LEOs: Rock & Roll

"Living for the City" by Stevie WonderStevie Wonder’s upbeat song “Living for the City,” is a pulsating 70s track that soulfully paints a picture of the struggles faced by African-Americans who moved from the south to Northern Cities. Filled with memorable lyrics, a thumping bass groove and sound effects this song is ideal for classroom study on its own or with books like: A Raisin in the Sun, The Watson’s Go to Birmingham, Invisible Man, The Jungle and House on Mango Street.

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"Youth of the Nation" by P.O.D.P.O.D.’s 2001 hit “Youth of A Nation” is a powerful tale told from the point of view of an adolescent, in heaven, who has passed away in a Columbine-like shooting. The Mindblue study guide explores the issues of alienation and the response of youth to feelings of disconnectedness with the world around them. The Outsiders, Lovely Bones or Give A Boy A Gun are all wonderful complimentary texts for the study guide, but the song stands alone as a profound response to the wave of hopelessness many felt in the wake of Columbine.

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Album Cover ProjectThis activity is designed for use in any middle school or high school literature or history class. This 26-page unit may be used to teach or assess literary terms and concepts or historical events. This unit may also be used as assessment at the end of a novel, a preview to a novel or as a review of a course of literature.

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"Bridges" by Ani DiFranco and Utah Phillips"Bridges" is a magical collaboration between folk-rocker Ani DiFranco and the spoken word poet Utah Phillips. DiFranco added music to Phillips' poem "Briges" that uses bridges and rivers as metaphors to talk about time, history, stories and other things handed down from generation to generation.

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"Papa Was A Rolling Stone" by The Temptations“Papa was a Rolling Stone” is an epic social commentary about families that struggle to stay afloat when one parent is absent from the picture. This study guide is designed to link up with thematically related texts like Angela’s Ashes, The Color of Water and Arthur Miller’s play Death of a Salesman.

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"Castles Made of Sand" by Jimi Hendrix“Castles Made of Sand” is a beautiful ballad about impermanence and the ephemeral nature of existence. Science teachers could easily use the song to explore life cycles found in nature, while Mindblue suggests linking Hendrix’s powerful metaphor to a play like Macbeth or a novel like The Great Gatsby where the protagonists create their own “castles of sand.”

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"The Wind Cries Mary" by Jimi HendrixThis BlueSong Guide walks students through Hendrix’s use of personification, repetition, and metaphor. It connects nicely with literature that deals with death like All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque, Night by Eli Weisel or The Red Pony by John Steinbeck.

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"Let Down" by RadioheadStudents often struggle to deal with the rapidly changing, information flooded and technologically complicated world that surrounds them. Mindblue’s study guide for Raidohead’s hymn to urban alienation powerfully compliments texts like Fahrenheit 451, Brave New World, 1984 or Kafka's novella The Metamorphosis.

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"Angel in Manhattan" by Ellis PaulIn Ellis Paul’s whimsical song an angel lands unexpectedly in the heart of New York City. During the last verse the angel ironically asks the crowd gathered at city hall “the question here is do I believe in you?” Mindblue editors find this song to be one of the most enjoyable to use in the classroom because of its thought-provoking narrative and powerful use of literary devices.

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"The Cloud Song" by Jess KleinStudents are confronted daily with challenging relationships between family and friends at home, school and in the texts they read. Jess Klein’s Cloud song is perfectly suited to explore the nuances of these relationships. Novels such as Charlotte’s Web, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings and Joy Luck Club are just some of the possible companion texts for this study guide. “Cloud Song” uses a fascinating metaphor of clouds and weather to explore the complexities of a trusting relationship between mother and daughter.

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"If 6 Was 9" by Jimi HendrixThis song became an anthem for the Sixties, a time when social norms and preconceived notions we’re challenged by vocal minorities in American society. “If 6 was 9” poignantly addresses the themes of perception, identity and individuality. This song links nicely with Holden Caulfield’s unique worldview in The Catcher in the Rye or McMurphy in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.

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Album Cover GameThis activity is designed for use in any middle school, freshman or sophomore literature class. Our curriculum requires that students achieve mastery of basic literary terms. This activity helps students to review for a final exam or test on those terms. Additionally, this exercise may be used to preview the reading a class will be doing over the course of a semester.

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Literary Term GameThis activity is designed for use in any middle school, freshman or sophomore literature class. This lesson is for curriculum that requires students achieve mastery of basic literary terms.

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Ben Harper: Sounds & VisionsBen Harpers' star has been on the rise since his 1994 debut Welcome to the Cruel World. His eclectic sound blends soulful roots music with several of his influences including Jimi Hendrix, Bob Marley and Bob Dylan.

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