November 30 2017 Alexa Good Morning (Michael Jackson's Thriller)




Good morning! On this day in 1982, Michael Jackson released Thriller, the greatest pop album of all time. Thriller is still the best-selling album in the world, proving that M.J. wanted to be starting something, and that something was a musical revolution.


Michael Jackson's Thriller Worksheet

 

 



Note:  This lesson shows a good example of what to do when your internet is funky and you can't depend on our friend, Alexa.  Using the transcribed sample, print out a copy (I used Google Docs) and read it with or to your student.  With some students, this is a nice feature, because you can use highlighters to denote the important information that might be asked in the worksheet.


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