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Composers Assignment
Grade level:5-8
Time to finish: 2 Weeks
Instructional Theory: Constructivism is a philosophy of learning founded on the premise that,
by reflecting on our experiences, we construct our own understanding of the world we live in.
Each of us generates our own “rules” and “mental models,” which we use to make sense of our
experiences. Learning, therefore, is simply the process of adjusting our mental models to
accommodate new experiences.
Instructional System: Bloom’s Taxonomy: Knowledge, Comprehension, Application, Analysis,
Synthesis, and Evaluation.
Objective:
PART I: The learner will arrange the given Composers in chronological order. For each composer
include a picture, name the period which the composer belongs and list 3 major works.
PART II: For each composer the student will choose one of the major works and listen to the
song on Youtube, and then write a paragraph (4-5 sentences) on why the song is important in
the world of music. All work must be presented in word document.
State Standards:
§529: Historical and Cultural Perspective- Students develop a historical and cultural
perspective by recognizing and understanding that the arts throughout history are a record of
human experience with a past, present, and future experience.
Grades 5-8:
Benchmark 5: Identify major works of great composers and recognize achievements of
great musicians
National Standards:
Grade 5-8:
Music Standard 9:
Content Standard: Understanding music in relation to history and culture
Achievement Standard: Students classify by genre and style (and if applicable, by
historical period, composer, and title) varied body of exemplary (that is high quality and
characteristic) musical works and explain the characteristic that cause each work to be
considered exemplary.
Schedule:
Week 1:
Monday: 30 minutes of research in computer lab for Part I.
Wednesday: 30 minutes of research in computer lab Part I.
Friday: 30 minutes to begin typing work or continue research for Part I. Save as
StudentNameComposer.
Week 2:
Monday: 30 minutes to finish Part I or begin Part II.
Wednesday: 30 minutes to work on Part II
Friday: 30 minutes to complete any unfinished work. Assignment due at the end of the
period.
*Students have the option to work on projects on their own time in the computer lab or at
home.
Materials/Activities need to develop the lesson: Class time in computer lab.
List of Composers:
J.S. Bach
A. Vivaldi
Scott Joplin
Gershwin
Tchaikovsky
Chopin
Beethoven
Duke Ellington
Mozart
Wagner
Method(s) of Assessment:
Subject
0 points
Composers
Does not have
Arranged in order
Composer in
order
Major Period of
None of the
each Composer.
periods are
correct or not
listed
Major Works of
No Major work
each Composer
listed for the
Composers
Picture of the
Composers
No picture of
the composers
Evaluation of
Major Work
No evaluation
completed.
1-2 point(s)
Half composers
are in order
Half of the
periods are
listed or correct
Half major works
are listed.
Half the pictures
of the
Composers are
displayed
Half evaluations
completed. 1-2
Sentences per
evaluation.
3 points
Most of the
Composers are in
order
Most periods are
listed and or
correct.
4 points
All Composers
are in
Order
All periods are
listed and
correct.
Missing works
for a few
Composers/did
not give 3 for
each composer.
Show most of
the Composers
pictures
Fully list 3 major
works for each
composer.
Missing few
evaluations.
Vague
evaluation. Short
Paragraphs (2-3
One evaluation
per composer.
Greatly evaluate
Major Work. Full
Paragraph (4-5
Shows all of the
Composers
Pictures.
sentences)
Grading Scale:
20-18: A
17-16: B
15-14: C
13-12: D
sentences).
11 or below: F
*Overall project is worth 20% of the class grade.
Lesson Example:
Composer’s Name
(Birth-Death)
PERIOD
Major Works: First song (year), Second song (year), Third song (year)
Song Title: This is an example of what the assignment would be like. This is the
section where the student would write about the song they chose to listen on
Youtube. The student would take the time to write 4 to 5 sentence paragraph
explain why the song is important to the world of music. They also can talk about
its cultural influence in the period in which it belongs.