Write Your Song
Overview
This resource was created by Kim Roeber, in collaboration with Dawn DeTurk, Hannah Blomstedt, and Julie Albrecht, as part of ESU2's Integrating the Arts project. This project is a four year initiative focused on integrating arts into the core curriculum through teacher education, practice, and coaching.
Content Area: Writing | Fine Arts Area: Music |
Grade Level: 4 | Teacher: Kim Roeber |
Standards and Alignment | |
Content Area Standard: 4.2.2 Communicate information and ideas effectively in analytic, descriptive, informative, narrative, poetic, persuasive, and reflective modes | Fine Arts Standard: 5.4.1a Generate concepts for original improvisation or composition from contrasting ideas 5.4.1b Create, evaluate, and refine musical ideas with teacher generated criteria |
Key Vocabulary: Rhythm/Beat Rhyme | Materials List: Paper pencil |
Lesson Delivery |
Students will write a personal narrative song/rap. Discuss musical rhyme scheme - AABB - the first two lines rhyme, then the next two lines rhyme ABAB - the first and third lines rhyme and the second and fourth lines rhyme Rhythm - A strong, regular repeated pattern of sound. What is the difference between beat and rhythm: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHMDOOHJwyM Examples will be given For those having difficulty-Mary Had a Little Lamb, will be given to them to put words to. |
Assessment and Reflection | |
Content Assessment: Observe and listen to students’ work | Arts Assessment: Observe and listen |
Student Reflection: | Teacher Reflection: For the first time, this went alright. More practice is needed. |
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