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5.3.4 Legends of the Blues SUMMARY This book explores the history of blues music by discussing the careers of famous musicians such as Ma Rainey, Bessie Smith, Ray Charles, and Aretha Franklin LESSON VOCABULARY appreciate choir religious teenager barber released slavery INTRODUCE THE BOOK INTRODUCE THE TITLE AND AUTHOR Discuss with students the title and the author of Legends of the Blues Make sure students understand that here the word legends refers to famous people Ask students to tell you what they think the blues are Ask students if they can think of how this book might relate to a social studies topic BUILD BACKGROUND Play the music of one or more of the artists mentioned in the book Ask if students are familiar with this music Then have students share any knowledge they might have about blues music or any of the musicians mentioned in the book PREVIEW/USE TEXT FEATURES Point out the Biography logo on the cover and the headings throughout the book that tell whom each section will be about Have students note that the book first gives a little background on the origin of the blues before going on to give the biographies of blues musicians MAIN IDEA AND DETAILS GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS READ THE BOOK SET PURPOSE Have students set a purpose for reading Legends of the Blues Students’ interest in music and history should guide this purpose Suggest that students think about how different musicians learn from each other and how historical events can affect musical styles STRATEGY SUPPORT: GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS Discuss how different types of graphic organizers are used Focus on the kinds of organizers with which you know students are familiar, including a variety of compare-andcontrast charts Then have students look at the chart on page 25 Let students know they will be filling in the chart after they read the book Then tell students that as they read, they should think about what other kinds of graphic organizers could be used to track the information in this book and why (for example, concept webs, time lines, cause-and-effect charts) Revisit the discussion after students have finished reading COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS PAGES 8–9 Why you think the author chose to show pictures of old phonographs? (Responses will vary.) PAGE What is the main idea of the first paragraph? (Rainey’s music often dealt with problems facing African Americans.) PAGES 10–13 Do you think a time line would be a good graphic to show the information on these pages? Why or why not? (Possible response: Yes; it could show the order of what happened in Bessie’s life.) PAGE 23 What are some roots of the blues? (African culture and American slavery) 64 Legends of the Blues 16917_LRD_TG_064-065 64 1/4/06 9:56:17 AM REVISIT THE BOOK READER RESPONSE Main Idea: The Great Depression hurt Bessie Smith’s career Details: People wanted upbeat music instead of blues; people had less money to spend on concerts and records Ma Rainey: first female artist to sing the blues Bessie Smith: sold 700,000 copies of one record in six months Ray Charles: learned to play instruments even though he was blind Aretha Franklin: first female artist inducted into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame increase in value; possible sentence: The stock should appreciate in value once the company is sold Responses will vary EXTEND UNDERSTANDING Ask students to think about the photos they saw in Legends of the Blues Ask: What information they give you that you could not have gotten from the text alone? RESPONSE OPTIONS ART Provide students with a variety of blues music to listen to Encourage students to draw or paint pictures inspired by listening to the blues SOCIAL STUDIES CONNECTION Ask students to find out more about other famous blues musicians and to write a brief biography of one of them Post the biographies on the bulletin board Skill Work TEACH/REVIEW VOCABULARY Copy the vocabulary words onto index cards Have students randomly draw cards and use the words in sentences that relate to music For example: My barber plays country music while cutting my hair Help students understand that the word released can have more than one meaning In this book, it means “to be published or sold.” The other meaning is “set free.” TARGET SKILL AND STRATEGY MAIN IDEA AND DETAILS Remind students that the main idea is the most important idea about a topic Supporting details are small pieces of information that tell more about the main idea To practice finding the main idea, read pages 6–7 aloud and have students identify the topic (Ma Rainey) Then ask them to decide what important idea about the topic all the sentences in the section contribute to (Possible response: Ma Rainey was an important and influential blues singer.) Tell students to use this method as they look for the main idea and supporting details in other sections of this book GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS Tell students to choose one of the biographies in Legends of the Blues and write down its main ideas and supporting details using a graphic organizer Tell students to reread each biography before deciding what the most important idea or ideas are After reading, have students compare the information in their charts ADDITIONAL SKILL INSTRUCTION AUTHOR’S PURPOSE Remind students that an author can have several purposes for writing—for example, to inform, to persuade, to entertain, or to express feelings Ask: What you think is the author’s purpose for writing Legends of the Blues? Legends of the Blues 16917_LRD_TG_064-065 65 65 1/18/06 11:01:08 AM Legends of the Blues Name Main Idea and Details • The main idea is the most important idea about a paragraph, passage, or article • Supporting details are small pieces of information that tell more about the main idea Directions Read the following passage Complete the diagram by writing the main idea of the passage Then list supporting details that tell more about the main idea R ay had a difficult childhood He grew up during the worst of the Great Depression; his family had very little money At the age of six, Ray began losing his sight and became completely blind by age seven On top of this, Ray, like Bessie Smith, had to deal with the early deaths of his parents Ray’s father died when Ray was only ten His mother died when he was just fifteen Somehow, Ray found a way to overcome these hardships and developed into a great blues artist Main Idea © Pearson Education Supporting Details 66 16917_LRD_TG_066_067 1/4/06 9:56:39 AM Legends of the Blues Name Vocabulary Directions Unscramble the vocabulary words and then use each one in a sentence Check the Words You Know appreciate released teenager barber religious choir slavery oicrh reeentga abrbre dreeslea © Pearson Education 5 teappaicer sigoiulre vsaleyr 67 16917_LRD_TG_066_067 1/4/06 9:56:41 AM ... the author’s purpose for writing Legends of the Blues? 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