PSMT 2 Pedagogy Evidence & Reflection Exhibit B Content Area Literacy M lti!

i!le Text" Pro#ect$ % ly 2&'() *it +hich Criteria, Provide evidence of the ability to - de"ign$ ado!t i.!le.ent$ and advocate for acco..odation" incl ding a""i"tive co.. nicative device"$ a""i"tive technologie"$ and . lti!le "trategie" to .eet the need" of all "t dent") /e.on"trated +hich S0ill or Attit de, Thi" !ro#ect re1 ired " to "e . lti.edia to entice "t dent" to i.!rove their literacy "0ill" thro gh the g i"e of o r content area) Co.!leted in +hat +ay, +e 2ere to !re!are a nit of "t dy for o r " b#ect that 2o ld incl de 3 different text"$ 2hich co ld be boo0$ !eriodical$ !oetry$ a dio or video recording) Thi" nit 2a" !re"ented to the cla"" in the for.at of an oral re!ort) A""e""ed a" Excellent Beca "e, 4 fo nd biogra!hie" abo t co2boy" and co2girl" of al.o"t every racial bac0gro nd$ to connect 2ith a diver"e cla""roo.) The bac0gro nd fro. the biogra!hie" gave .eaning to the "ong lyric"$ 2hich !layed 2ith lang age in intere"ting 2ay") Co2boy "ong" connect to 2'"t cent ry in co ntry & 2e"tern . "ic) So rce of Pride5Area of 6ro2th, 4 2a" very !ro d of incl ding diver"ity a" !art of .y nit$ a" 4 2a" being cro""7c rric lar at the "a.e ti.e) 4t 2a" very intere"ting to learn abo t 2hat ha!!ened behind the . "ic) 4 ho!e in the f t re to be able to be .ore efficient in b ilding the"e nit") Thi" too0 a lot of effort to loo0 ! if there 2ere Chine"e co2boy"$ and 4 felt a" if 4 had r n o t of ti.e to find o t)

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Introduction:
4n . "ic cla""e" 4 have ob"erved$ the .ain textboo0 i" the .ethod boo0 for the orche"tra or band) There i" a lot .ore to . "ic cla"" then the .ethod of !laying$ and the 6reat State of Michigan ha" incl ded . ch .ore in the "tandard") A" a re" lt$ . lti!le text" are e""ential$ not only for !ro.oting a f ller nder"tanding of o r " b#ect content$ b t of literacy in general) * rther.ore$ lang age and . "ic "0ill" are correlated) The "age of a variety of re"o rce" only "erve" to enrich the "0ill7b ilding ex!erience for the "t dent") Be"ide"$ it:" le"" ex!en"ive for .e to ! ll together .y o2n "et of text" than to b y a !ac0aged nit) The !re.i"e for thi" M lti!le Text A""ign.ent i" a Cowboy Song Unit 4 a. !lanning for .y next " b"tit te teaching o!!ort nity) Mo"t of .y " b"tit te teaching ex!erience" have been at .y children:" Catholic "chool$ and their . "ic teacher in"tr ct" grade" ; '2) A" a re" lt$ .y nit" . "t al"o have the de!th of differentiation)

1. Disney Shorts:
To introd ce the nit$ 4 2o ld "e "o.e <olly2ood a dio5vi" al exa.!le") T2o /i"ney "hort" fro. the longer 2or0 of =Melody Ti.e> give the ro.antici?ed !ortrayal of the @ld +e"t) 4n the fir"t$ Roy Roger" and the Son" of the Pioneer" !erfor. the . "ical n .ber =Bl e Shado2" on the Trail)> +hile thi" "ong 2a" a tone !oe. of the 2&th cent ry and not fro. the era of co2boy "ong"$ it i" a good "te!!ing "tone to the genre) Then$ Roy Roger" .a0e" a "eg e to and "erve" a" the narrator for the

cartoon =Peco" Bill>) 4 2ill ! t the clo"ed ca!tioning on$ "o that the "t dent" can read the "ong lyric" a" they are being " ng) Bl e "hado2" on the trail) A'B9CD) Melody Ti.e) +alt /i"ney Prod ction") /E/) Peco" Bill) A'B9CD) Melody Ti.e) +alt /i"ney Prod ction") /E/)

