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April 3, 2003---3B
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This Week: 1980s Rock & Roll
© 2003 by Vicki Whiting, Editor Jeff Schinkel, Designer/illustrator Vol. 19 No. 14
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HISTORy OF ROCK & ROLL
The 1980s
It's Hip to Be Square
Teenagers graduating from high
school in the 1980s had spent more
time watching commercial television
than sitting in the classroom. Even
in s6hools, classrooms became
equipped with instructional TV and
videos; It's little wonder that MTV
I " became more popular than radio.
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the rock diva _' who could dance as well as sing, _1
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end of vinyl? _Mr- Michael Jackson often wore a, m ilJ
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pressing vinyl records. 0,-,u 'q-'(,.., o
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'hat year did Mount St. Helens erupt? To find the answer, add the year MTV debuted to the year of Madonna's
first ten hit. Then take away the year of the Live Aid concert. The eruption lasted for nine hours.
Ronald Michael
shot/recovers. Jackson's
"Thriller"
er Britney First released.
le Spears and space
'N Sync's shuttled First CDs
n Justin launched, introduced.
red Timberlake
• C. are born.
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Hit song:
Every Little
Thing She
Does is Magic
by The Police
1987, a rock and roll band made
',Over of Time magazine. Time
led them as "Rocks' Hottest
Led by singer Bono, their
oncerts sold out in cities
dw ide Their songs topped the
m 22 countries. Color each
with an even number yellow,
odd-numberd square red
nd out the name of this band.
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6 8 7 6 2 4 2 7
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8 8 5 8 3 8 8 6
2 4 7 4 1 4 6 2
7 3 7 4 7 5 9 7
the News
from the newspaper. Write
,facts-that tell who, what,
Vhere, why and how. Turn your
into the lyrics for a rock and
comprehension: Identify the main
details in expository passages.
"Miami Vice," an
MTV-inspired cop
show, debuts on
NBC.
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Top Ten hit, "Thriller" becomes
"Borderline," is
released, album.
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Live Aid concert
telecast watched
by 1.5 billion
people in 160
countries.
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all-time top selling i
Space shuttle
Challenger explodes
just after lift off.
Rock and Roll
Hall of Fame and
Museum opens
in Cleveland.
George Bush, Sr.
elected president.
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Hit song:
Every Breath
You Take
by
The Police
Rockin'
1980s
Adjectives
Find five words in
the newspaper that
describe each of
the rock and roll
stars from the
1980s you read
about on this page.
Write each star's
name on a sheet of
paper and glue the
words you find in
the newspaper
underneath each
name.
Standards Link: Grammar; students
understand and use adjectives and
descriptive language in writing, i
Hit song: Hit song: Hit song:
Don'tYou With or Love Shack
Forget About Without You by
by by The B-52's
Simple Minds U2
COMMERCIAL
CONCERTS
SPACE
VINYL
DANCE
VIDEOS
VACATION
JACKSON
GLOVE
RADIO
ERUPT
PUBLIC
DIVA
POLICE
ROCK
Find the words in the puzzle,
then in this week's Kid Scoop
stories and activities.
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P N O I T A C A V T
Standards Link: Letter sequencing. Recognizing identical
words. Skim and scan reading. Recall spelling patterns.
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Weeklv Writing
_ Corner -,
Well, I really don't know what my name
would be, but I like Blacksnake. I've always
liked that word, even though I HATE
snakes• Some of my songs would be "Like,"
"You're my Dove," and "Famous Man." But
if I really was a rock star, I wouldn't sing
about drugs or killing people. I'd sing about
my life or my girlfriend, or something in-
teresting. Because if I was a popular rock
star, little kids would probably look up to
me, and I don't want them to start making
bad decisions while they are little•
Kenny Harness, 10th grade
Bourbon High School
Mrs. Studdard's class
IfI were ever to become a famous rock sar,
my name would be Sky. Some of my songs
would be "Fly", "Standing Alone" and "Lose
Yourself'. The messages people would re-
ceive from my songs would be that every-
thing is possible and that you should al-
ways believe in what you think it right.
Kelsey
6th grade
I'm a rock star and my name is Gracie. I'm
in a band called The Shooting.Stars. There
are five people in our band and I'm the
drummer. Sometimes we walk down the
street at night and give checks of $2,500
for people that sleep on benches or store
their belongings in shopping carts. In our
songs we write things that moms and dads
want their children to hear.
Marie
5th grade
If I were a rock star, a famous one I'd be.
I'd write about my future, and things that
have happened to me. I'd start off with a
poem, then let music fill the air. My songs'
would be fantastic! You should read them,
if you dare.
Sierra
8th grade
If I were a rock star, my name would be
Roxi. The names of my popular songs would
be "You Get Me" and "Flower Power". The
messages I would send would be nice mes-
sages.
Morgan
5th grade
IfI were a rock star, I would name my band
Puppy Love because I love puppies and I
like that song. I would name my songs :
"Puppylicious" and "Hot Puppy".
Leanna
6th grade
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