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The blues highway: An integration of music with geography Lesson PlanThe blues highway: An integration of music with geography Lesson Plan
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Learners analyze the movement of the blues from rural Mississippi to urban Chicago and how place and the environment affected the development of the blues. They define the blues, where it originated and how and why it moved to Chicago. Students identify geographical differecnes between the Mississippi Delta and Chicago using maps and photos

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blues music, chicago

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blues, chicago, rural mississippi, social studies
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Grade
9th - 12th
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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For Teacher Use
Duration
3 days
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Year
2007

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