1. June 4, 2012
How historically
significant is a popular
musician? In order to
study the history of an
era, do you need to
know what kind of music
people listened to?

2. Objective:
 Students will examine
the issues around the
establishment of
Motown Records. They
will examine
documents related to
Motown records,
answer
comprehension
questions, and
synthesize their
knowledge by writing a
short response

3. Homework:
 Review for
final
 Create Study
guide
 Complete any
missing work

4. Vocabulary: Berry Gordy
 Songwriter
 Built Motown
records
 Discovered
Smokey Robinson
and the Miracles,
The Supremes, the
Jackson 5, and the
Commodores

5. Vocabulary: Producer
 Like a film
director, but
for music
 Supervises
the recording
of the music

6. Vocabulary: Crossover
 Something that has
appeals to many
groups
 Crossover means
something appeals to
two types of audiences
 Hip-hop and pop
music
 Country and rock and
roll

7. Motown
 Nickname for
Detroit – Motor
City – Motor
town – Motown
 Founded by
Berry Gordy
 African American
owned and
operated

8. Motown
 Hugely successful
 Popular
performers
discovered by
Gordy and
Motown:The
Supremes, Marvin
Gaye, The
Temptations,
Jimmy Ruffin, The
Contours, The
Four Tops

9. Motown
 Hugely successful
 Popular performers
discovered by Gordy
and Motown: Gladys
Knight & the Pips,
The Commodores,
The Velvelettes,
Martha and the
Vandellas, Stevie
Wonder and The
Jackson 5.

10. The Four Tops

11. The Jackson 5

12. The Supremes

13. Gladys Knight and the pips /
Stevie Wonder

14. Berry Gordy and the
Movies
Produced
Lady Sings
the Blues
and The Wiz
Directed
Mahogany

15. Billy Dee Williams
 Career was
started when
Berry Gordy
insisted that
he play a lead
role in “Lady
Sings The
Blues”

16. Diana Ross
 Star with the
Supremes
 Star on her
own
 Star in the
movies

17. The Jackson 5
 Discovered by
Gordy
 Became so
popular they
had a cartoon
show about
them

18. The importance of
Motown
 Made African
American music
popular with all
Americans
 Made African
American musicians
popular with all
Americans
 This is crossover
appeal

19. Check for Understanding:
 Who was
Berry Gordy?
 What is a
producer?
 What does
crossover
mean?

20. Independent
practice:
 Read
summary
 Underline
important
points
 Answer
questions

21. Exit Ticket:
 Who was
Berry Gordy?
 What is a
producer?
 What does
crossover
mean?