Week Overwiew of Activites Materials and Repertoire Assessments

Week 1 Spotify Playlist Project Introduction Journal Entry Books

Open Discussion on any student background Playlist songlist organizer Informal:
knowledge of playlist. Purpose? Why have Brainstorm Chart
one? When do you use one? Chalkboard/Chalk Open Discussion
Whole group brainstorm, each student Spotify Playlist (Happy, Party, Sad, Relaxing)
seperates and begins curating process. Brainstorm Chart
Use organizational tool for building playlist.
Finish final thoughts about some student ideas. Pair-Share
Take time to build a few more songs when you
time is available.
Formal:

Journal/Workbook Entries

Week 2 Students finish up final touches on playlists. Journal Entry Books Informal:
Share playlist for class through Google Google Document sharing for Google classroom Open Discussion
classroom. Final review of project, and Google Document for reviews
reflection for open class discussion. Playlist Organizer Summary of Project
Thoughts? Comments? Concerns? Chalkboard/Chalk
Finish up final journal entry on the project.. Reflection Chart Reflection, and review
Journal Question: What were your ideas?
What ideas influenced your playlist? Formal:
Google document comments

Journal/Workbook Entries

Playlist organizer sheet

Playlist
Week 3 Open discussion as a springboard into new Google Documents Informal:
activity, lyrical anaylsis. Derive meaning Chalkboard/Chalk Open Discussion
from set of lyrics from one song. Open Discussion Board
What kind of emotions can the lyrics portray? Brainstorming Chart Brainstorm Chart
How do you know? What in the lyrics or music Journal Entry Books
help support your claim? Pair-Share
Whole class small example analysis
Pair-Share ideas, whole group discusson. Formal:
Jot down on ideas on large Google document comments
discussion board. Students choose song from
playlist to notate meaning of lyrics Journal/Workbook Entries
Prompts: Does the music
have instruments/sounds that convey an
emotion/feeling?
Students share a small sample if they would
like. Last students write small journal.
Prompt: What have you learned so far from
your piece? Why? How?

Students finish up final touches on lyric Google Documents Informal:

analysis. Short summary project presentation. Chalkboard/Chalk Open Discussion
Final review, and reflection of project Reflection Chart
for open class discussion. Brainstorming Chart Summary of Project
Week 4 Thoughts? Comments? Concerns? Journal Entry Books
Compare and Contrast set of lyrics with Genuis Genius Lyrics Reflection, and review
lyrics. Did you have those some thoughts? How Compare, Contrast Sheet
did your ideas differ? What was the same? Formal:
Finish up final journal entry on the project.. Google document comments
Journal Question: What did you learn from your
song in regards to the lyrics, word choice Journal/Workbook Entries
verbs, adjectives, and the music that support
the words? What would you like to write about? Lyric Anaylsis
Week 5 Soundtrap introduction, features, tutorial,loops, Soundtrap Informal:
using the sounds, effects, volumes, Google Documents Soundtrap demo facilitation
metronome, and recording capabilities. Chromebooks
Students use chromebooks, get some time Open Discussion Board Reflections, and review
to practice on this tool. Any thoughts Brainstorming Chart
comments, concerns? Journal Entry Books Brainstorm Chart
Open discussion springboard into new Chalkboard/Chalk
activity, final music composition. What were Pair-Share
some of your answers for the journal entry?
How could you make a song that communicates Formal:
and idea or emotion? What? Why? Google Document Feedback
Brainstorm ideas, have the music elements
written out in a web chart Journal/Workbook Entries
Pair- Share, whole group discussion
Exhaust all ideas Small Soundtrap Project
Students may now begin creating compositions
Using Soundtrap to record, produce, add Soundtrap project comments
sound effects.
Journal entry before end of class
Prompt: What sparked your creativity for this
project? What are your nfluences? How can
you orgnize your ideas? Before leaving share
whatever was recorder of projects.

Students finish up final touches on Soundtrap Informal:

compositions. Jounral reflect on any ideas Google Documents Soundtrap demo facilitation
you might, attempted, or want to reflect and Chromebooks
gather evidence. As we enter the last stage Journal Entry Books Reflections, and review
of the composition process, we make excellent Chalkboard/Chalk
use of open comments and constructive Constructive Criticism on Projects
Week 6 criticism. Ways to help innovate the ideas of
the composer. Final Journal entry, prompt: How Formal:
as a composer, do you feel your music made a Google Document Feedback
difference to your listeners? What do you think
your listeners left with learning about your Journal/Workbook Entries
music?
Finished Soundtrap Project

Soundtrap project comments