What makes the students in your classroom unique and diverse?

- They all come from different backgrounds, cultures, and experiences that will all

contribute to the classroom culture in different ways.

What are their learning and linguistic needs?

- That is entirely dependent on the students in my class. I cannot answer that without

knowing who these students are.

What factors did you take into consideration when planning this culturally responsive literacy

lesson?

- Tactile/kinesthetic, visual, and auditory learners will all be present. The lesson must

differentiate learning for students with different learning styles. Luckily though, music

covers all three learning styles pretty easily.

Text used for lesson: Ron Con Con by El Chicano (See Below)
 1. Discuss the style of the piece (Rumba).

2. Discuss the historical context of the piece.

3. Discuss the feel of the piece and the clave direction.

4. Discuss the lyrics, their meaning, and how to properly pronounce them when singing.

Have students try each vocal part and assign themselves to which part is most

comfortable in their range.

5. Discuss the rhythmic patterns for the rhythm section that is informed by the style of the

piece. Talk through percussion breaks (i.e. which instruments play the break at what time

and which drums to use).

6. Talk through the form listed at the bottom of the music and explain the process of

“reading down the form”.

7. Establish soloists and solo order.

This lesson is the basic framework for the process of adding any new piece to a latin jazz

ensemble repertoire. Discussing the style, clave direction, and historical context gives a latin

jazz ensemble all the information they need to hit the ground running with a new piece. This is

culturally responsive because this is a gateway to an entire culture’s worth of style, history,

experiences, and emotions.