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__Social Studies Learning Activities__ Emily Wood 9/20/10   Objective 7.02: //Who's who of North Carolina, the entertainers we're known for// For this objective, I want the students to have an appreciation about the history and culture of their state. Few students will know that North Carolina has a rich history in entertainment but I think to become outstanding citizens in our state they need to have a good background on its entertainment history. I want them to learn about popular culture in North Carolina especially after World War II. As they learn about entertainment and performers they will also learn about the time period that affected those entertainers. Carl Sandburg for example lived in North Carolina in the 1940s and he wrote a lot about African American struggles. Especially if we are living in Wake County, the students need to know that North Carolina has an official symphony based in Raleigh and The North Carolina Museum of Art was one of the nation's first state-funded museums. The students will also be able to relate to interesting facts such as the history of UNC basketball and information about //The Andy Griffith Show.// By learning the content of the culture of North Carolina they will simultaneously learn the context of that culture. //The Andy Griffith Show// was filmed during the 1960s at a time when segregation was at its highest in the south. The students can learn about the different performers but they will also learn to view them objectively and remember the history that surrounds them. For this activity, I would like for students to create some sort of performance about an entertainer, show, or museum. Working in pairs, I will have the students draw out of a hat for their assigned entertainment. They students can then work together to create some type of drama, music, video, or even an interactive website. The students could collaborate to make a video about the Petty Family and discuss the history and impact of NASCAR on North Carolina, they could reenact a scene from the Andy Griffith show (including behind the scene action), or create an original website for The North Carolina Museum of Art. After the students create their presentations they will perform for the class. The students will take notes on a chart on the different entertainers. This way each student will have at least some knowledge of several different pieces of culture from North Carolina's history. To asses the student's knowledge on this objective, I will create a rubric for the different performances. I will evaluate the students on their creativity, content, accuracy, performance, and how well they worked as a team. I will also collect the charts that the students filled in on the different performances as a participation grade but return them so they will always have the informaion.