Teachers Name: Faith Alacar Grade: 9-11 Plan: what learners will

Date: 11/20/12 Title of Lesson: Radio Time

Behavioral objective: Be able to define for oneself what makes a song radio worthy with a success rate of 85%.

Cognitive objective: Understand what the difference is between what is considered popular by media standards as opposed to what one likes in particular music.

Experiential objective: Listening to a few different radio stations Critical objective: Being able to explain in ones own words why what an individual considers to be a good song will not necessarily make it popular to the media.

Focusing Question: In what ways are popular songs affected by media and its listeners? Assessment: Formative: asking questions in class and having group discussions Summative: evaluating the students presentations Materials: Either a radio or a laptop with internet access Partner: Have a list of 3-5 radio stations on the board (ex: Z100, 102.7, ect.). Ask the students which of these stations do the students like. Based on who likes the same stations (or station) have them split up into groups of 2 or three and discuss why they listen to these stations as well as what other stations they may be interested in. Present: Lead the class in a discussion beginning with what they discussed in groups. Using either a radio or a computer, play some of the most referred to radio stations (3 or 4). Then present them with a few questions, such as Is what you listen to on the radio the same type of music that you like (ex: songs you listen to on your mp3 player all the type vs. what you listen to

when you get in the car)? Discuss both why and why not. Then discuss with them some of the reasons why certain songs that may not be very good become radio worthy (media publicity, the celebrity performing the song, party-time music, the help of producers) Personalize: Have the students split up into groups of 3 or 4. Give them the project of creating their own radio station. Have them collect a set of 10 songs as samples of what type of music would represent the radio station. These songs can be what are already popular on the radio, or it could be songs the students may enjoy that they would like to hear more of on the radio. Then have them research how they would get the songs on their stations public (if the songs are already popular, how they got there), and eventually radio worthy. Perform: Have the students present their finding in a formal presentation. For more advance students, have them create 5 mock songs of what they would like to hear on their personal radio station. Mock songs only have to be about 12 measures long, if the song has lyrics, should include full lyrics for song.