Unit:

Is music the universal language? Day 1

Day in
Language Level Intermediate Low Grade 6 Date 8/1/17 1 Minutes 50
Unit
Unit Theme and Question Creativity: Is music the universal language?
Daily topic: How does music relate to emotion?
STANDARDS LESSON OBJECTIVES
Which modes of Students can:
Communication communication will be
Interpret the lyrics for meaning, intended audience, and
What are the communicative and addressed?
and supporting details
cultural objectives for the lesson? o Interpersonal
Write about/discuss songs that have particular emotions to
Cultures o Interpretive
them
o Presentational
ELA: Literary analysis
Connections
Music: The emotions that music can convey
Comparisons

If applicable, indicate how Communities

Connections Comparisons SL6.1 Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-
Communities Common Core will led) with diverse partners on grade 6 topics, texts, and issues, building on others' ideas and expressing
be part of your lesson. their own clearly.
Common Core
RI.6.1
Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn
from the text.
Materials Resources
Activity/Activities Time*
How many minutes
Technology
Lesson Sequence What will learners do? Be specific. What materials will you
will this segment
What does the teacher do? take? develop? What materials will you bring
in from other sources?
Present the objectives. Ss listen to Louis Armstrongs What a Wonderful
World and draw pictures of the images that he sings about. After the
Gain Attention / Activate Prior What a Wonderful World
song ends, Ss turn to a partner and discuss what they heard and the 5 min
Knowledge
pictures they drew. Then they answer the following warm-up questions:
Do songs ever make you feel certain emotions? What feelings did this
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Unit: Is music the universal language? Day 1
song make you feel (if any)?

Ss listen to What a Wonderful World again, this time with a worksheet.

They work in groups: What is the main idea of this song? How does the
See What a Wonderful World
Provide Input artist convey this idea (supporting details)? Who was the song written 10 min
worksheet (self-created)
for? T goes around and tells each group what they will be sharing
(Question #1, 2, or 3). Group designates a speaker.
Elicit Performance / Provide Groups share out their answers (feedback from other groups if had
5 min n/a
Feedback different answers). Ss turn in individual worksheets
T: I feel happy when I listen to What a Wonderful World because it was
my moms favorite song and it makes me think of her. I also feel sad
when I listen to it because my mother recently passed away (died) and
Provide Input so I miss her. Finally, I feel nostalgic when I listen to this song because it 1 min n/a
reminds me of being a child listening to my mom sing to me. I have
many memories related to this song. (Comprehension check for the
word nostalgic)
Ss quick-write (2 min) and then pair-share about a song that is
2 min write
particularly memorable or emotional for them using the sentence frame
2 min pair Sentence frame on board: I feel
Elicit Performance / Provide on the board: I feel ______ when I listen to the song _______
5 min share _______ when I listen to the song
Feedback because T provides graduated CF as needed (when it impedes
_______ because
understanding). T also writes down the names of the songs on the board
and writes the emotions next to the names.
T: Are there any other emotions you can think of that arent included on
Provide Input this list? If you dont know the word, act it out! T adds to the list of <5 min n/a
emotions, introducing new vocabulary where necessary.
In groups, Ss come up with one English song that evokes each feeling
Elicit Performance / Provide
listed on the board. It must be a song that the whole group knows and 10 min n/a
Feedback
agrees upon. They turn the lists in.
Questions on the presentation:
Do songs make you feel certain
emotions?
Exit slips: Do songs make you feel certain emotions? What emotions do
Closure 5 min What emotions do they make you
they make you feel? New question: Why do you think music makes us
feel?
feel so many emotions?
Why do you think music makes
us feel so many emotions?

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Unit: Is music the universal language? Day 1
Ss will bring back a song from their own culture that makes them feel a
certain emotion. It must be a song that theyre willing to write and talk
Enhance Retention & Transfer
about. They will bring in a recording or a link to the song and the printed
lyrics.
Reflection Notes to Self I think this lesson would go well. I can imagine that at the beginning, students may say that they feel nothing when they listen
What worked well? Why? to What a Wonderful World, because it may be a genre that they associate with older people and dont relate to. However,
What didnt work? Why? hopefully they will open up when I then ask them to talk about songs that they know. I dont know if it is appropriate to do the
What changes would you worksheet in groups or better to do them individuallyI wish the groups had assigned roles so that it wasnt just one person
make if you taught this lesson telling all the other people what to write.
again?
????


* Remember that the maximum attention span of the learner is approximately the age of the learner up to 20 minutes. The initial lesson cycle (gain
attention/activate prior knowledge, provide input and elicit performance/provide feedback) should not take more than 20 minutes. The second cycle
(provide input and elicit performance/provide feedback) should be repeated as needed and will vary depending on the length of the class period.

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