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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 />

©2011 <strong>Music</strong> <strong>Center</strong>: Performing Arts <strong>Center</strong> <strong>of</strong> Los Angeles County. All Rights Reserved.<br />

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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