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I Am Oregon with Crystal Meneses
Learning Target: I can explain how my lyric and musical choices reflect my ideas and feelings about myself and my community. I can describe how different kinds of music create different feelings and ideas.
Learning Summary: Students will use observation of nature, self-expression, and empathy to create a poem or song and reflect on that process as part of a larger project that contributes to social change.
Arts Standard: MU.4.PR1.4Demonstrate, explain
SEL Standard: "Standard 5: Responsible Decision-Making & Curiosity: Demonstrate curiosity and analysis of oneself and society in order to make caring choices that impact personal, social, and collective well-being across situations and environments."
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Artist Information

- Artist: Crystal Meneses
- Location: Lincoln City, OR
- Region: Williamette Valley and North Oregon Coast
- Art Medium: Music