4th Quarter Overview - 6th Grade General Music
Topic Description: Students will explore the connections between music and science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM).
Stage 1: Desired Results
Established Goals |
Illinois State Goal 25: Know the language of the arts.
Illinois State Goal 26: Through creating and performing, understand how works of art are produced. Illinois State Goal 27: Understand the role of the arts in civilizations, past and present. |
Enduring Understandings
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Essential Questions
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Students will know and will be able to…
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Stage 2: Assessment Evidence
Performance Tasks
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40% - Classroom Participation (active participation, volunteering to answer questions, following directions, playing instruments responsibly)
30% - Assessments (brief oral or written assessments on skills learning in class) 30% - Assignments (in-class work, individual and group assignments, occasional homework) |
Stage 3: Home/School Connection
Learning Activities
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Ask students to explain the STEM connections being made to music in class? Did these connections help them understand music differently?
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