Teachers and youth group leaders can relate directly to their teens’ lives as they bring music, digital devices, Facebook, and personal discussion into the classroom. The purpose? For teens to identify core Jewish principles embedded in Jewish rock music.
“Jews, Technology, and Rock!”—a five-module, downloadable curriculum by singer-songwriter Rick Recht, explores how music, media, and technology impact the lives and Jewish identities of teens.
In this 28-page curriculum teens will be able to:
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Compare and contrast Jewish, Christian, and secular music while learning how Jewish music can be a part of expressing Jewish identity
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Articulate how Jewish music is a type of midrash
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Identify core Jewish principles embedded in Jewish rock music
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Identify contemporary Jewish musicians and their music
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Access the media resources on Jewish Rock Radio and identify ways to use Jewish media for entertainment and education
Jewish, Technology, and Rock! guides you to integrate videos and songs as resources such as;
Am Yisrael Chai
Mi Chamocha
Curriculum sample pages are available here.
The curriculum is all based on the music and artists in www.jewishrockradio.com, the first high-caliber, 24/7, Jewish rock internet radio station.
Purchase the curriculum now to get your students movin' to the music.
