Test Your Research Skills Music Genres 2 The students match the artist or group with the music genre that they are associated with. Answers included.

EDVARD GRIEG:The Story of the Boy WhoMade Music in the Land of the Midnight Sun This is a fun presentation, complete with his life story, summary of the facts, a quiz and a writing activity.

Ludwig Van Beethoven is someone everyone knows. He could be your famous person, you might just be celebrating his birthday or wanting to add something new into your lessons. I have created this pack for you. It has some Photo Flashcards which are used with the 31 Teaching Ideas. In addition, I have given you his full life story and some fun questions about what the students have learnt during their reading. You could look at it directly as a presentation and discuss the different places being shown in each of photos. You could print off and laminate the photos to make an interesting, eye-catching display about Ludwig Van Beethoven. The students could also take the laminated photos and sort them into different Ludwig Van Beethoven images. The students can then discuss what they see in each one. The photos could also be used as prompts for creative writing, factual writing or descriptive writing.

Test Your Research Skills Music Genres 1 Students need to match the artist or group with the music genre that they are associated with. Answers included

Test Your Pop Skills! The Classic Hits of S Club 7 and S Club Solve the cryptic clues below to find fifteen top hits by S Club 7 and S Club: 1. Keep in motion _____________________________ 2. There aren’t many of us _____________________________ 3. Not lucky once awake _____________________________

Test Your Research Skills The Classic Songs of Paul Simon Example Complete the song titles below to find fifteen classic songs by Paul Simon: 1. The Sound of __________________ 2. Mrs. __________________ 3. G _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 4. __________________ The One

Test Your Research Skills The Peerless Tunes of Busted Solve the cryptic clues below to find fifteen top tracks by Busted: Example questions... 1. Emergency exits are located… _____________________________ 2. It’s certainly not for the lessons _____________________________ 3. Unlucky and not very old _____________________________ 4. Approximately 996 years from now _____________________________

Test Your Research Skills The UK Hit Singles Chart 2 For each pair of pop phenomena work out who has spent the most weeks inside the official Top 75 UK hit singles chart* Example questions... 1. a) Erasure b) Westlife ___________________________________ 2. a) Take That b) Boyzone ___________________________________ 3. a) John Lennon (solo) b) Paul McCartney (solo & Wings) ___________________________________ This worksheet also includes an answer sheet.

Test Your Research Skills The UK Hit Singles Chart 1 Some example music questions For each pair of pop phenomena work out who has spent the most weeks inside the official Top 75 UK hit singles chart* 1. a) ABBA b) The Bee Gees ___________________________________ 2. a) Ant & Dec b) Pulp ___________________________________ 3. a) Pet Shop Boys b) Status Quo ___________________________________ The worksheet includes an answer sheet.

Test Your Research Skills The UK Hit Singles Chart 3 For each pair of pop phenomena work out who has spent the most weeks inside the official Top 75 UK hit singles chart* Example questions... 1. a) Queen b) The Shadows ___________________________________ 2. a) Prince b) Phil Collins (solo) ___________________________________ 3. a) The Beatles b) The Rolling Stones ___________________________________ The question sheet also includes an answer sheet.

Test Your Research Skills The UK Hit Singles Chart 4 For each pair of pop phenomena work out who has spent the most weeks inside the official Top 75 UK hit singles chart* Example questions... 1. a) Cliff Richard b) Elton John ___________________________________ 2. a) Simply Red b) Steps ___________________________________ 3. a) Spice Girls b) Take That ___________________________________ The worksheet also includes an answer sheet.

BEETHOVEN: The Story of a Little Boy Who Was Forced to Practice A lovely presentation of his life, followed by a summary of his life (Key facts), a quiz to complete and a writing task, using the information the students have learnt about him.

Chopin: The Story of the Boy Who Made Beautiful Melodies Fun presentation of Chopin's life story, complete with a summary of the key facts, a quiz, and a writing activity. This is a great way of studying the life of a famous person.

Johann Sebastian Bach : The Story of the Boy Who Sang in the Streets Life Story of Johann Sebastian Bach, a summary of the facts, a quiz and a writing activity. It looks at how he grew up and why he became famous.

Handel: The Story of a Little BoyWho Practiced in an Attic Contains a presentation of Handel's life, a summary of facts, a quiz and also a writing activity.