UNIT:
Lesson: 19
Text Title
Encyclopedia of Indianapolis: Wes Montgomery
Main Idea
Wes Montgomery was a musical pioneer who developed a unique style of playing the guitar that changed the way it was played for years to come. His style of playing without a pick would change the sound of his music, making him one of the most influential jazz guitarists. He is remembered today as someone who was taken too soon and revered for his influence many years after his death.
Essential Question
The unit essential questions developed through this lesson are…
- How did musicians contribute to building a stronger community?
Content Objective
By engaging in this lesson, students will know/understand that…
- Key Features of a biographies
- Subheadings/headings
- Facts about the person/important life events
- Timelines, diagrams
- Pictures with illustrations
- Areas of achievements
- Biographies are a type of informational text that focuses on one person and details facts about their lives.
Literacy Objective
By engaging in this lesson, students will strengthen their ability to…
- Identify the main idea of a multi-paragraph text and the topic of each
paragraph. Additionally, given that we are studying a biography, there is an opportunity to develop the skill of describing connections between life events and a figure’s life.
Standards Alignment
- Include think-alouds, prompts, and questions (oral and written) that focus on determining text and text segments’ main ideas. (2.RN.2.2)
- Describe the connection between a series of historical events, scientific ideas or concepts, and steps in a process or procedure in a text. (2.RN.2.3)
