship Greyhound in 1748.

Material Type: Activity/Lab

Author: Laura McShane

Rock Hall EDU

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WHAT YOU'LL FIND ON ROCK HALL EDU: 1. DOWNLOADABLE WORKSHEETS & GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS 2. PRESENTATIONS 3. VIDEOS 4. PLAYLISTS 5. PROFESSIONALLY DEVELOPED LESSON PLANS & ACTIVITIES 6. DIGITIZED PRIMARY SOURCE MATERIALS FROM OUR LIBRARY & ARCHIVES Our resources are developed and curated by our award-winning Education team and meet national and state learning standards in a variety of subject areas, including music, social studies, STEAM, English and more. HOW TO USE ROCK HALL EDU 1. GO TO EDU.ROCKHALL.COM AND SIGN UP FOR AN ACCOUNT Knowing who our users are helps us keep materials free and limit the availability of copyrighted content for educational use only. 2. BROWSE OR SEARCH MATERIALS From the homepage, browse through the Rock Hall's highlighted picks or all of our materials (which are organized showing the newest first). You can search by keyword and/or filter by subject, grade level, media type, or time period to get to exactly what you need in seconds. 3. SAVE YOUR FAVORITES AND CREATE COLLECTIONS Save your favorite items for easy access by clicking the “favorite” button, and create collections of items by clicking “add to collection.” Find everything later by clicking the “favorites” icon at the top right-hand corner of the page. (Make sure you are logged into your account first!) The “download” button will let you save your own copies of files. Note: some materials are not downloadable due to copyright restrictions and/or artifact agreements. 4. CHECK OUT OUR ROCK HALL COLLECTIONS The Rock Hall team has curated a variety of topic-based collections: find everything you need for a lesson plan, unit, or project-based learning assignment all in one place! 5. SHARE WITH YOUR STUDENTS Share your favorites, your collections, and all other materials on the site with your students! Click the “share” icon to generate a temporary authorization link that you can send to your students so they can use our resources independently, at school or at home.

Material Type: Lesson, Primary Source

Author: Rock Hall Curatorial Team