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L.CCS.1/2/3/4 Grades 6-12: Video of a current news event is presented for discussion to encourage student participation, but also inspire the use of evidence to support logical claims using the main ideas of the video. Students must analyze background information provided about a current event, draw out the main ideas and key details, and review different opinions on the issue. Then, students should present their own claims using facts and analysis for support.
09/07/2009
The Beatles: Rock Band debuts Wednesday
"By next weekend, children the world over who rise on Saturday morning to tackle Doom 3 or Wii Sports may find a sweating parent in front of the TV screen trying earnestly to master the bass line to Ticket to Ride or Get Back."
-- The Australian
■Class discussion: Promoters hope the release of The Beatles: Rock Band on Wednesday will both attract baby boomers to video games and introduce a new generation to the music of one of the most influential bands of all time. Can you name all four members of the Beatles? Lots of folks in their 20s and 30s can't. But for many Baby Boomers, now in their 50s and even 60s, Beatles music defines the era they grew up in. What music defines your era?
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