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Common Lesson Plan Template, aligned with NHA Classroom Framework

Teacher: Harkema Grade: 7/8th Content: Music Appreciation

Week of: 2/21-24 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Objective -explain the form of a song -explain the form of a song -explain the form of a song -explain the form of a song

I can statements communicate daily

learning to students, in student friendly
language, and (1) have a cognitive verb
(must be overt), (2) measurable, (3) tells
what a student should know or be able
to do (not the teacher).

Blooms Level/Rigor Remember Evaluate Remember Evaluate Remember Evaluate Remember Evaluate Remember Evaluate

Indicate the level of rigor of the Understand Analyze Understand Analyze Understand Analyze Understand Analyze Understand Analyze
objective using (new) Bloom Taxonomy.
Apply Create Apply Create Apply Create Apply Create Apply Create

Key Questions -How does the form assist -How does the form assist -How does the form assist -How does the form assist
in our understanding of the in our understanding of the in our understanding of the in our understanding of the
What explicit questions do you want to
ask to prompt the students to engage music? music? music? music?
cognitively and use higher order
thinking? NOTE: Planning for questions is -What are different ways to -What are different ways to -What are different ways to -What are different ways to
an effective and intentional to engage students
rather than coming up with random questions visualize the music? visualize the music? visualize the music? visualize the music?
on the spot.

Assessment of Learning -Participation in -Participation in -Participation in -Participation in

How will you check for understanding?
Formative assessments can be used discussion discussion discussion discussion
effectively throughout the lesson, at the
beginning or end of a lesson to provide
guidance for instructional planning. -movement -movement -movement -movement

-demonstrate the form

Learning Plan/Activities
You may want to indicate a time frame for each lesson component to support urgency for learning, and pacing of lesson delivery and activities in a way that maximizes learning.
Learning Agenda Components Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
All components may not happen every day but provide as
a guide for effective instruction.

Hook/Building Background How No School Planner: I Can Planner: I Cans Planner: I Cans Planner: I Cans
will you hook your students and get
their attention!
Do Now: Listening Critique- Do Now: Listening Critique-Maple Do Now: Listening Critique-In Do Now: Gather materials for form
Troika Leaf Rag Hall of Mountain King analysis
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Common Lesson Plan Template, aligned with NHA Classroom Framework

Direct Instruction (I DO): 1. What is 1. Review 1. Review Review

form? what is form? what is form? form
a. a. c. Form
P I H analysis expectations
dentify key a.
atterns ow is this
terms in W
b. song
form e will listen
H b. different to the song
elps to W than the multiple
organize the hat form is others this times
music in Pop week? b.
c. music? d. T
H D here will be
elps makes no talking
oes the form
c.
the song always have U
stick to be a se as many
pattern? details as
you feel
necessary
d.
S
hould
represent the
music
Guided Practice (We DO) 1.Share critique of opening music 1. Share 1. Share
thoughts/critique thoughts on music
give 2. Listen to 2. Listen to
background on music Podcast podcast-story line
Listen to the 3. Follow 3. This form is
allow during song to
Podcast of story a story line instead of
see form (activity
sheet) repetative
2. complete activity sheet 4. Folk 4. Another
Dancing-form example-Peter and the
follow along Wolf
with form on activity
sheet Folk Dancing-Add lummi sticks to
movement
3. If time, teach folk dance to
jingle bells

movement
connected to form
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Independent Practice (You DO) 1. Create a

representation of the
music.

Lesson Closure: Clean-Up Clean Up Clean-up Clean-up Clean-up

Review I Cans Review I Cans

Differentiation
Indicate interventions/extensions within the
lesson. Consider possible misconceptions or
inaccurate information students might have?

Key Vocabulary Beat Beat Beat

What practice opportunities will you provide to
students to support language acquisition and Form Form Form
college readiness?

Counts Counts Counts

Homework none none none none none

What practice opportunities will you provide to
students to support proficiency and mastery?
NOTE: This lesson plan should be printed and explicitly taught from to provide coherence, intentionality, and effective instruction. Lesson plans are due by 8:00a.m on Monday morning and should be posted in the Universal drive or online (middle school only).