ORIENTAL MINDORO ACADEMY

UNIT LEARNING PLAN SY 2023 – 2024

Subject Music Grade Level: 8
Unit Topic: The East Asian Music Quarter: Second

UNIT STANDARDS AND COMPETENCIES DIAGRAM

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 LEARNING PLAN

EXPLORE

This unit is about the music of East Asia. You will discover how the people
from these places express their feelings towards each other and the
environment, their history, and their supernatural beliefs through the
medium of voice and/or musical instruments. A performance inspired by
examples of music from East Asia will culminate the educational experience.

Consider this question: What are the elements of music that you consider in
performing the music of East Asian countries?

Map of Conceptual Change: Answer the given question inside the box to elicit
your prior knowledge. Write your answer under the “before” column.

BEFORE Focus question AFTER

How East Asian music

relates to its geography
and culture?

LEARNING
COMPETEN FIRM-UP (ACQUISITION)
CY

LC 1: Activity 1
Explores
Let’s Explore. Think of representation that you know which are associated to
ways of
China, Japan, and Korea.
producing
sounds on a
variety of
sources that
would
simulate
instruments

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being
studied.

Learning
Targets:
I can
identify
dfferent
representati
on and
symbols of
East Asian
countries

I can
produce
Activity 2
sounds
similar to How Much Do You Know?
East Asian
What instruments that you know that are simulated to East Asian music?
Countries
musical
instruments
.

LC 2:
Listens
perceptively
to music of
East Asia.

Learning
Targets:
I can
identify and
appreciate
music of

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East Asian
by listening
into it.

LEARNING DEEPEN (MAKE MEANING)

COMPETEN
CY

LC 3: Activity 3
Analyzes
Classification: Classify the musical instruments as stringed, wind, or
music
percussion.
elements of
selected
songs and
instrumenta
l pieces
heard and
performed.

Learning
Targets:
I can
analyze the
Activity 4
characteristi
cs of music Thinking What You Learned. Analyze the characteristics of the music of
of China, China, Japan, and Korea.
Japan, and
Korea by
classifying
their
musical
instruments
.

Activity 5
I can explain
Speak Out! Write a short essay about the similarities of music and culture of
the
China, Japan and Korea.
similarities
of music of
China,

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Japan, and
Korea.
GUIDED GENERALIZATION TABLE

Essential Text 1 Text 2 Text 3

Question

Answer: Answer: Answer:

Supporting Supporting Supporting

Texts: Texts: Texts:

Reason: Reason: Reason:

Common Ideas in Reasons:

Enduring Understanding/Generalization: The students will be able to

perform the music of East Asian countries by knowing the common and
distinct characteristics of their music with appropriate pitch, rhythm,
expression and style.

C-E-R Questions:
1.
2.
3.
4. EQ:

Prompt for Generalization:

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 LEVEL 1 LEVEL 2 LEVEL 3 LEVEL 4
Directed Open Prompt Guided Transfer Independent
Prompt Transfer
(Transfer) (Transfer)
(Make
Meaning)

Holistic Rubric for Guided Generalization:

Map of Conceptual Change: Now, Fill the “after column” with your answer

BEFORE FOCUS QUESTION AFTER

How East Asian music

relates to its geography
and culture?

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Learning TRANSFER
Competency

LC 4: Scaffold for TRANSFER 1

Improvises
Activity 6
simple
Make Me! Make an improvised musical instrument patterned after those of
accompani China, Japan, and Korea. Choose only one which you think is interesting,
ment to maybe a drum, a trumpet, flute, or any of the instruments from the three
selected countries.
East Asian
music.

Learning
Targets:
I can be able
to
accompany
a song using
an
improvised
sound and
instrument.

