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Student-made Web Pages...Show Off Their Work!
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Designed to teach students how to create a web page using Netscape Communicator's Composer and can be used by students in grades 3-12 to present their projects or research on their school's web page. Designed to be taught in a lab setting and will be used by the technology teacher in coordination with the classroom teacher.
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Classical Music: Is it all the same?
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Students develop an understanding of music history and classical music, study one composer and two periods of music within confines of unit. Higher thinking skills, comparing/contrasting, the writing process, and design are used to help students learn more about musical history; will take what is learned, turn it into a powerpoint presentation of two periods of music; students learn very basic powerpoint techniques to help them show the difference between different periods of music.
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Historic American Architecture
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Essential Questions: Why bother looking at local architecture? What styles of American Architecture are represented in local historical buildings? What kind of product can be made that will creatively communicate the identity and information about local historical buildings? How can this product be designed so that it follows principles of good graphic design and communication?
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2 point perspective
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To demonstrate proficiency in drawing 2 point perspective surrealism
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If I had a zillion dollars
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Drawing a furnished single story home (4weeks)
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Broadway Bound
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What makes a viable Musical? -How can several art forms combine to create a Musical?
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Concert Suite from Dances With Wolves - 4.3 MB Fi
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Focuses on preparing students to perform "Concert Suite from Dances With Wolves" at a public concert while emphasizing the interpretation skills students need to express emotions depicted in the music to their audience. Exposes students to many aspects of preparing a musical work of art for public performance and could be applied to the performance of similar compositions at any level a teacher might choose in order to develop these skills in their students. Could also be applied to the performance of similar compositions at any level for choral or orchestral organizations with small changes in terminology.
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West Side Story: An Interdisciplinary Analysis
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This unit focuses on encouraging students to appreciate and understand the musical West Side Story by analyzing the musical from different perspectives. The unit prepares Band and Voice class students to expressively perform West Siode Story at a public concert and English students to write a critical essay comparing the musical's plot to the plot of Romeo and Juliet.
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Composer Quest
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Students become familiar with the life and compositions of Great Composers and create a Microsoft Publisher Brochure about a composer that they research.
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American Music History
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This learning unit uses many experiences that tie together to help the students see the relationship between them.
It combines historical events in American history with Music and includes information how history
influenced music. It works well with classes of any size in social studies and music courses.
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Adventures in Music History
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Uses many experiences that tie together to help students see relationship between them
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French Bridges
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Assessment: Students use a rubric that states the necessity to accomplish certain aspects of the lesson with the highest quality; are given two checklists-one to maintain awareness of their progress towards the goal, and a second duplicate checklist to use in discussion with the teacher during debriefing to see if they did accomplish their goals. Assessment is achieved by observing the Internet research and group interaction, correcting crossword puzzles, evaluating presentations, summaries and bridge drawings according to the rubric
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