The materials in Lyrical Legacy can contribute to meeting the following McREL national standards.
Music Standards
Standards and Benchmarks for Language Arts
- Standard 4. Gathers and uses information for research purposes
- Standard 7. Uses reading skills and strategies to understand and interpret a variety of informational texts
- Standard 6. Uses reading skills and strategies to understand and interpret a variety of literary texts
- Standard 9. Uses viewing skills and strategies to understand and interpret visual media
Standards and Benchmarks for Historical Understanding
- Standard 2. Understands the historical perspective
Benchmarks for United States History
Era 2 - Colonization and Settlement (1585-1763)
- Standard 4. Understands how political, religious, and social institutions emerged in the English colonies
Era 3 - Revolution and the New Nation (1754-1820s)
- Standard 6. Understands the causes of the American Revolution, the ideas and interests involved in shaping the revolutionary movement, and reasons for the American victory
- Standard 7. Understands the impact of the American Revolution on politics, economy, and society
Era 4 - Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
- Standard 10. Understands how the industrial revolution, increasing immigration, the rapid expansion of slavery, and the westward movement changed American lives and led to regional tensions
- Standard 12. Understands the sources and character of cultural, religious, and social reform movements in the antebellum period
Era 5 - Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
- Standard 14. Understands the course and character of the Civil War and its effects on the American people
Era 6 - The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900)
- Standard 18. Understands the rise of the American labor movement and how political issues reflected social and economic changes
Era 7 - The Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
- Standard 20. Understands how Progressives and others addressed problems of industrial capitalism, urbanization, and political corruption
- Standard 22. Understands how the United States changed between the post-World War I years and the eve of the Great Depression
Era 8 - The Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945)
- Standard 23. Understands the causes of the Great Depression and how it affected American society
- Standard 24. Understands how the New Deal addressed the Great Depression, transformed American federalism, and initiated the welfare state
Era 9 - Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970s)
- Standard 29. Understands the struggle for racial and gender equality and for the extension of civil liberties
Benchmarks for Civics
- Standard 20. Understands the roles of political parties, campaigns, elections, and associations and groups in American politics
- Standard 28. Understands how participation in civic and political life can help citizens attain individual and public goals
