LESSON PLAN DETAILS:

Year Level: 8

Subject: Music Practical

Lesson Day/Date:

Length: 80 minutes
Room: 903

CURRICULUM OUTCOMES AND ESSENTIAL LEARNINGS:

Lesson Outcomes:
Students will be able to (know cognitive processes AND do demonstrate):

analyse a song to identify a range of song structures using correct terminology

identify and implement strategies for creating a song topic
identify and implement strategies for generating their own lyrics

Assessment of the outcomes:

How will I assess that students have achieved/demonstrated the outcomes?

by returning the worksheets that I have generated for this lesson plan
by providing an opportunity for students to ask questions and have group/individual discussion

Productive Pedagogies:
How will productive pedagogies/behaviour management be applied to/realised in the learning?

by monitoring student volume levels as the majority of this lesson will require some noise to be made, within reason

Safety and Risk assessment:

(practical lessons)

No obvious safety concerns with this lesson

Anticipatory Set:

How do I settle students/ prepare them for lesson/encourage participation/motivate?

by greeting them at the door, and once settled on the floor showing a short youtube clip relevant to lesson

INTRODUCTORY PHASE
Time

Teacher direction, activity,

and instruction:

5 min

Greet students, direct them to sit

quietly on the floor whilst I take
attendance.

Student activity:
(what students are doing)

Student sitting quietly on the

classroom floor

Check for understanding

key questions and
manage the learning:
Make eye contact, monitor
level of talking

Resources:

Worksheets
Teaching computer

Distribute the worksheets and

make sure students have pencil or
pen

Overhead projector
youtube

Ask students to quickly write their

name on each page where
provided
Brief explanation of what we are
doing for the remainder of the
term
STUDENTS NEED TO BRING
WORKSHEET TO EACH LESSON

BODY OF LESSON
Time:

5 min

-------5 min

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Teacher direction, activity,

and instruction:

Analyse 'Lanterns' for song

structure.
-------------------------------------Discuss student results after they
have finished this task
Show my highlighted copy and
discuss.
-------------------------------------SONG ANALYSIS

Student activity:
(what students are doing)

Check for understanding

key questions and
manage the learning:

Writing on the worksheet where

they believe the verse, chorus
and any other sections of the
song are
----------------------------------Contributing to class discussion
regarding the accuracy of their
markings

Check for student

contribution with this task.
Make eye contact and
monitor noise level
-----------------------------Offer an opportunity for
questions and discussion

Worksheets

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Make eye contact, monitor

noise level

Youtube:

5 min

Watch 'Lanterns' video clip

Sitting quietly watching the

screen

10 min

Analyse 'Lanterns' as per

worksheet (song meaning, what
instruments were used etc..)

Discussing and writing their

analysis of 'Lanterns' and 'See
You Again' as per worksheet

5 min

Watch 'See You Again' video clip

10 min

Analyse 'See You Again' as per

worksheet (song meaning, what
instruments were used etc..)
-------------------------------------SONG TOPIC IDEAS
BRAINSTORMING SESSION

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5 min

Direct students to discuss possible

song topics that would be suitable
and appropriate for their original
song
Direct students to ultimately
choose ONE topic from this list
they create and to write it in the
worksheet as provided

Resources:

Pens/Pencils
Computer
Projector

'Lanterns' Video
Clip
'See You Again'

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Students to be discussing in
their groups (as per last task)
an appropriate topic for what
will become their song.

Check for student

contribution with this task.
Make eye contact and
monitor noise level

Worksheets

They will write down every idea

that they have in their
worksheet
Students will also choose ONE
topic for their group from this
list created by the brainstorm

Pens/Pencils

LYRIC IDEAS AND

WORD ASSOCIATION
10 min

5 min

-------10-15
mins

Watch Flight of the Conchords clip:

'Feel Inside (and stuff like that)'
**Important that the students pay
attention to the answers given by
the kids as they form the lyrics to
the song they write at the end
-------------------------------------Students do a word association
exercise for 5 minutes regarding
the topic they have chosen for
their song
-------------------------------------CREATING OUR OWN LYRICS
Taking the words from their word
association exercise, the students
are to analyse them looking for
patterns, repetitive themes, words
that rhyme and start trying to put
them into lyrics for their song

Students sitting quietly

watching the screen

Check for student

contribution with this task.
Make eye contact and
monitor noise level

youtube:

----------------------------------Students writing on the

worksheets for the word
association exercise as directed

----------------------------Check for student

contribution with this task.
Make eye contact and
monitor noise level
-----------------------------

--------------------Worksheets

Check for student

contribution with this task.
Make eye contact and
monitor noise level

Worksheets

----------------------------------Students working in groups,

analysing the results from the
word association exercise.
Starting to organise their ideas
into lyrics for a verse and
chorus

'Feel Inside (and

stuff like that'

Pens/Pencils
----------------------

Pens/Pencils

CONSOLIDATION
Time:

0 min

Teacher direction/ activity /

instruction:

Teacher to direct students to pack

up their work and they can be
dismissed

Student activity:
(what students are doing)

Finishing up their writing for the

day

Check for understanding

key questions and
manage the learning:

Quick discussion if time

permits about how they
found todays task

Resources:

Worksheets
Pens/Pencils

IN CLASS SUMMARY/LINK TO NEXT LESSON

We will be continuing with the lyric writing process next lesson and if possible, we will start trying to put some of the
musical component together also

HOMEWORK

NONE SET

EVALUATION/REFLECTION
Student: Outcomes met / engaged / on task / learning

My teaching: Strengths / Weaknesses / Changes: