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Recommended for: Grades 6-12

Resource: Pulaski, Wisconsin - Polka Town, U.S.A.

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In this video segment from Egg: the arts show, we learn polka music is important to the culture of Pulaski Wisconsin. With a population of about 2,200, Pulaski has eight to twelve working polka bands. Per capita (per person), the town has more bands and musicians than any other place in America, even Nashville Tennessee. People from all generations there love to listen to, play and dance to polka music. Even churches integrate polka music into their services. Polka originated as a courtship dance of Bohemian folk origin.

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Teachers' Domain, Pulaski, Wisconsin - Polka Town, U.S.A. , published October 9, 2008, retrieved on ,
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The following Frame, Focus and Follow-up suggestions are best suited for middle school students using this video in an English language arts or social studies lesson. Be sure to modify the questions to meet your students' instructional needs.

What is Frame, Focus and Follow-up?

Frame (ELA) How do we draw conclusions from a text? For example, if you read a weather report that said there would be a Northeastern snowstorm starting at 6 a.m. on a school day and the expected accumulation was 15 inches, what conclusion might you draw? When we read or view a text, we gather explicit (or “right-there”) information and implied (or “between-the-lines”) information. In the example about the snowstorm, what information is right there and what information can be gathered by reading between the lines?

Focus (ELA) Gather information about Pulaski by listening to and viewing the explicit information this video offers. Think also about what information is implied.

Frame (SS) What is the root of Polka music in Pulaski Wisconsin? From what ethnic group does Polka music come?

Focus (SS) Learn how polka music identifies the people of Pulaski Wisconsin.