Kristal Jones Integrated Lesson Plan Setting Skyhawk Elementary School Grade 5 National and State Standards 1.

0 Singing, alone and with others, a varied repertoire or music 1.1 Sing melodies in varied modes with appropriate style, accurate pitch and rhythm. 1.2 Demonstrate the ability to sing expressively using proper vocal technique. 9.0 Students will understand music in relation to history and culture. 9.1 Classify and/or perform music of various cultures and historical periods. Common Core Standards RH. 2. Determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development; summarize the key supporting details and ideas. RH. 4. Interpret words and phrases as they are used in a text, including determining technical, connotative, and figurative meanings, and analyze how specific word choices shape meaning or tone. Previous Knowledge Students have sung several pentatonic and diatonic songs before, and have learned songs from the teacher by rote. Students know the Star Spangled Banner. Objectives: The learner will: Sing Star Spangled Banner with accurate pitch and rhythm. Exhibit good posture, grade-appropriate diction, breath control, and tone in both head and chest voice through the singing of Star Spangled Banner. Demonstrate an understanding of the music of selected cultures and/or historical time periods through discussion and performance. Materials Needed: Singing voices Copies of Star Spangled Banner (full poem) Good attitudes Piano (if needed)

Procedures 1. Have students sing Star Spangled Banner. 2. Hand out the full poem to the students. 3. Ask students what they know about the Star Spangled Banner. 4. Ask them if they know what year the Star Spangled Banner was composed, by whom, and why. 5. Tell students that the Star Spangled Banner is a poem written in 1814 after the War of 1812 by Francis Scott Key who was inspired from U.S. soldiers at Fort McHenry who raised the American Flag after the victory over the British Forces. 6. Read through the poem going over the meaning of the verses. 7. Talk about key words/phrases. 8. Go over vocabulary words. 9. Allow students to sing the song again by themselves. 10. Have students stand to sing the song alone. Assessments Informal assessment of singing is embedded throughout the lesson through group performance. Formal assessment of improvisation will occur through individual student performance as well as each student will write a paragraph on the history of the poem and what it means to them. Students will also be evaluated using a checklist. (see below)

5th GRADE LESSON PLAN ASSESSMENT CHECKLIST Student Name_____________________________

CRITERIA

ACHIEVEMENT LEVEL
1 (Beginning) 2 (Developing) 3 (Secure)

Sings consistently on pitch Sings correct rhythms Sings correct words Sing in head voice using characteristic tone

1 1 1 1

2 2 2 2

3 3 3 3

N/A N/A N/A N/A

Participation/Attitude

3 N/A