Music for Peace in a Conflicted World

Music for Peace in a...... Conflicted World http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3542/3404219816_88dddd63e3.jpg http://jakeklein.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/religious10.jpg The Plan..... Introduce students to Global Conflict and Atrocity Current "War on Terror" African & Balkan States Genocides The Holocaust US Miltary experiences http://www.freakingnews.com/pictures/19000/Global-Conflict-19195.jpg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFy54NmYPyc Contact me or monitor our project... http://tinyurl.com/musicforpeace11 Eric Cole eric.cole@mcdowell.k12.nc.us Student Objectives by May.... Select one or more selections of music to examine Translate the lyrics from the native language to English Create a report detailing the nature of the conflict chosen The creative project will be the analysis of the song and how it reflects a desire for peace or protest against the chosen conflict 8th Grade Social Studies.... Will focus on United States involvements in conflicts Students may choose songs of peace or protest from earlier decades and apply to modern conflicts 8th Grade Language Arts... Will focus on a selection from another country Students may include the Holocaust as their topic Culminating projects........ A documentary style reflection on their music selection VoiceThread with voice over narration, music and art or images Animoto movie with voice over narration, music and art or images A podcast of student reflection mixed with selections of music Welcome..... I am Eric Cole I am a native of North Carolina I am a Global Citizen Today's Objectives..... Share the idea of using music to explore Global Culture in Conflict Introduce you to a project currently underway at East McDowell Junior High School Share resources http://tinyurl.com/colewv11 Some Resources....... Project Website: http://tinyurl.com/musicforpeace11 Music Sites.... http://playingforchange.com/ http://playingforchangeday.org/ http://media.iearn.org/v/activities/h4h http://www.music4peace.com/index.html http://www.planetpatriot.net/peace_songs.html http://www.musicforglobalpeace.org/ http://friendshipvillage.homestead.com/MusicB.html http://internationalpeace.info/videos/music-for-peace.shtml http://musicforpeace.wordpress.com/ http://www.peacemakers.ca/bibliography/bib39music.html http://themusicforpeacesessions.com/ La Tierra del Olvido This song's title translates to "Land of the Forgotten," and features over 75 musicians across the country of Colombia www.animoto.com http://sites.google.com www.voicethread.com