The Legends of Jazz Research Guide

The Legends of Jazz Research Guide Give students an engaging opportunity to conduct research and summarize the life of an influential jazz musician or composer. This scaffolded resource guides learners through artist selection, fact gathering, essay planning, drafting, and revision to produce a properly cited 5-paragraph research essay. The flexible materials make integrating this music and language arts lesson easy. First, hand out the background research worksheet for students to select their subject and gather key details. Then, provide research time and distribute the outline builder to scaffold the essay structure. Students can conduct peer review with the checklist before handing in their final drafts to be assessed using the included standards-based rubric. Use the full guide for a robust research lesson or just components as needed to supplement an existing unit. This engaging project works well for secondary grades 8-12, targeting common core ELA writing and language standards through an integrated study of impactful jazz legends. This TeachSimple download includes: - Essay prompt with directions, tips, peer review checklist, rubric - Editable rubric link for customization - Jazz artist research worksheet - Essay outline builder - Full color and B&W versions - 6 pages + 1 Google Sheet