Web+Quest

The Task
Music is everywhere, you might as well learn about it!
 * Making sense of music around you!
 * Researching how music affects your everyday life!
 * Identify musical instruments.
 * Search for pictures and make a collage!
 * Write a paragraph why you think music is important.
 * Speak to the class!

The Background
Nowadays, people fail to realize the importance of music. Music is often thought of as “loud noises”, but music has shaped and changed the world! From the Stone Age to the Rolling Stones, music has been a big part of our society. It is time to show our kids of this generation how music is suppose to be! Our purpose is to find out why music is more then just loud noise!

The Process

 * 1) First we our going to rock out! Get a little lose for the adventure ahead!
 * 2) Go to websites such as [|www.goodsearch.com] to find some information about music.
 * 3) As a class we are going to make a timeline of American Music!
 * 4) Using the internet we are going to look up appropriate pictures for a picture collage.
 * 5) Research in the Library how music has changed and how music has shaped our society.
 * 6) Write a paragraph to a page for the writing assignment.
 * 7) Create an outline for the speech about music.
 * 8) Make a speech about why music is important!

The Resources
Some of the print resources you may find in your school or local library included : //The Enjoyment of Music :Kristine Forney & Joseph Machlis Tenth Edition// Some general Web sites that might be useful include:
 * [|www.goodsearch.com] – search with jesus!
 * [|www.rollingstone.com] – Music site with the best news, that I have found!

Conclusion
I know by doing this exercise that the students will learn a little more about music, and why it has changed the world! Music should be in the classroom because music, like most things, is becoming more about fame then changing lives.