Exploring Global Issues in Music

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Global Issues

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Grade Level11th Grade

SubjectGlobal Issues

Original Prompt

My IB English students just finished analyzing the music videos of Beyonce's album Lemonade. Can you create guidelines for a final project in which students select a video and create a slideshow presentation that mirrors skills on the Individual Oral IB assessment of stating a global issue and highlighting authorial choices that enhance the presentation of the global issue.

This learning resource serves as an analytical guide for the IB Individual Oral project, focusing on global issues as they are represented in Beyoncé's album 'Lemonade'. It outlines what constitutes a global issue—emphasizing its significance on a global scale, its transnational nature, and its relevance today. The document provides a structured overview of the oral presentation format, detailing scoring criteria, task expectations, and project requirements. It encourages students to identify and analyze specific authorial choices in a music video from 'Lemonade', emphasizing how these choices connect to broader global issues such as racial identity, feminism, and cultural heritage. The resource includes a model analysis example, guidelines for crafting a presentation, and self-assessment tools aligned with IB standards, aiming to deepen students' understanding of the intersections between music and pressing global issues.