Mulitcutural

Lesson Plan

By: Jordan Jorge

Lesson Objective

+ Subject/Grade Level: The subject that this lesson plan is

centered around is Music and the grade level it is intended
for is 5th but honestly can be for all grades.
+ Objective: Students will be able to evaluate and explain
different types of music from other cultures
and identify similarities and the differences of each
culture. 
+ Observable Goal: Students will be able to promote and
formulate positive gender, racial, cultural, class and
individual identities.
 Materials

Computer Paper Pencil Music Links: 

Kinds of Musi Instruments Ways To Desc Nevada Song

c ribe Music

Italy Anthem Russia Anthe National Anth

m em
Instructions - Process

+ Introduction: Play the Kind of Music and Instrument video and have them listen to the different types of genres and sounds that
is out there. This will help get their mind going about different sounds and genres.
+ Mini Lesson: Go over to the link that says, "Ways to Describe Music" and go over the different concepts and ways to go about
describing music and the different styles
+ Guided Practice: After completing the "Ways to Describe Music" website, play the "Home Means Nevada" song and explain
and write down a couple observation you made, and the students made while listening to the song based on the website link. This
will serve as an example for them to base their independent practice on.
+ Independent Practice: After doing the observation "Home Means Nevada", have them now go to each of the 2-music links and
try to describe and explain the similarities and differences between each song. Also have them include one positive note about
each songs. Have them use 5 of the different words to describe music for each anthem.
+ Exit Ticket: Once students have completed the 2-music links and wrote down the similarities and differences and one positive
thing about each type of music. Now to end have them compare the National Anthem of the US to the other three countries they
listened to.
+ All the music links are going to be in the Material slides and each link is labeled with the name of said link.
 Resources
+ Home Means Nevada (Song with Lyrics). (2017, October 30). [Video]. YouTube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-D9rOwKj04
+ Kinds of music. (2014, September 16). [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wiF8YlKNx4g
+ Musical Instruments Sounds For Kids (27 Instruments). (2016, June 10). [Video]. YouTube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjJcGlQraek
+ National Anthem of Italy. (2012, January 3). [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04ckV9QueXc
+ Production, M., & Production, M. (2019, August 9). 10 Words to describe Music | Musical Parameters & Categories.
Music Production HQ. http://musicproductionhq.com/words-to-describe-music-musical-parameters/
+ Russia National anthem Russian & English lyrics. (2010, May 9). [Video]. YouTube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOAtz8xWM0w
+ Star Spangled Banner Lyrics. (2017, September 30). [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJsjpF18QFU
Reflection
+ 1.What specific subject concepts and skills where taught and how taught?
- Some subject concepts that were taught is how to explain and describe different types of music
using the 10 sections shown on the website which rhythm, tempo, harmony, melody,
instrumentation, dynamic, texture, genre, form, and temperature of the music. The skills there
were taught was how to apply this information learned about describing music and applying it to
different anthem songs. This was taught by going over an example of how to do it and letting
them test their knowledge on how well they understood the concept.
+ 2.What specific multicultural knowledge, skills, etc. were achieved? 
- The multicultural knowledge that they achieved is experiencing listening to other countries
anthem and comparing it to the US which gives them something to relate to. Then also having
them write a positive thing about each country song promotes positive of another cultures that is
not their own.
Reflection
+ 3. Evaluate the level of active student learning during the “Instruction-learning process. 
- I would say a high level of active learning will be happening for the students during the introduction,
mini lesson and guided practice because that is where all the key concepts and skills are going to be
explained and that is going to be vital for them to be successful during this activity. Now going into the
Independent practice, I would say medium level because they now have an example that they can follow
but still have room to produce their own description and use of the concepts they have at hand. For the
exit tick I would say the least amount of active learning because if the lesson is successful and served its
purpose then the student should have a good understanding of the concepts and skills that they learned
throughout the lesson which would be shown in their exit ticket.
+ 4.Lastly, list the strengths and weaknesses of the multicultural activity.
- Strengths: It gives students an opportunity to observe another culture anthem, gives them a better
understanding of how to describe music with new terms, it also relates to them because incorporating he
US anthem
- Weakness: The lack of other cultures music being involved, the process make be a little rushed because
of heavy information needed to be teach and shown, and maybe hard to catch interest with students with
dealing with the anthems of countries versus regular songs