River City Scholars Charter Academy

Common Lesson Plan Template, aligned with NHA Classroom Framework

Teacher: Harkema Grade: 7/8th Content: Music Appreciation

Week of: 1/30-2/3 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Objective -understand procedures and -understand procedures and -critique music -explain the development of -explain the development of
expectations in music expectations in music music music
I can statements communicate daily -create a rubric for
learning to students, in student friendly
language, and (1) have a cognitive verb
-get to know others in my -get to know others in my critiquing music -identify genres and artists -identify genres and artists
(must be overt), (2) measurable, (3) tells class class that belong in that genre that belong in that genre
what a student should know or be able
to do (not the teacher).

Blooms Level/Rigor Remember Evaluate Remember Evaluate Remember Evaluate Remember Evaluate Remember Evaluate

Indicate the level of rigor of the Understand Analyze Understand Analyze Understand Analyze Understand Analyze Understand Analyze
objective using (new) Bloom Taxonomy.
Apply Create Apply Create Apply Create Apply Create Apply Create

Key Questions -How do you contribute to -How do you contribute to -How do we critique music -How do we critique music -How do we critique music
the classroom? the classroom? without letting our own without letting our own without letting our own
What explicit questions do you want to
ask to prompt the students to engage
opinion stop us from opinion stop us from opinion stop us from
cognitively and use higher order -Who else is in this class -Who else is in this class hearing the music? hearing the music? hearing the music?
thinking? NOTE: Planning for questions is with me? with me?
an effective and intentional to engage students
rather than coming up with random questions -What makes good music? -What makes good music? -What makes good music?
on the spot.

-How does understanding -How does understanding

the elements of music make the elements of music make
us better listeners? us better listeners?

Assessment of Learning -demonstrate procedures -demonstrate procedures -Rubric/Items to critique -Rubric/Items to critique -Rubric/Items to critique
How will you check for understanding?
Formative assessments can be used in music in music in music
effectively throughout the lesson, at the -Work together with -Work together with
beginning or end of a lesson to provide
guidance for instructional planning. others others

Learning Plan/Activities
You may want to indicate a time frame for each lesson component to support urgency for learning, and pacing of lesson delivery and activities in a way that maximizes learning.
Learning Agenda Components Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
All components may not happen every day but provide as
a guide for effective instruction.

Hook/Building Background How Planner: I Can Field Trip Planner: I Cans Planner: 1 Cans Planner: 1 Cans
will you hook your students and get
their attention!
Do Now: Continue working on
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Common Lesson Plan Template, aligned with NHA Classroom Framework
Instrument outline Do Now: Worksheet Do Now: KWL on Hip Hop Do Now: Update KWL-Worksheet
History Hip Hop

Direct Instruction (I DO): Examples of 1. Look at how

music and when technology
came into the music
1.Structure of music 1.Prezi Timeline-begin together scene
M
2. Artists that
ove to the
movement began in the 80s
lummi sticks form 3. How does
music fit into a
C 2. Look at the beginning of category?
ritique HipHop
(multiple
2. Instrumentation examples of What stood
how to out?
Listen to Main artists
analyze the
instrument sounds Sounds
music)
compared to today?
3. Mixing and Beats I
nstrumentati
How to on
describe
M
ixing

Guided Practice (We DO) 1.Structure of music 4. Examples of 1. Add details 1. Present
music-small groups to timeline findings on hip Hop
movement a. 2. Small artists
lummi sticks M Groups: 2. update
a. timeline
ove to the
3. Compare
form L
and contrast music by
b. earn about a the same artist in
C certain different musical styles
ritique artist. (Prince)
(multiple b.
examples of S
how to ummarize
analyze the key details
music) of the artist
c. and their
I music
nstrumentati c.
on P
d. resent to the
M group.
ixing
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Independent Practice (You DO) Exit Ticket-What to listen for write a review of a hip hop song
when critiquing music? we studied. Compare to song you
know.

Lesson Closure: Video: Joyful Noise Choir Remind Expectations of Leaving Clean-up Clean-up Clean-up

Clean-up/Review Expectations Clean Up Review I Cans Review I Cans

Differentiation
Indicate interventions/extensions within the
lesson. Consider possible misconceptions or
inaccurate information students might have?

Key Vocabulary Beat Beat Beat

What practice opportunities will you provide to
students to support language acquisition and Form Form Form
college readiness?

Counts Counts Counts

Homework none none none none none

What practice opportunities will you provide to
students to support proficiency and mastery?
NOTE: This lesson plan should be printed and explicitly taught from to provide coherence, intentionality, and effective instruction. Lesson plans are due by 8:00a.m on Monday morning and should be posted in the Universal drive or online (middle school only).