Curriculum Area: The Arts (Music)

Unit Title: World Music - Africa

Year Level: 8 Lesson : Spelling test, Mr Maraca

Time: 70 min

Resources:

Musical ExcerptsMr Maraca power Point

Assessable Elements

Knowledge and understanding Responding Reflecting

CCE’s Addressed Investigating Interpreting

Context:

Students will learn about and listen to music from other cultures around the world and identify how the seven musical elements of music are demonstrated.

Prior Knowledge:

- Orchestral music - Music in advertising - Program music

Brief history of music in the:- middle east - (Israel)- Scotland- Ireland- Japan- China- Indigenous Australian Music

TEACHING / LEARNING ACTIVITIES TIME BEHAVIOUR MANAGEMENT

Orientation: Line students up quietly outside Explain expectations of lesson

- Sit down- Books and pens out- Bags off desks- If not silent, repeat lining up again

.Teacher to mark the Roll- Students need to be silent

Spelling test from this week’s spelling list- Students have books out- Pens- Test conditions (means complete silence)

Mr Maraca:- Students will look at, and investigate the musical culture and

instruments from Africa- Students will watch a expert from the Disney’s ‘The Lion King’.

Students line up silently before entering class- Repeat as many times as necessary

RTC

Gesture – Hand up to demand silence

Touching students work- implied good behaviour

Deflecting bad behaviour

Hands up

Do not continue talking unless silent

Enhancement:

Students will write down appropriate slides from the Mr Maraca Power Point in their books as proof of book work being completed.

separate them if they are talking

Use students names

Diverse Learners

- Julio- Brad- Makala- Teleah- Scott

Explicit expectations- only say instructions once

Proximity of body space

Synthesis:

Pop quiz – students will answer 4 questions about the Mr Maraca power point and relevant terminology to determines students knowledge and understanding.

Non verbal cues like making eye contact