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Lesson 11: BEATLE WEB PAGE LESSON

                              In this section you will have the opportunity to read about The Beatles and the
                                   people who helped make them famous. Your mission is to learn all you can
                                   about them and write about what you have learned. Please save all of your
                                   information to the "a: drive" on floppy discs or in a new folder you label in the
                                   "c: drive". Be sure to keep all of the files together for use in other activities.

Lesson 11: BEATLE WEB PAGE ACTIVITIES

The learning objectives for each section listed above the activities and topics proposed for that section.

Assignment 1 Objective:
Given a computer, Web browser, Internet connection, and links to subject content, use the Web browser to click on the link and get to the page that provides student content, read the information to identify, recognize and differentiate among the four Beatles, their manager and their producer as people who helped influence musical trends.
Step 1: Click on this link to view or print out the rubric for Assignment #1.
Step 2: Please complete all the activities for Assignment 1.
Assignment #1 Select one of the personalities listed below and write a short (four to six paragraphs) essay detailing what you have learned about that personality. You can paraphrase and actually write your own biography of one of the personalities. Use the links below in the resource section to begin your search or use a search engine to do your own search. Be sure to write bibliographic information about the pages wehre you found information.
Choice #1A) John Lennon
Choice #2   B) Paul McCartney
Choice #3 C) George Harrison
Choice #4   D) Ringo Starr
Choice #5   E) George Martin
Choice #6    F) Brian Epstein

FLASHBACK

Please click here if you need to flashback and revisit the steps you need to follow in order to use a Web browser.
Web Teacher: This site will guide you through the steps and teach you how to actively browse the Web for useful resources.
http://www.webteacher.org/macnet/indextc.html

Please click here if you need to flashback and revisit the steps you need to follow for writing an essay.
Guide to Writing a Basic Essay This a great site if you need to flashback and reflect on your English writing skills. This page includes a wonderful listing of other useful Writing Sites. http://members.tripod.com/~lklivingston/essay/
Please click here if you need to flashback and revisit the rules on how to cite an electronic reference.

The Writing Center: Documenting Sources MLA This is a useful handout describing the proper was to cite resources using the MLA Style guidelines
http://www.rpi.edu/dept/llc/writecenter/web/text/docsources.html

Beyond the MLA Style Handbook: Documenting Electronic Sources on the Internet: This site will provide you with information concerning how to cite an E-mail, Web Site, FTP, Gopher, Usenet, or Mailing list and more, according to the MLA Style guidelines.
http://falcon.eku.edu/honors/beyond-mla/

Electronic Reference Formats Recommended by the American Psychological Association : This site will provide you with information concerning how to cite resources according the the APA Style guidelines.
http://www.apa.org/journals/webref.html

WEB RESOURCES
Beatle Resources 1) Biographies
The Internet Beatles Album: This site includes everything, and I mean everything you ever wanted to know about the Fab Four. It includes short biographies and sound files for each Beatle, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr. It also includes information about the individuals who played a pivitol role in The Beatles' success, Brian Epstein, and George Martin.
http://www.getback.org/bmain.html

A) John Lennon

B) Paul McCartney

C) George Harrison

D) Ringo Starr

E) Brian Epstein

F) George Martin

2) The Early Years
A) Becoming the Beatles
The Beatle's Ring Headquarters: This Beatle ring provides many useful links to resources. This is also a great place to chat with other Beatle lover's.
http://www.aros.net/~jjreese/beatring/

Abdab's Beatle Photo Album: This site includes great photographs from the Beatle's youth and throughout their careers.
http://members.tripod.com/dolphinium60/

B) Early influences
The Liverpool's Beatle Album: This site contains useful information in the form of portfolios, history and other related Beatle information.
http://www.liv.ac.uk/ipm/beatles/bmain.html

C) Early struggles
Across the Universe: This site includes some of the best Beatle links, as well as a seperate site that includes over seventy Beatle pictures.
http://www.teleport.com/~gcliving/atu/misc/links.htm

D) Hamburg
The Beatles Hamburg Recordings on Record: This site contains useful information about The Beatle's Recordings in Hamburg, Germany.
http://www.columbia.edu/~brennan/beatles/hamburg.html

E) The Cavern
The Cavern: Great Site! Visit the official homepage of the most famous place in Liverpool where The Beatles used to play.
http://www.impressions-of-liverpool.co.uk/cavern/home.html

3) A) Fame and Success
The Beatles Ultimedia Page: This great site includes Beatle's MP3's, quick time movies, links, and much, much more. Be sure to try this one out.
http://members.tripod.com/~beatlemike9/index.html

B) Coming to America
Press releases from the Fab Four: This site includes press releases from CBS. Actual press release for The Beatle's Ed Sullivan appearances are included.
http://www.best.com/~abbeyrd/sullivan.htm

Please click on the GLOVE to proceed to assignment #2

The Beatles: Across the Curriculum
Lesson 11
is maintained by:
Mary Ann Fornataro

This Web site contains course work and links to various Beatle sites. Please e-mail your comments or suggestions.

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