Teacher Candidate: J essica Sirks

Course Number/Lesson Number: 4310/Related Arts

Teachin !ate: "a# $% &014
Standard's(:
5.9.1 Investigate and perform music associated with historical periods, events, and movements in the United States
such as songs of the railroad, American heroes, the American Revolution, or a specific decade.
)b*ecti+e's(:
1. TSW investigate and perform music associate with historical periods, events, and movements in the American Revolution.
Assessment's(:
1. TTW evaluate students performance of their music associated with historical periods, events, and movements in the American
Revolution.
Students will listen to three songs from the
time of the American Revolution. Songs:
Ballad of the reen !ountaineer and " ohnn#
$as one %or A Soldier, and &an'ee (oodle
Students will watch a video showing what it
would have loo'ed li'e to hear and see patriot
soldiers sing a revolution song. )The teacher
will pla# the Sons of *i+ert# from the movie
" ohnn# Tremain.,
The class will discuss what the# thin' the
meaning +ehind the two songs were. - will
as'... when was the song written and what
events were happening at that time. What is the
mood of the song. -s it angr#, sad, hopeful,
sarcastic, /o#ful, triumphant, etc.. What attitude
toward the war is +eing e0pressed if an#. (oes
the songwriter e0press his or her personal
feelings or the general attitude of his or her
societ#.
Students will continue to wor' on their
songs. The# will edit and conference
within their groups and with the teacher.
The# will +e encouraged to add
s#m+olism within their songs.
Students will perform their songs for the
class.
Students will wor' in groups to write
their own Revolutionar# War song.
Students will anal#1e the l#rics of
&an'ee (oodle for s#m+ols and
underl#ing meanings +# completing a
graphic organi1er.
The teacher will give a mini2lesson on
the meaning and s#m+olism +ehind
man# of the Revolutionar# War songs.