I remember as a child hearing Bruce Springsteen’s Born In The USA I knew I would always listen to his music. Then I found a poster showing his behind and I was head over heels in love. I hung this poster above my bed and if I still had the poster it would still be hung up.
Which is why I wanted share this weeks Homeschool Resource: COLLECTOR’S EDITION 2023 – ON TOUR BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN & THE STREET BAND and Bruce Springsteen: America’s Great Rock Legend which Charlie and I will be reading together. Would you like to join us as we learn more about Bruce Springsteen.
Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen (born September 23, 1949) is an American rock singer, songwriter and guitarist. Nicknamed “The Boss”,[2] he has released 21 studio albums during a career spanning six decades, most of which feature his backing band, the E Street Band. Springsteen is an originator of heartland rock, a genre combining mainstream rock music with poetic and socially conscious lyrics that tell a narrative about working-class American life. He is known for his descriptive lyrics and energetic concerts, with performances that can last for more than four hours.[3]
Springsteen released his first two albums, Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J. and The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle, in 1973; neither earned him a large audience. He then changed his style and achieved worldwide popularity with Born to Run (1975). This was followed by Darkness on the Edge of Town (1978) and The River (1980), which topped the Billboard 200 chart. After the solo album Nebraska (1982), he reunited with his E Street Band for Born in the U.S.A. (1984), which became his most commercially successful album and one of the best-selling albums of all time. All seven of its singles reached the Top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100, including the title track. Springsteen mostly hired session musicians for the recording of his next three albums, Tunnel of Love (1987), Human Touch (1992), and Lucky Town (1992). He reassembled the E Street Band for Greatest Hits (1995), then recorded the acoustic album The Ghost of Tom Joad (1995) and the EP Blood Brothers (1996).
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Monday:
Write your spelling words in abc order 5 times each in your Spelling Journal.
Tuesday:
Write your spelling words inside your Spelling Journal and include a definition for each word.
Wednesday:
Use your Spelling words in a story that you write inside your Spelling Journal and include an illustration to go with the story. Or use your spelling words in sentences.
Thursday:
Take a pre-spelling Test in your Spelling Journal.
Friday:
If you make a 100 on your Pre-Test, take the dad off if not re-take the test. Before you take the test write your Spelling Words 5 times in your spelling journal to practice before the test.
Reading Class:
Charlie will be reading Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band Magazine, Bruce Springsteen A Little Golden Book Biography and Bruce Springsteen: America’s Great Rock Legend in his reading class for 30 minutes a day.
Charlie will be writing two facts a day he learned inside his Reading Journal.
Then on Friday Charlie will turn the information into a report he will read to his parents.
Math Class:
Look up facts on Burce Springsteen’s career including how many albums he had out. How many awards he won. How long he toured. Or how many States he visited and how many times.
Use these Math facts to create 5 Math problems for someone in your home to work out. Then have them create 5 math problems for you to work out. Write the Math problems inside your Math Journal.
PE Class:
Look up Dance Moves Bruce might have used on stage and practice them. Or look up dances that was out when he began performing and learn 2 of the dances this week. Write what you learned and why inside your PE Journal.
Drama Class:
Watch documentaries about Bruce Springsteen or any shows or movies he was in. Act out the facts you learned for your parents. Write a description of what you acted out in your Drama Journal.
Cooking Class:
Look up what Bruce Springsteen likes to eat or his band members and prepare the dish for your family. If you can’t figure out what Bruce liked to eat then look up which State he is from and prepare the dish the State is famous for. Include the recipe and a picture of your dish in your Cooking Journal which will be turned into a Cookbook at the end of the year.
Art Class:
Create a piece of Art using the facts and material you collected on Bruce Springsteen using different styles of art and supplies. Write an illustration of your drawing in your Art. Journal and include a picture of your art.
Music Class:
Research and listen to some of Bruce’s songs and learn one of the songs to perform for your parents. Charlie plans on singing Born In The USA with me.
For our performances we will be visiting a Vintage Clothing Store and or Resale Store to pick up a outfit like Bruce would have worn.
Make sure you take a picture of your performance and write the lyrics to the song you sing inside your Music Journal.
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
