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On-line Study Guide   American Popular Music- by Appell & Hemphill Glenn Appell, David Hemphill ISBN-10: 0155062298 ISBN-13: 9780155062290 © 2006 Table of Contents 1. The Language of Music: New Perspectives For Listening. Part I: AFRICAN AMERICAN ROOTS�THE EMERGENCE OF THE DOMINANT CULTURE OF AMERICAN POPULAR MUSIC. 2. African Origins and Influences. 3. From Minstrelsy to the Blues. 4. Early Jazz: From Ragtime to Swing. Part II: EUROPEAN AMERICAN TRADITIONS AND INFLUENCES. 5. From Hymns to Wind Bands. 6. The Golden Age of American Popular Song. 7. Country Music. Part III: LATIN MUSICS IN AMERICA FORM A NEW BLEND. 8. America's Afro-Caribbean and Latin Musical Heritage. 9. Chicano and Mexican Popular Music in America. Part IV: NATIVE AMERICAN AND ASIAN INFLUENCES. 10. Native American Popular Music. 11. Asian and Pacific American Popular Musics. Part V: FROM MODERN JAZZ TO HIP HOP�60 YEARS ...

Supermom Saves the Day Please excuse the crude cut and paste, please give all credit to Teaching tolerance & author Joi Miner. Reference below. BY JOI MINER THE BELL RANG for recess, and the children lined up to go outside. Mrs. Miller led them to the playground gates and they scattered, breaking off into groups. There were groups of girls preparing for Double Dutch, hopscotch and a tea party. The boys played dodge ball, ran races and played superhero. ¶ Sheila stood at the gate, trying to decide which game she wanted to play. She didn’t like tea party or hopscotch and couldn’t Double Dutch. She decided to join some of the boys. She walked over to John, who lived next door to her. They played superhero together all the time. "John, can I play superhero with you guys?" she asked. "Superhero is for boys," John said. "Why don’t you go play a girl’s game?" "But you and I play it all the time, John!" Sheila said in surpris...