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Pet Sounds

High school (ages 12+)
Art & Creativity

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Date: 

Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/pet-sounds

Step 2 · Questions

  1. 1. What is the album release date?

  2. 2. What is the primary architect?

  3. 3. What is Pet Sounds and when was it released?

  4. 4. Why did Brian Wilson want to make Pet Sounds?

Step 3 · Words to know

Write what each word means, using the article.

  • Progressive Pop

  • Exotica

  • Compositional Tool

  • Social Alienation

Step 4 · Two facts in your own words

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

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Free to print and copy for classroom use.Pet Sounds · smallwhale.org/articles/pet-sounds · CC BY-SA 4.0