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New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park
LESSON 8: SHANGO AND DANSE CODAN
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade
This lesson uses two songs that will emphasize the African influences on Zydeco music and the Kréyol language. The song SHANGO references an African spirit/diety that became important in the Creole and Black American community in Louisiana, especially among those who practiced the syncretic religious faith of Vodou, often popularly referred to as Voodoo.
New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park
LESSON 6 - LEARNING KRÉYOL (CREOLE) THROUGH SAN MALÓ
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade
Students will hear the song SAN MALÓ, sung by Kréyol speaker Sunpie Barnes. Sunpie has studied both Louisiana and Haitian Kréyol for over thirty years, so the accent is authentic. Students will review phrases learned in the previous HEY NOM lesson, and then use the lyrics of SAN MALÓ to learn additional phrases.
New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park
LESSON 2 - REMEMBERING SAN MALÓ
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade
In the previous lesson students were introduced to the concept of Creolization, to the historical figure of San Maló as presented in the song, and to Creole/Zydeco music. In this lesson students will focus on gaining greater historical knowledge of Juan San Maló. This will be done through a deep reading of an adapted version of a thesis paper on San Maló by Erin Elizabeth Voisin.
New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park
LESSON 1 - SAN MALÓ AND INTRODUCTION TO UNIT
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade
This lesson is an introduction to the book Le Ker Creole. Students will learn about the language of Kréyol, and about Creole culture and music, with a focus on the folk hero Juan San Maló. They will hear a song in Kréyol about San Maló and examine the lyrics to become familiar with the historic figure upon which the folk hero is based.
New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park
LESSON 10: LANGUAGE LESSON- NONC BELOUTE
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade
This is a fun and catchy song. Using it in the lessons will add to the fun. Students will learn additional Kréyol phrases. It is hoped that word and phrases are beginning to sound familiar due to previous lessons. Follow same template as HEY NOM and SAN MALÓ.
New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park
LESSON 11: OD POR ODELIA
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade
Od Por Odelia was written by LeRoy Etienne as an ode to his mother who told him this story. In the tale an old man sells her rotten bananas. But dishonest conduct brings bad luck, and the old man dies soon thereafter.
New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park
LESSON 5 - HEY NOM: FIRST LANGUAGE LESSON
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade
This is the first of the language lessons in this unit. The lessons are designed to be delivered by teachers with no knowledge of Kréyol, French, or the teaching of foreign languages. They are not designed to make students fluent speakers, but instead to familiarize them with the language.