2. Picture Books and Articles:

*or the "t dent" grade" ; 9$ 4 2ill read to the. a !ict re boo0 abo t the life of %ohn A) Lo.ax$ a . "icologi"t 2ho traveled exten"ively aro nd the Fnited State" to record and collect co2boy "ong" and other fol0 .elodie") The title of the boo0 i" Home on the Range: John A. Lomax and His Cowboy Songs. *or grade" 3 C$ they are .ore intere"ted in their !er"onal connection" to 2hatever they learn) *or hi"torical context$ 4 have "everal text" abo t co2boy"$ co2girl"$ va1 ero" AMexican co2boy"D$ Blac0 co2boy"$ 8ative A.erican co2boy"$ and Chine"e railroad 2or0er" 2ho 2or0ed the land) The"e text" 2ill be !re"ented in a Po2er!oint for.at$ co.!lete 2ith !hoto" and ill "tration" of the era) Bran?ei$ S) A2&''D) Rebel in a dre"", Co2girl") R nning Pre"" ;id") Philadel!hia$ PA) <o!0in"on$ /) A2&&BD) <o.e on the range, %ohn A) Lo.ax and hi" co2boy "ong") 6)P) P tna.:" Son") 8e2 Gor0$ 8G) Le"ter$ %) A'BBCD) Blac0 co2boy 2ild hor"e") /ial Boo0") 8e2 Gor0$ 8G) Living"ton$ P) A2&'(D) The hi"tory of the va1 ero) Retrieved H % ne 2&'( fro. A.ericanCo2boy)co.) Perl$ L) A2&&(D) To the golden .o ntain, the "tory of the Chine"e 2ho b ilt the Tran"continental Railroad) *ro. the 6reat %o rney" "erie") Bench.ar0 Boo0") 8e2 Gor0$ 8G) Rei"$ R) A2&'&D) B ffalo Bill Cody) *ro. the Legend" of the +ild +e"t "erie") Chel"ea <o "e) 8e2 Gor0$ 8G) +elch$ B) A2&'(D) 8ative A.erican co2boy", %ac0"on S ndo2n$ Tee +ool.an and /oyle Lee) Retrieved '( % ne 2&'( fro. E1 i"earch)co.) Gin) A2&&'D) Coolie") Philo.el Boo0") 8e2 Gor0$ 8G)

. Song Books:
Each grade 2ill learn one of Lo.ax:" collected "ong"$ and each "t dent 2ill receive a "et of lyric") 4 2ill "e Cowboy songs and Other Frontier Ballads, ith !"si# to "e a" a reference for both lyric" and . "ic) *or the yo nger grade"$ there 2ill be roo. for the. to dra2 !ict re" of 2hat i" going on in the lyric" a" a 2ay to connect 2ord 2ith .eaning) @n the co2boy hit !arade of the late 'C&&"$ Ste!hen *o"ter 2a" 0ing of the rodeo) *o"ter 2a" the fir"t A.erican "ong2riter 2ho 2a" a co..ercial " cce"") <i" 2or0 i" "till being "ed today$ e"!ecially to teach yo ng . "ician" their in"tr .ent) 4 2ill be "ing Ste$hen Foster Song Boo% a" another text 2ith lyric" and . "ic) *o"ter$ S) A'BH9D) Ste!hen *o"ter Song Boo0) /over P blication") 8e2 Gor0$ 8G) Lo.ax$ %) A2&&BD) Co2boy "ong" and other frontier ballad" 2ith . "ic) CreateS!ace 4nde!endent P bli"hing Platfor.)

Poetry:
The !oe. =@ld Bill Pic0ett> 2ill be read by "t dent vol nteer") Thi" !oe. de"cribe" the life of Bill

Pic0ett$ the African7A.erican Co2boy 2ho invented the rodeo event of b lldogging) Bill Pic0ett) *a.o " Co2boy") Retrieved H % ne 2&'( fro. Blac0Co2boy")co.)

21st Century Per!or"ances o! Cowboy Songs:

At the end of each of the cla""e"$ 4 2ill "ho2 the video fro. Go t be of Chri" 4"aa0 and Stevie 8ic0": !erfor.ance of =Red River Ealley>) 4t:" .y favorite co2boy "ong) Stevie 8ic0" & Chri" 4"aa0 Red River Ealley) Retrieved H % ne 2&'( fro. Go T be) htt!",55222)yo t be)co.52atchIvJf@*Er/Anr6c

Conclusion:
4n concl "ion$ in order to ca!t re the heart" and .ind" of "choolchildren$ . "ic cla"" . "t be a . lti.edia event) @r$ for thi" !latfor.$ . lti!le text" "hall be "ed for the ! r!o"e of literacy and to adhere to the ed cational content "tandard" of the 6reat State of Michigan) 8o .atter ho2 it i" "! n$ lang age and . "ic "0ill" are "y.biotic in nat re and can be gro2n at the "a.e ti.e$ than0" to "everal "o rce" of 2onder)