Social Inequality Annotated Playlist

Abstract

This assignment allows students an opportunity to demonstrate knowledge and understanding surrounding issues of social inequality through a creative lens: that of music. Students choose topics related to the course (i.e. social inequality) and then create an annotated playlist, which is essentially as musical version of an annotated bibliography....

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Details

Subject Area(s):

Race, Class and Gender

Resource Type(s):

Assignment

Class Level(s):

Any Level

Class Size(s):

Any

Usage Notes

Social Inequality Playlist Assignment

Value: 100 points

Assignment:

Your assignment is to create an annotated playlist.

Components:
This active learning assignment will be scored based on the following:

20 points Explain the choice behind your musical selection
20 points Provide evidence in the...

Learning Goals and Assessments

Learning Goal(s):

1. Demonstrate research and investigative skills surrounding the topic of social inequality.
2. Develop experience with annotation practices.

Goal Assessment(s):

1. The completed playlists are evaluated for content, with emphasis on detailed lyrical, melodic, and other content.
2. Annotations are evaluated for content with an emphasis on course-based knowledge including terms, themes and concepts.