June 4, 2012How historically significant is a

popular musician? In order to study the

history of an era, do you need to know what kind of music people listened to?

Objective: Students will

examine the issues around the establishment of Motown Records. They will examine documents related to Motown records, answer comprehension questions, and synthesize their knowledge by writing a short response

Homework:Review for

final

Create Study guide

Complete any missing work

Vocabulary: Berry Gordy

Songwriter

Built Motown records

Discovered Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, The Supremes, the Jackson 5, and the Commodores

Vocabulary: ProducerLike a film

director, but for music

Supervises the recording of the music

Vocabulary: Crossover

Something that has appeals to many groups

Crossover means something appeals to two types of audiences

Hip-hop and pop music

Country and rock and roll

Motown Nickname for

Detroit – Motor City – Motor town – Motown

Founded by Berry Gordy

African American owned and operated

Motown Hugely successful

Popular performers discovered by Gordy and Motown:The Supremes, Marvin Gaye, The Temptations, Jimmy Ruffin, The Contours, The Four Tops

Motown Hugely successful

Popular performers discovered by Gordy and Motown: Gladys Knight & the Pips, The Commodores, The Velvelettes, Martha and the Vandellas, Stevie Wonder and The Jackson 5.

The Four Tops

The Jackson 5

The Supremes

Gladys Knight and the pips / Stevie Wonder

Berry Gordy and the Movies

Produced Lady Sings the Blues and The Wiz

Directed Mahogany

Billy Dee WilliamsCareer was

started when Berry Gordy insisted that he play a lead role in “Lady Sings The Blues”

Diana RossStar with the

Supremes

Star on her own

Star in the movies

The Jackson 5 Discovered

by Gordy

Became so popular they had a cartoon show about them

The importance of Motown

Made African American music popular with all Americans

Made African American musicians popular with all Americans

This is crossover appeal

Check for Understanding:

Who was Berry Gordy?

What is a producer?

What does crossover mean?

Independent practice:Read

summary

Underline important points

Answer questions

Exit Ticket:

Who was Berry Gordy?

What is a producer?

What does crossover mean?