Assignment: Lesson Plan #2 - Texture

Presentation Schedule for Texture Lessons

Tuesday, March 13 @ 7:40am: Caitlin Lincourt, James Jones, Ariel Stern, Heather Williams
Tuesday, March 13 @ 5:30pm: , Brian Ingram, Melissa James, Andrea Mitchell, Amanda Writtenhouse, Chad Roscoe, Jennifer Boone

Thursday, March 15 @ 7:40am: Kyle Govert, Adam Allen, Richie Barker, Diana Dailey

Lesson Plan Assignment:

Using the Lesson Plan Format and Lesson Plan Rubric posted on this blog, write a lesson for the elementary classroom using Texture as the doorway in. The lesson must be centered around a listening, composing, or performing experiences where students explore texture. Be sure to fill out the Lesson Plan Format completely including:

• All materials needed (including CD, artist, album, etc. for the music)
• National Standards
• Organization of lesson (small group, large group, partners, individual)
• How you will connect to the students' prior understanding and/or experiences
• Any groundwork you will do to enable students to succeed at solving the musical problems
• How you will assess your students' understanding throughout the lesson, not just at the beginning and end.
• An extension experience. This should be a potential follow up experience either listening, performing, or composing.

For additional ideas on creating lessons with texture as the doorway in, read Chapters 7 & 8 in Wiggins' TMU book.

You may wish to bring a copy of your lesson for each classmate, OR you can wait for my and your peers' feedback and hand out copies after you've had a chance to revise them. You will have approximately 10-12 minutes to teach your lesson, with 3-5 minutes for class feedback and discussion. Your attendance is expected at each class session, unless previously cleared with me.

PLEASE, after writing your lesson, review the criteria on the Lesson Plan Rubric to make sure your lesson is as strong as it can be.