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II The Beatles: Music and Recording

In this section you will have the opportunity to borrow Beatle albums from your favorite Beatle fan (if you don't own them already!) and listen to the world's best rock 'n roll band!!! Listen to this!!! Sit back, relax and absorb the best music made in the 20th Century! Your mission is to learn all you can about the music that made The Beatles famous. Find out why their music has withstood the test of time. And, share your experiences with another Beatlemaniac! Also learn about what was happening in the world when this music was released and how it has influenced generations of listeners. Be sure to keep a record of all of the URL's you visit. You will be glad you did!
And, if you haven't learned enough about this subject by completing all of the activities in Unit 2, please feel free to participate in the extra WebQuest project to earn bonus points.

II BEATLE MUSIC & RECORDING ACTIVITIES

FLASHBACK Please use one of the resources below if you need to flashback and revisit the songs and albums The Beatles released.
The Beatles Tribute Page: Award Winning Web Site that offers a little bit of everything including The Beatle's songs and albums.
http://www.beatles-tribute.co.uk/

Beatles- Varga Tamas' Page: Presents the lyrics to each Beatles song released on the major albums, including Live at the BBC and the trhee Anthologies.
http://ludens.elte.hu/~vtamas/beatles/beatles.htm

Steve Clifford's Beatles Website: Guide to Beatles reference material, with an index of books chronicling the Beatles recordings and careers.
http://www1.islandnet.com/~scliffor/beatles/fabhome.htm

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http://www.geocities.com/cghiaf/unit2assignment1rubric.html Assignment #1 Select ANY (Choice) nine Beatle songs and listen to them. Be sure to keep a list of the songs and the albums on which you found the songs. Then write at least five grammatically correct sentences for each song detailing what you liked, disliked, or remembered about each song.

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Assignment #2 Choice #1 Click on this link.
Beatles Discography: The definitive official release discography on the Web - lists personnel, dates, even the original album/single/EP cover art for the US and UK releases. Fantastic! From Victor Munoz.
http://macul.ciencias.uchile.cl/%7Evmunoz/discs/discs.html
It will give you a listing of Beatle albums and the dates they were released. Add the information concerning the date the album was released to your list of songs from Assignment #1.

Assignment #2 Choice #2 Write a poem about ANY of the nine Beatle songs you listened to in Assignment #1.

FLASHBACK Please use the resource below if you need to flashback and revisit an activity on how to write poetry.
Combine Your Grammar & Poetry Skills: This site brought to you by Andrea Lund, will teach you how to write a poem in a constructivist manner.
http://home.sol.no/~andreasl/gram-po.htm

Assignment #2 Choice #3 Draw a picture of a character in ANY of the nine Beatle songs you listened to in Assignment #1 using any software you have available. Or, you may draw the picture and scan it. If you don't have any software available you may try to create a rough sketch by using Paint Shop Pro, which is available for a free download for thirty days. Click on the link below to download the software.
Paint Shop Pro 6.1: Free download for thirty days. This software allows you to do a wide variety of tasks including creating backgrounds, images and image manipulation. Be sure to read the "How To" section after it is downloaded.
http://www.jascsoftware.com/psp6dl.html

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http://www.geocities.com/cghiaf/unit2assignment1rubric.html Assignment #3 Choice #1 Using the information you find at the Web site This Day in History, find at least one historical event that happened in the year the albums were released for all those you used to listen to your songs. Keep a record of the URL(s) you used to look up the various historical events. It is best to highlight the URL and select copy, then paste it into your word processing document.
This Day in History: Very informative link that describes in short detail, events that took place on this day in history.
Http://www.dareware.com/history.htm
Assignment #3 Choice #2 Write a three to five page paper describing the meaning behind three of the Beatle songs you listened to in Assignment #1.

FLASHBACK 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

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

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http://www.geocities.com/cghiaf/unit2assignment1rubric.html Assignment #4 Choice #1 Browse the Web to find sites that explain why The Beatles have had an influence on one of the topics listed below. Write a three to five page paper using at least three different Internet resources and citing the sources.
      A) Music
      B) Lyrics
      C) Performances
      D) Sound recording
      E) Publishing
      F) The British Invasion
      G) Other Artists

Assignment #4 Choice #2 Browse the Web to find sites in order to research one of the bands that The Beatles paved the way for with The British Invasion. Write a three to five page paper using at least three different Internet resources and cite the sources.

Assignment #4 Choice #3 Browse the Web to find sites that will help you explain what you believe is the greatest contribution The Beatles made to the music and/or recording industry. Write a three to five page paper using at least three different Internet resources and cite the sources.

OPTIONALAssignment OPTIONAL

If you would like to learn more about music and recording in today's market and would like to earn five extra points toward your total grade, please visit the following site and participate in the WebQuest.
A Teen’s Personal Guide to Music on the Web: This site allows students to voice their opinions about their own musical tastes while teaching how technology is changing the way we make, buy and listen to music. It asks students to define thier musical interests, to find sites where music can be purchased or downloaded, to find sites for creating digital music, and to find sites with music form other cultures. This site also clearly lables the steps of the Web Quest with an introduction, tasks, resources, process, evaluation, and conclusion.
http://www.crosswinds.net/~ddineen/index.html

The Beatles: Across the Curriculum
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Mary Ann Fornataro

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