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\nOur Town: Using Song Lyrics in the Classroom\n

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\nBruce Springsteen’s “My Hometown” and Billy Joel’s “Allentown” motivate young lyricists to craft poems about their own home town. Groups compare the two songs, identifying details, symbols, and conflicts. Individuals then picture a place...\n
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\nVH1 Storytellers for Save the Music Starring Billy Joel\n

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\nStudents use a Billy Joel song to write a scenerio about it.\n
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\nVH1 Storytellers for Save the Music Starring Billy Joel\n

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\nLearners pretend they are taking a certain job in the music industry and respond to questions.\n
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\nVH1 Storytellers for Save the Music Starring Billy Joel\n

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\nHigh schoolers examine recordings of Billy Joel.\n
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\nIntro to Cold War\n

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\nEleventh graders are introduced to the events between the years 1949 and 1989. They list and explain key events and people that contributed to the development of the Cold War. Students are asked \"what do you think Billy Joel meant by...\n
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\nJust Chill: Don’t Stress Out!\n

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\nBilly Joel's song, \"Pressure,\" opens a lesson that teaches some techniques to deal with pressure and stressors, significant factors that contribute to aging and poor health. Throughout the four-day lesson, participants study...\n
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\nOur Town\n

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\nWith the songs \"My Hometown\" by Bruce Springsteen and \"Allentown\" by Billy Joel, learners examine external versus internal conflict. When they have finished the first part of the lesson, they create their own poem (or song) about the...\n
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\nEffectively Managing Stress\n

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\nBilly Joel's song \"Pressure\" launches a four-day study of stress; what it is, what causes it, and how stress impacts the body. Class members watch a presentation and short videos about effectively managing stress and then groups research...\n
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\nThe Cold War Era 1949-1989: What Really Happened\n

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\nThis novel approach to a discussion of the Cold War can be a way to introduce the topic in your classroom. The presentation is supposed to be played in conjunction with the song \"We Didn't Start the Fire\" by Billy Joel. It features lists...\n
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\nFires of the 21st Century\n

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\nStudents explore historical perspectives. In this contemporary history lesson, students listen to Billy Joel's \"We Didn't Start the Fire,\" discuss they lyrics, and add  a new verse to the song for the years 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2005.\n
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\nFall of Soviet Union/Rise of Chinese Communism\n

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\nNinth graders examine the reasons for the fall of communism in the Soviet Union and the rise of communism in China. They listen to a lecture and complete slot notes, listen to and read the lyrics to the song \"We Didn't Start the Fire\"...\n
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\nThe Cold War in Popular Music\n

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\nStudents analyze pop culture songs to identify cold war themes and chart. They comprehend and explain why the Cold War took place and ended and assess its significance as a 20th century event. Students conduct a song analysis of the...\n
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\nStudies of the Eastern Worlds: Historical Summaries\n

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\nSeventh graders interpret their own meaning of the painting, \"Christ's Descent into Hell\" by Hieronymus Bosch and the song \"We Didn't Start the Fire\" by Billy Joel. They focus on the chaos created in both the art and music and discuss...\n
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\nMusical Poetry\n

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\nStudents analyze lyrics of their favorite songs as examples of alliteration, metaphor, Onomatopoeia, personification, rhyme, and simile to determine the purpose of these devices in poetry. They use their analysis to create a presentation...\n
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\n\"We Didn't Start the Fire\"\n

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\nPupils extract geographical and historical information from the lyrics of a popular song, make associations between people, places, and events, and plot their information on a map.\n
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\nAt The Theatre Quiz 1\n

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\nIn this at the theatre quiz 1 worksheet, students answer 20 questions, not interactively, about the theatre, then scroll down to check their answers.\n
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\nBasic Waltz Steps\n

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\nLearn the five basic waltz steps: box step, under arm turn, walt left box or waltz right box, hesitation step, and progressive waltz step. Teach a little about the history of the waltz and the countries from which it came: Germany and...\n
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\nThe Cold War: Solving the Mystery of History with Voices on Vinyl\n

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\nEighth graders explore the Cold War Era. In this world history lesson, 8th graders discover the positions taken by countries during the Cold War as they listen to lectures regarding the major events and turning points in the Cold War....\n
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\nSharing Your Music - Lesson 5\n

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\nStudents observe that music can communicate positive social messages. They create a theme concert with a positive social message after watching a video of famous artists playing on Sesame Street.\n
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\nIntro to the Cold War\n

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\nEleventh graders examine the Cold War.  In this American History lesson, 11th graders develop answers to comprehension questions about the song \"We Didn't Start the Fire\".  Students write a persuasive essay at the end of the...\n
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\nVH1 Road to Fame: Harry Connick Jr.\n

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\nSongwriters Hall of Fame: Billy Joel\n

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\nRock & Roll Hall of Fame: Billy Joel\n

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\nHere you will find much information about one of \"rock and roll's most talented and accomplished songwriters\". He's had 13 Top Ten hits including 'Piano Man', 'It's Still Rock and Roll to Me', and 'We didn't Start the Fire' while also...\n
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\nBilly Joel\n

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