Required Resources
Please use a minimum of 3 sources
Examples: *Internet websites *Books *Journals *Videos *Encyclopedias/Almanacs *Newspaper articles (including microfilm) * Reference Materials *Compact Discs (including jacket notes)

Required Final Products:
1) Written Assignment (choice of methods)

* Minimum 1 page (typed max. 14pt., single spaced)
biography/summary OR
* Quality Display Poster including significant information (biography/summary) OR
* PowerPoint Presentation Print-Out including significant information (biography/summary)

• Important biographical information should include:
  * General timeline (summary of life)
  * Important events
  * Origin of person or group
  * Impact on music, America, and/or the world
  * Historical significance of the person or group
• Titles and List of All Sources Used
  * This can be done on a separate sheet of paper

2) 7-10 Minute Oral Presentation to class (ideas for methods)
* Speech/Lecture
* Portrayals

3) Play 1-2 Songs or Pieces representing the subject researched.
* Compact Discs
* Cassette Tapes
* Video

J920R

J Bio Presley (FA only)

Louis Armstrong Biography
http://search.biography.com/print_record.pl?id=12367

The Beach Boys
The Unofficial Fan Site
http://www.beachboys.com/

Beach Boys Biography
http://search.biography.com/print_record.pl?id=4097

Irving Berlin

John Cage

Ray Charles
The Ray Charles Home Page
http://www.raycharles.com/toc.htm

Ray Charles Biography
http://afgen.com/ray_charles.html

Aaron Copland
Aaron Copland American Composer
http://www.lucidcafe.com/library/95nov/copland.html

Copland House
http://www.coplandhouse.org/

Miles Davis
The Official Miles Davis Web Site
http://www.milesdavis.com/

Duke Ellington
Official Site of Duke Ellington
http://www.dukeellington.com/

Duke Ellington Biography
http://www.schirmer.com/composers/ellington_bio.html

Aretha Franklin
Aretha Franklin Biography
http://www.aretha-franklin.com/

Marvin Gaye
Marvin Gaye Biography
http://search.biography.com/print_record.pl?id=15068

George Gershwin
George Gerswhin Biography
http://search.biography.com/print_record.pl?id=15093

Dizzy Gillespie
The Dizzy Gillespie Homepage
http://www.duke.edu/~fdp/

Benny Goodman
Benny Goodman Photos and Biography
http://www.davidmulliss.com.au/BennyGoodman/

Buddy Holly
The Official Site of Buddy Holly
http://www.buddyholly.com/

Motown Recording Label/Studio
Welcome to Motown.com
http://www.motown.com/

Elvis Presley
Elvis.com the Official Site
http://www.elvis.com/default.asp

Frank Sinatra
Frank Sinatra Biography
http://search.biography.com/print_record.pl?id=19484

Diana Ross and the Supremes
Diana Ross Biography
http://search.biography.com/print_record.pl?id=19029

The Temptations
The Temptations Biography
http://www.thetemptations.com/biography.htm