Mahalia Jackson Vocabulary

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Mahalia JacksonVocabulary

• Fifth Grade
• Unit 3

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Big Question

• How does an artist use music to inspire others?

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Main Idea and Details

• The topic of a selection can usually be stated in
  a few words.
• The main idea is the most important idea about
  the topic.
• Supporting details tell more about the main idea.
• P.204-205
• http//www.harcourtschool.com/activity/book_buddy/
  rosie/skill_pre.html
• http//www.pspb.org/blueribbon/games/burger/burger
  .html

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Text Structure

• Text structure is the way a selection is
  organized. A selection may describe events in a
  sequence, or in a cause and effect pattern. It
  may also use a series of main idea and details.
  Active readers use text features to help them
  understand what a selection is about.

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• Words to Know

appreciate
religious
barber
slavery
choir
released
teenager
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appreciate barber choir released religious slavery
teenager
religious

• much interested in the belief, study, and worship
  of God or gods devoted to religion

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barber
appreciate barber choir released religious slavery
teenager

• person whose business is cutting hair and shaving
  or trimming beards

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appreciate
appreciate barber choir released religious slavery
teenager

• think highly of value enjoy

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released
appreciate barber choir released religious slavery
teenager

• permitted to be published, shown, sold, etc.

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slavery
appreciate barber choir released religious slavery
teenager

• the condition of being owned by another person
  and being made to work without wages

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teenager
appreciate barber choir released religious slavery
teenager

• a person in his or her teens

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appreciate barber choir released religious slavery
teenager
choir

• a group of singers who sing together, often in a
  church service

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Explore

• What blues or gospel musicians have you heard of?
• How do blues and gospel music sound?
• How do you think blues music is meant to make
  listeners feel?
• Why do some people sing gospel music?

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Expository Text

• Organized by topic and/or time and provides
  information about real people, objects, ideas, or
  events. Expository nonfiction text may include
  subheads, maps, diagrams, photos, and captions.

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Guide Questions

• To what the author compare owing a slave on page
  432? How well does this explain slavery?
• On page 433, the author states that slavery ended
  in 1865 but freedom didnt take its place. What
  other obstacles did African Americans face that
  may have contributed to the rise of blues music?

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Guide Questions

• Why is paragraph 2 on page 435 structured in
  sequential order? Why is the text structure a
  good strategy?
• How does the author compare and contrast Ray
  Charles, and Aretha Franklin with Mahalia
  Jackson?
• Analysis in paragraph 2, is the sentence When
  Mahalia was five years old her mother died a
  statement of fact or opinion? Explain what
  methods you can use to verify this?
• Find a statement of opinion in paragraph two and
  explain how you can tell.

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Guide Questions

• What is the main idea of paragraph 2 on pages
  436?
• Summarize the main idea and details of the last
  paragraph on page 437.
• How do you know that hearing music in church had
  a strong effect on Jackson?
• On page 436 the author writes that Jackson was
  the most famous singer in the world. Explain
  whether the authors opinion is well supported.
• Summarize Jacksons career as a singer.

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Blues

• Amazing Grace Mahalia Jackson
• http//www.youtube.com/watch?vZJg5Op5W7yw
• http//www.lyricstime.com/mahalia-jackson-amazing-
  grace-lyrics.html
• Georgia On My Ming Ray Charles
• http//www.youtube.com/watch?v_3clBZqaA54feature
  related
• http//www.lyricsdepot.com/ray-charles/georgia-on-
  my-mind.html
• http//www.thehistorycalendar.com/african-american
  -history.html
• Think Aretha Franklin
• http//www.youtube.com/watch?vPpD8OvMTRiE
• http//www.lyrics007.com/Aretha20Franklin20Lyric
  s/Think20Lyrics.html

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How is blues like Bomba?