America Singing - Nineteen Century Song Sheets

(http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/amsshtml/amsshome.html)

• Civil War Music (http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?ammem/dukesm:@field(SUBJ+@band(Civil+War+songs+music)):heading=Civil+War--Songs+and+music)

• Johnny Comes Marching Home (http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/D?amss:1:./temp/%7Eammem_TYFv::)

• For Hayes and Wheeler we are marching on (http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/D?amss:3:./temp/~ammem_D1vM::)

• New Johnny, fill up the bowl! (http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/D?amss:4:./temp/~ammem_D1vM::)

American Civil War Homepage  (http://sunsite.utk.edu/civil-war/warweb.html)

The Civil War in Four Minutes

PRIMARY SOURCE SITES:

• We are California  (http://weareca.org/)

• Calisphere (http://www.calisphere.universityofcalifornia.edu/)

• Learn California.org (http://learncalifornia.org/)

• Bring California History Into Your Classroom with Calisphere Images & an iPod

  (http://www.ctap4.org/calisphere/resources.htm)

• Learning in Hand (http://learninginhand.com): is a resource for educational technology by Tony Vincent. Tony focuses on free and inexpensive ways to engage learners. From netbooks and web applications to iPods and podcasting, Tony has put together information for teachers that is easy to understand, relevant, and free of charge

  • iPod touch (http://learninginhand.com/ipod/touch.html)

LESSON:

Historical Understanding III (6-8)

Standard 1: Understands and knows how to analyze chronological relationships and patterns

Historical Understanding III (7-8)

Standard 2: Understands the historical perspective

INTO

• Using an iPod or iPod touch or a computer in the Library on iTunes (http://www.apple.com/itunes/overview/), listen to "When Johnny Comes Marching Home" once.  Dolly Parton version.

• Listen to the song one more time.  As you listen, write down as many words of the lyrics as you can.

• Using iPod touch or a computer, go to this article on the song (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/When_Johnny_Comes_Marching_Home)

• Also read When Johnny comes marching home again [Song Collection] (http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.natlib.ihas.200000024/default.html).  From LOC>Performing Arts Enctclopedia>Patriotic Melodies

•  Watch: "When Johnny Comes Marching Home" from You Tube  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfitC5PV1M8

  • QUESTIONS

    • Was the song written for Confederate or Union soldiers or both?

    • How does the song make you feel?

    • Do certain sounds within the song lead you to visualize anything?

    • Do the lyrics seem to fit the song?

    • Do they tell a story?

THROUGH

Using the resources below chose an activity to do with your class:

• From the American Memory Learning Page, America Singing Collection Connection (http://memory.loc.gov/learn/collections/amsing/history.html)  OR

• Lesson Plans by Theme> Civil War and Reconstruction 19861-1877 (http://memory.loc.gov/learn/lessons/theme.html)

BEYOND

• Write out the lyrics of a song that you like because the words are meaningful to you.

• What are the words of this song saying to you?