LC 5:
Performs
Scaffold for TRANSFER 2
music from
East Asia Activity 7
with own
Practice of singing the song.
accompani
ment.
Learning
Targets:
I can sing
asong of

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East Asian Transfer Goal: The learners on their own, and in the long run are expected to
countries sing a song of East Asian countries based on its distinct musical
with the characteristics.
correct
rhythm,
pitch, and Performance Task
style.
1. In GRASPS

Directions: Work individually and apply the information you learned from the lesson to a real-life task. Perform the
role assigned to you.
LC 6:
Evaluates Note: Send your performance via messenger.

music and
music You are a performing artist who is invited to perform in a live show which is organized by a certain
performanc Production Company in the province which is wanted to promote the cultural arts of East Asia. You are
es using assigned to interpret/sing a K-Pop song alongside with the dance where you are wearing a K-Pop
costume to enhance the level of your performance – a sing and dance performance.
guided
rubrics
applying Your costume should demonstrate uniqueness and creativity, and for the sing and dance performance
musical shows choreography and musicality.
elements
and style.
GOAL: To present and demonstrate the beauty of East
Asian culture through dance and music and
creating visual arts.

ROLE: Performing Artist

AUDIENCE: Teacher and the Viewing Public
SITUATION: You are invited to perform a sing and dance
performance

PRODUCT/PERFORMANCE: Costume / Sing and Dance

STANDARDS: Uniqueness, Creativity; Choreography,

musicality
PERFORMA
NCE
STANDARD:
The learner
performs
East Asian
music with
appropriate
pitch,
rhythm, Differentiated/Inter disciplinary
expression

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and style. ARTS, MUSIC, P.E

Learning Rubrics
Target:
Rating
Rating Rating Rating
Criterion Needs S
Excellent Good Satisfactory
Improvement
4 3 2 1
Uniqueness The created costume The created The created The created
is closely resembled costume is almost costume is less costume is far from
with the original one the resemblance of similar to the the original and it
and extra- delightful the original one and original one and does not look good.
to the eyes. good to the eyes. fairly good to the
eyes.

Creativity / The costume shows The costume shows The costume The costume has
Originality excellent creativity good creativity and shows a below par poor creativity and
and artistry by artistry by putting creativity and lack of artistry.
putting up up some designs artistry by putting
appropriate designs and styles, as well up inappropriate
and styles, as well as as ornaments or design and styles.
ornaments or props. props.

Choreography The dance shows an The dance move is The dance shows a The dance shows
extra-ordinary body quite good and in little dance move poor body
movements and tune with the music. and fairly timing movements and not
move in time with with the rhythm of in tune with the
the rhythm of the the music music.
music (in tune with
the music)

Musicality The way of singing The singing has a The singing has The singing sounds
has an accurate good rhythm and some repeated not good and the
rhythm and secure a secure a good errors in rhythm quality of the voice
perfect diction with diction with a good and diction with a is not pleasing.
excellent voice voice quality. fair voice quality.
quality.

Value Integration
Beneficial linkages (Diversity)
Social Consciousness (Integrity)
Spirit of Belongingness (Virtue)

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 CALENDAR OF ACTIVITIES
WEEK 1

MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT

Explore
Activity 1 P.E. and
HEALTH
Map of
Conceptual
Change

Activity 2
Let’s Explore
(Sound
Simulation)

WEEK 2

MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT

Activity 3
How much do P.E. and
you know? HEALTH
(Identification of
musical
instruments)

WEEK 3

MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT

Deepen
Activity 4 P.E. and
HEALTH
Classification of
Musical
Instruments

WEEK 4

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 MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT

Activity 5
Analysis P.E. and
HEALTH
(Musical
Characteristics)

WEEK 5

MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT

Activity 6
Speak Out! P.E. HEALTH
Writing of a
Short Essay

WEEK 6

MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT

Transfer
Activity 7 P.E. and
HEALTH
Make Me!
(Musical
Instruments)

WEEK 7

MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT

Activity 8
Practice of P.E. and
Singing HEALTH

WEEK 8

MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT

Performance
Task
P.E and
HEALTH
SING AND

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