2. All That Jazz! Bud, Not Buddy, Performs with Famous Jazz Musicians By Maureen Casey EDU. 505

4. Introduction What happened to Bud Caldwell? Let’s visit him ten years after the story ends!

5. Task When we left Bud it was the summer of 1936 and he had just been given his very own saxophone by the members of his grandfather’s band, Herman E. Calloway and the Dusky Devastators of the Depression. It’s ten years later when we drop in on Bud, or as he known by his band name Sleepy LaBone, and he really did learn to play that saxophone. In fact, he has been traveling all over the country performing with the biggest jazz artists around. The only thing is, we don’t know who these people are. We will need to do some research, listen to some sounds, and inform our classmates as to just who Bud’s been jammin with…

6. Task (cont’d) You and a partner will find out more information about these jazz artists of the Big Band Era and present your findings to the class by completing five activities. You will: 1. learn about jazz and the Big Band Era. 2. research and write about the life of a famous jazz artist. 3. create a PowerPoint presentation. 4. make a flyer featuring your jazz artist and Bud Caldwell. 5. present your work to the class.

7. Process Activity 1 Familiarize yourselves with the sounds and history of jazz and swing by visiting the following websites: http://pbskids.org/jazz/ www.jazzforyoungpeople.org http://www.accujazz.com/ http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bhistory/history_of_jazz.htm Read and listen for the names of the artists because…

8. Activity 2 You will given one of the following artists to research:   Count Basie   Duke Ellington   Ella Fitzgerald   Benny Goodman   Billie Holiday   Charlie Parker   Louis Armstrong   Bessie Smith   Fats Waller Begin your research by visiting these websites: http://www.42explore.com/jazz2.htm http://www.pbs.org/jazz/biography/ http://pbskids.org/jazz/nowthen/index.html Use your outline template to help you with your note taking!

9. Activity 3 Create your PowerPoint presentation. Be sure to include the following elements: Introduction Birth date/birthplace/family/education Highlights of musical career Later years/legacy/conclusion At least one photograph

10. Activity 4 Create your flyer. For ideas, view posters and flyers from the 1930s by visiting Google Images: click here When making your flyer be sure to include these elements: Both names – your artist and Bud Caldwell’s Where they are appearing When they are appearing A creative graphic 15 copies for handouts

11. Activity 5 It’s show time! It’s show time! Present your PowerPoint Present your PowerPoint Hand out your flyers while your teacher plays your some of your artist’s best-known tunes! Hand out your flyers while your teacher plays your some of your artist’s best-known tunes!

12. Evaluation Power Point Presentation Presentation was well organized and presented. Team worked together on all activities and made maximum use of their computer time. Presentation was missing one element. Presentation was missing one element. Team made efficient use of computer time. Team made efficient use of computer time. Presentation was incomplete, missing two elements. Presentation was incomplete, missing two elements. Team made insufficient use of computer time. Team made insufficient use of computer time. Presentation was incomplete, missing three or more elements. Presentation was incomplete, missing three or more elements. Students did not work together and made minimal use of computer time. Students did not work together and made minimal use of computer time.

13. Evaluation Flyer Flyer included all elements. Flyer’s layout was interesting and creative. Flyer contained all elements. Flyer’s layout demonstrated sufficient effort. Flyer was missing some elements. Flyer’s layout demonstrated insufficient effort. Flyer is incomplete Flyer’s layout demonstrated minimal effort.

14. Additional Resources For additional readings on Bud, Not Buddy you can visit these websites: http://www.bookrags.com/Bud%2C_Not_Buddy http://www.bookrags.com/Bud%2C_Not_Buddy http://www.bookrags.com/Bud%2C_Not_Buddy This site contains an insightful and very helpful literary guide. This site contains an insightful and very helpful literary guide. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bud,_Not_Buddy This site offers an overall summary of the book and a biographical sketch of the author. http://www.kidsreads.com/authors/au-curtis-christopher-paul.asp Visit this site to read an interview with the author Christopher Paul Curtis For your additional reading and listening pleasure, visit these jazz sites: www.soundjunction.org This is an award-winning site for listening to, exploring, discovering, and creating music. http://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/jazz5.htm More info on jazz greats.

15. Conclusion Well, now we’ve learned about all the amazing jazz artists Bud has been performing with. Momma and his grandfather must be very proud of him! Well, now we’ve learned about all the amazing jazz artists Bud has been performing with. Momma and his grandfather must be very proud of him! What do you think you’ll be doing ten years from now? What do you think you’ll be doing ten years from now?