1. Panama

2. Bellwork: Define Terms 0 Mejoranera: a five-stringed guitar 0 Rabel: a violin with three strings 0 Tamborito: A folk dance 0 Pindín/ Típico: Contemporary folkloric music 0 Ruben Blades: Famous salsa musician

3. Announcements 0 Test Thursday!

4. Outcomes 0 Scholars Will: 0 Grammar: Learn basic facts about Panama 0 Logic: Create a Mola design

5. Pre-knowledge 0 What famous landmark is located in Panama? 0 In which part of the Americas is Panama located? 0 Explain the significance of this landmark.

6. The Panama Canal

9. Mejoranera- video

10. Rabel- video

11. Tamborito-video

12. Ruben Blades

13. Guided Floats 0 A few indigenous tribes include the Chibchan, Chocoan Cueva, Teribes, Nobe Bugle and Kuna. 0 Many races contribute to Panamanian culture such as workers from Jamaica, Trinidad, Barbados, Martinique, Guadeloupe, Trinidad, Saint Lucia and China who immigrated to work on the Panamanian Railroad and Canal projects between the 1840s and 1914. 0 Several important genres of music resulted from the influx of Spanish into the culture. These genres are the Cumbia, Tamborito, Salsa, and Tipico. 0 Since the completion of the Panama Canal in 1914, Panama's economy has been greatly influenced by this world transportation artery. The canal provides revenues and jobs; the dominant service industries function basically near the canal.

14. San Blas Islands: Home of the Kuna

15. Map Quest: Locate Panama, Columbia, Costa Rica and the San Blas Islands

16. CFU: Scavenger Hunt 0 There are four facts about Panama hidden around the room. Find and copy them to your scholar guide.

17. Active Listening #1 Kuna Flutes and Drums 0 What genre of music could the drumming pattern belong to? 0 Is the flute’s melodic line primarily ascending or descending?

18. Just the facts#1 Kuna Flutes and Drums 0 Nuchus are carved wooden figures or effigies occupying a position in every Kuna house. They range in size from a few inches to ten feet. They help in curing and are used as mediators between the living and the spirit world. 0 0 Flutes are used to invoke the spirit world.

19. Guided Floats 0 Salsa, calypso (from Trinidad), reggae and jazz are also popular. 0 One belief of the Kuna tribe is that game and animals are sometimes released from the Kalus -- mythical many leveled storehouses located at the tops of mountains, under the sea, and under the layers of the earth. 0 The Kuna "Singing Man" as he is called, will make chanting or groaning noises in order to keep away evil spirits during childbirth, lest they take advantage of the woman' 5 weak condition. 0 At 14, girls go through a four day long coming of age ceremony which involves cutting the hair short. One part of the ceremony involves making rattles and painted balsa wood mnemonic devices for use in the recitation of chants. 0 The chanters perform for all four days, alternating when they get tired.

20. Kuna Women

21. Mola- video 0 A mola is a short sleeved blouse consisting of two hand-sewn panels in front and back.

22. 0 The original mola designs were representativeof the women’s family "totem" or emblem, inspired supposedly by the tracks of sand crabs etched in the beach.

24. Demonstration 0 Make your own Mola design in sand

25. CFU: Make your own Mola design 0 Find a partner 0 Take a pen with a cap/pencil 0 Find a partner 0 You need: One bag of sand and a tray 0 Go outside to the front lawn of Russell 0 Copy your design into your packet

26. Active Listening #2 El tambor de la alegria-video 0 Name all the instruments you hear: 0 Which two instruments seem to be having a conversation?

27. Just the Facts #2 El tambor de la alegria 0 The title of this piece means “The happy drum”. 0 This is an example of Panamanian salsa.

28. Active Listening #3 Friday Morning 0 How does the sax compliment the percussion section? 0 Give three adjectives which describe the melodic line:

29. Just the facts #3 Friday Morning 0 Danilo Perez’s primary instrument is the piano. 0 This is an example of Panamanian Jazz.

30. Exit Ticket 0 Name a five-stringed guitar: 0 The title of this piece means “The happy drum”. 0 Name four different races who contributed to Panamanian culture: 0 Why is the singing man important during childbirth?