River City Scholars Charter Academy

Common Lesson Plan Template, aligned with NHA Classroom Framework

Teacher: Harkema Grade: 6th Content: Music Appreciation Elective

Week of: 5/ 22-26 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Objective -explain the development of -explain the development of -explain the development -explain the development of -explain the development of
music music of music music music
I can statements communicate daily
learning to students, in student friendly
language, and (1) have a cognitive verb
-identify genres and artists -identify genres and artists -identify genres and artists -identify genres and artists -identify genres and artists
(must be overt), (2) measurable, (3) tells that belong in that genre that belong in that genre that belong in that genre 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 we critique music -How do we critique music -How do we critique music -How do we critique music -How do we critique music
without letting our own without letting our own 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 opinion stop us from opinion stop us from
cognitively and use higher order hearing the music? hearing the music? hearing the music? hearing the music? hearing the music?
thinking? NOTE: Planning for questions is
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? -What makes good music? -What makes good music?
on the spot.

-How does understanding -How does understanding -How does understanding -How does understanding -How does understanding
the elements of music make the elements of music make the elements of music make the elements of music make the elements of music make
us better listeners? us better listeners? us better listeners? us better listeners? us better listeners?

Assessment of Learning -Rubric/Items to critique -Rubric/Items to critique -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 in music in music
effectively throughout the lesson, at the
beginning or end of a lesson to provide
guidance for instructional planning. -Artist Presentation

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 Planner: I Can Planner: I Cans No Class-Career Day Planner: 1 Cans
will you hook your students and get
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Common Lesson Plan Template, aligned with NHA Classroom Framework
their attention! Do Now: KWL R&B History Do Now: Update KWL Do Now: Update KWL Do Now: Update KWL

Direct Instruction (I DO): Explanation of Week 1. Go Over 1. Reminders

how to take notes of research expectations
2. Expectations for R&B artist 2. Present-last
2. Look at the beginning of R&B research 15min

What stood 1 page

out? picture
Main artists lyrics
Sounds how
compared to today? lyric/song are example
of artist and R&B
connection

Guided Practice (We DO) Go over KWL 1. Add details 1.Small Groups: 1.Small Groups:
to timeline
Discuss in 2. Small a. a.
small groups Groups: L L
Whole a. earn about a earn about a
group conversation L certain certain
about what we know earn about a artist. artist.
and questions about certain b. b.
R&B artist. S S
b. ummarize ummarize
S key details key details
ummarize of the artist of the artist
key details and their and their
of the artist music music
and their c. c.
music P P
c. resent to the resent to the
P group group.
resent to the
group.
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Independent Practice (You DO) write a review of a R&B song we

studied. Compare to song you
know.

Lesson Closure: Clean-up/Review Expectations Remind Expectations of Leaving Clean-up Clean-up Clean-up

Clean Up

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).