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Common Lesson Plan Template, aligned with NHA Classroom Framework

Teacher: Harkema

Grade: 7th

Week of: 9/26-30

Objective

Monday
-demonstrate performance
techniques

Content: Choir Elective

Tuesday
-perform the chorus of a
song with good tone

I can statements communicate daily

learning to students, in student friendly
language, and (1) have a cognitive verb
(must be overt), (2) measurable, (3) tells
what a student should know or be able
to do (not the teacher).

Blooms Level/Rigor
Indicate the level of rigor of the
objective using (new) Bloom Taxonomy.

Key Questions
What explicit questions do you want to
ask to prompt the students to engage
cognitively and use higher order
thinking? NOTE: Planning for questions is

How will you check for understanding?

Formative assessments can be used
effectively throughout the lesson, at the
beginning or end of a lesson to provide
guidance for instructional planning.

-perform the chorus of a

song with good tone

Thursday

Friday

write lyrics about ELA or

Math topics

-demonstrate understanding
of a music career

Remember

Remember

-sightread using solfege

Remember

Evaluate

Remember

Evaluate

Remember

Evaluate

Evaluate

Evaluate

Understand Analyze

Understand Analyze

Understand Analyze

Understand Analyze

Understand Analyze

Apply

Apply

Apply

Apply

Apply

Create

-What makes a choir

good?

an effective and intentional to engage students

rather than coming up with random questions
on the spot.

Assessment of Learning

Wednesday

-Discussion

Create

Create

-How does the music we

listen to affect how we
live?

-How does the music we

listen to affect how we
live?

-Or is the music shaped

by the culture we live in?

-Or is the music shaped

by the culture we live in?

-choir critique
-check in on powerful
and glory

Create

Create

-How can we use music

to help us in other areas?

-How can we use music

to shape society?

-cover critique

-ELA/Math critique

-terminology check-in

-terminology check-in

--career research checkin

-solfege reading

-solfege reading

Learning Plan/Activities
You may want to indicate a time frame for each lesson component to support urgency for learning, and pacing of lesson delivery and activities in a way that maximizes learning.
Learning Agenda Components
All components may not happen every day but provide as
a guide for effective instruction.

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

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Hook/Building Background How
will you hook your students and get
their attention!

Direct Instruction (I DO):

Planner: I Can

Planner: I Can

Planner: I Cans

Planner: 1 Cans

Planner: 1 Cans

Do Now:

Do Now:

Do Now:

Do Now:

Do Now:

What makes a choir goo?

Choir Critique

Performer critique

Math rap critique

Music in College exploration

1.Demonstrate how to access the

Do Now and make copies to edit.

4. Begin songs:

4. Review and continue songs:

4. Review ELA/Math Song

expectations:

3. Give options for jobs in music

-Glory small adjustments

-Glory

2. Bookmark weebly site

4. Go over expectations for job

presentation

-Choose song
-Powerful small adjustments

-Powerful
-choose topic
-Where is the Love?
-start with chorus

Examples of good and poor choirs

-share with Harkema

Guided Practice (We DO)

1.

Warm-ups
a.

b.

c.

BC

1. Warm-ups
h.

1. Warm-ups

BC

o a Deer
hake it out
d.
rere Jacques-Round
e.
hake Out
f.
onkeys
g.
m Going to Sing Round

F
S

i.Do a Deer
j.Shake it out
k.
F
rere Jacques-Round
l.Shake Out
m.
D
onkeys

D
I

2. Share thoughts on choir

performance (small group then
whole group)

1. Warm-ups

1.Warm-ups

A
n.

BC
o.

o a Deer

p.

hake it out

o a Deer
hake it out
q.
F
rere Jacques-Round
r.Shake Out
s.
D
onkeys

t.ABC
u.

v.

w.
rere Jacques-Round
x.
hake Out
y.
onkeys

a.
b.
c.
d.
Jacques-round
e.

ABC
Do a Deer
Shake it out
Frere
Donkeys

S
D

2. Discuss different college options

(small group)

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2. Share Cover Videos-critique
2. Discuss what makes a choir
good

3. Solfege Challenge (sight

reading)

2. Share thoughts on Math videos

3. Solfege Challenge (sight
reading)
3. Solfege Challenge (sight
reading)

5. Whole group run through Glory

and Powerful
5. Whole group run through Where
is the Love?
Independent Practice (You DO)

Lesson Closure:

What can we do to improve our

performance?

3. Listen to Glory and Powerful

working through lyrics

3. Listen to Where is the Love?

working through lyrics

4. Meet with Harkema to discuss

lyric project and choir terminology

4. Meet with Harkema to discuss

solfege and choir terminology

What makes a good choir?

Run through song as a class

3. Work on ELA/Math songs

4. Careers

4. Meet with Harkema to discuss

solfege and choir terminology

Decide how
you will present the
information

Choose a
career that interests you

Begin
researching

Run Through Where is the

Love? as a class
Share what you have with
Harkema

Students may work on

learning chorus by listening
to song on their own-will
whole group at end of class

Differentiation
Indicate interventions/extensions within the
lesson. Consider possible misconceptions or
inaccurate information students might have?

-students will work on lyrics

-students will work on lyrics

-small group with teacher on

solfege

-small group with teacher on

solfege

-assess students understanding of

terms

-assess students understanding of

terms

-small group with teacher on

progress and questions
-assess students understanding of
project

-check in on lyric writing

Key Vocabulary
What practice opportunities will you provide to
students to support language acquisition and
college readiness?

Choir

Soprano

Solfege

Soprano

Producer

Alto

Chorus

Alto

Audio Enginer

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Tenor

Homework

none

Tenor

Conductor

Bass

Bass

Musician

A Capella

A Capella

Accompaniment

Accompaniment

Rhythm

Rhythm

none

Choir

none

none

none

What practice opportunities will you provide to

students to support proficiency and mastery?

NOTE: This lesson plan should be printed and explicitly taught from to provide coherence, intentionality, and effective instruction. Lesson plans are due by 8:00a.m on Monday morning and should be posted in the Universal drive or online (middle school only).