Research Guide; The Legends of Country Music

Research Guide for Country Music Legends Guide your students through selecting a country music legend, researching their background, and writing a properly formatted 5-paragraph essay. This resource scaffolds the research process with worksheets for note-taking, outlining the essay, peer review, and teacher assessment using a Common Core-aligned rubric. The note-taking sheet has students select a musician, summarize key biographical details, draw the legend, and cite quality sources. Next is the outline to plan the essay's structure before drafting. Peer review ensures essays meet requirements before the final draft. Use this full 6-page resource as a complete research lesson or in components for shorter research activities in grades 7-10. Subjects covered include language arts standards for writing, language use, and research. Modify the Google Sheet rubric for your grading needs. Guide students step-by-step in researching and writing about the lives of country music legends!