GRADE LEVEL PLANNING LESSON PLANS
WEEK OF: Jan. 2-Jan.6, 2012 GRADE: 6-8th SUBJECT: General Music
DATE
Jan. 9
A Day
Jan. 10
B Day
Jan. 11
A Day
GOALS/OBJECTIVES
1.04 Sing music representing diverse
styles, genres, and cultures
1.05 Show respect for the singing efforts
of others.
5. Use notation to record own musical
ideas
8.03 Identify the basic principles of
meter, rhythm, and tonality and
describing aural music.
8.02 Describe ways in which the
concepts and skills of other content areas
taught in the school including English
1.04 Sing music representing diverse
styles, genres, and cultures
1.05 Show respect for the singing efforts
of others.
5. Use notation to record own musical
ideas
8.03 Identify the basic principles of
meter, rhythm, and tonality and
describing aural music.
8.02 Describe ways in which the
concepts and skills of other content areas
taught in the school including English
1.04 Sing music representing diverse
styles, genres, and cultures
1.05 Show respect for the singing efforts
of others.
5. Use notation to record own musical
ideas
8.03 Identify the basic principles of
meter, rhythm, and tonality and
describing aural music.
8.02 Describe ways in which the
concepts and skills of other content areas
taught in the school including English
1.01 Sing consistently on pitch with
TIME: 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th
EVALUATION/
ASSESSMENT
STRATEGIES/ACTIVITIES
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Rembret Parker
RESOURCES
Teacher will review “Radioactive Lunch” and Sounds all Around Us.
Teacher will review the use of
Teacher will close the lesson with key questions for reflection.
Students will then complete read an example of a onomatopoeia poem
“Radioactive Lunch” and practice performing auxiliary sounds.
Students will then create a thinking map to compare and contrast the
two pieces.
Students will then compose their own onomatopoeia poems from
short poem handouts.
Teacher will close the lesson with key questions for reflection.
Teacher will review “Radioactive Lunch” and Sounds all Around Us.
Teacher will review the use of
Teacher will close the lesson with key questions for reflection.
Students will then complete read an example of a onomatopoeia poem
“Radioactive Lunch” and practice performing auxiliary sounds.
Students will then create a thinking map to compare and contrast the
two pieces.
Students will then compose their own onomatopoeia poems from
short poem handouts.
Teacher will close the lesson with key questions for reflection.
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Journals
Class Participation
Teacher Observation
HomeworkQuizzing-bass clef
Independent Practice
Oral responses
Group Interaction
Formal Assessment
Projects-
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Students will then view power point on steps to writing a song.
Journals
Class Participation
Teacher Observation
HomeworkQuizzing (oral or
paper)
Independent Practice
Oral responses
Group Interaction
Formal Assessment
ProjectsJournals
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Teacher will review onomatopoeia poems.
Students will then view power point on steps to writing a song.
Students will then brainstorm in thinking maps the lyrics for their
song.
Students will then review songwriting project.
Students will then view power point on steps to writing a song.
Students will then brainstorm in thinking maps the lyrics for their
song.
Students will then continue working on songwriting.
Teacher will close the lesson with key questions for reflection.
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Teacher
Created
Materials
Teacher
selected
materials
Thinking Maps
Questioning
Wheel
Teacher
Created
Materials
Teacher
selected
materials
Thinking Maps
Questioning
Wheel
Teacher
GRADE LEVEL PLANNING LESSON PLANS
Jan. 12
B Day
Jan.13
A Day
accurate rhythm and proper breath
control..
1.04 Sing music representing diverse
styles, genres, and cultures
1.05 Show respect for the singing efforts
of others.
5.02 Identify pitches in the treble and
bass clefs.
5. Use notation to record own musical
ideas
8.03 Identify the basic principles of
meter, rhythm, and tonality and
describing aural music.
8.02 Describe ways in which the
concepts and skills of other content areas
taught in the school including English
1.04 Sing music representing diverse
styles, genres, and cultures
1.05 Show respect for the singing efforts
of others.
5. Use notation to record own musical
ideas
8.03 Identify the basic principles of
meter, rhythm, and tonality and
describing aural music.
8.02 Describe ways in which the
concepts and skills of other content areas
taught in the school including English
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Students will then brainstorm in thinking maps the lyrics for their
song.
Students will then review songwriting project.
Students will then view power point on steps to writing a song.
Students will then brainstorm in thinking maps the lyrics for their
song.
Students will then continue working on songwriting.
Teacher will close the lesson with key questions for reflection.
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Class Participation
Teacher Observation
HomeworkQuizzingIndependent Practice
Oral responses
Group Interaction
Formal Assessment
Projects- Songwriting
will then view power point on steps to writing a song.
Students will then brainstorm in thinking maps the lyrics for their
song.
Students will then review songwriting project.
Students will then view power point on steps to writing a song.
Students will then brainstorm in thinking maps the lyrics for their
song.
Students will then continue working on songwriting.
Teacher will close the lesson with key questions for reflection.
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Journals
Class Participation
Teacher Observation
HomeworkQuizzingIndependent Practice
Oral responses
Group Interaction
Formal Assessment
Projects-Songwriting
Teacher’s Signature__________________________
Modifications
Teacher lead – student participation
expected
Audio for less fluent readers
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Teacher
Created
Materials
Teacher
selected
materials
Thinking Maps
Questioning
Wheel
Principal’s Signature: ______________________
Technology
Computer laptop, projector, and CD player
Video clips, Music selections
Literacy Strategy(ies)
Thinking Maps/Ciritcal Thinking
Summarizing
Analyzing
Discovery Education video clip-Songwriting, Songwriting
PPT.
Oral reading by teacher –
Teacher modeling
Class review – teacher assisted
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Created
Materials
Teacher
selected
materials
Thinking Maps
Questioning
Wheel
N/A
Laptop and projector, TM’s
Key questions, question wheel,
Generating Questions
Argument - Evaluating
Comprehending
GRADE LEVEL PLANNING LESSON PLANS