Throughout American history, popular music has reflected the mood and opinions of the times. By exploring sheet music, students analyze issues related to industrialization and reform to answer the essential question, "How does society respond to change?" Students will have the opportunity to create original lyrics and song covers that reflect the Progressive Era.

Concepts

industrialization, sheet music

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Additional Tags

reform, society and change, library of congress, progressive era, music

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)