Katherine Johns LoTi lesson

 Other Activities
Class one: Form groups and use rhythm cards to create four beat rhythm patterns.
Each student creates their own rhythm and group writes it down on the paper to turn in.

Class two: Select an animal to write about and write words to go with the rhythm already created.

Class Three: After the teacher introduces how to use the word program, one group at a time will come and transfer their words to the computer, while the rest of the class has a structured music class. Take turns typing each phrase into word. (It needs to be typed in 46”)

In between classes, Mrs. Johns will transfer the word document to windows journal.

Class Four: After the teacher has demonstrated using windows journal, students will come and add rhythm to their poems. One group at a time, each student writing his rhythm over the correct syllable of the words.

After all groups have had an opportunity to add and save their rhythms. Mrs. Johns will go over them individually for any mistakes and then will transfer them to paint.

Day Five: Groups will create graphics to go with their songs. There will be a 15 minute time limit to create graphics.

Technology Applications
Word, Windows Journal, and paint

Process Skills
Composing, Classifying

Assessments
Teacher evaluates accuracy on writing the rhythm correctly, assigning the correct number of syllables, and writing a poem.

Music - Composition : Creating a Rhythmic Poem

Music - Composition : 20th century rhythm and melodic measure

Comprehension Application Synthesis

 Description of activities that support the Bloom's level:
Synthesis: Students will compose an original rhythmic phrase.
Comprehension: Students will write words that go with the rhythm that has the correct number of syllables for that rhythm.
Application: Students apply their knowledge of the length of rhythms to the number of syllables in a word.

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