Selected Poems of Joy Harjo - Music Center
Selected Poems of Joy Harjo - Music Center
Selected Poems of Joy Harjo - Music Center
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Materials: Chart paper and markers, Teacher & Student Assessment Portfolios.<br />
Model Lesson Seven – Theatre: Giving and Taking Focus<br />
Grades 2 – 5<br />
Enduring Understanding for Unit: As we explore our connection to Nature and to other people, we can gain understanding <strong>of</strong> our shared values and universal human<br />
heritage<br />
Essential Questions Related to Lesson and Unit: How does a group support a soloist?<br />
Big Idea for Lesson: Effective teamwork is a give-and-take strategy.<br />
SUMMARY<br />
Lesson Seven Outcomes Creative Task & Criteria Assessment Strategies<br />
Students will be able to:<br />
Support ensemble members by giving and taking<br />
focus. (AP, CE)<br />
Teacher will:<br />
Teach the lesson effectively.<br />
Assess student learning.<br />
Document, collect and label the evidence <strong>of</strong><br />
student learning from this lesson.<br />
Assessing Prior Knowledge<br />
What does give and take mean?<br />
What does projecting the voice mean?<br />
CREATE & PERFORM – Becoming an Expert<br />
Task: Students Perform the Walk/Freeze, giving and<br />
taking focus.<br />
Criteria<br />
Students will be able to:<br />
Project energy and intention <strong>of</strong> words to the Focus<br />
Point.<br />
Give focus to the speaker.<br />
Emphasize the selected syllable to give meaning to the<br />
phrase.<br />
Articulate words clearly.<br />
<strong>Music</strong> <strong>Center</strong> Anchor Work Model Curriculum Unit: <strong>Selected</strong> <strong>Poems</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Joy</strong> <strong>Harjo</strong>.<br />
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Teacher:<br />
Notes how the class progresses from not being able to<br />
give and take focus to being able to give and take focus.<br />
Use sound recording or video to chart progress.<br />
Notes how this exercise improves each student’s ability<br />
to give and take focus<br />
Student Prompts & Questions:<br />
Describe how giving and taking focus strengthens team<br />
work.<br />
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