Students will expand knowledge about music vocabulary through exploration of The Carnival of the Animals, composed by Camille Saint-Saíns. Students will be able to use key music terms in discussions with their peers and in persuasive writing.
Instilling a strong understanding of "cause and effect" will increase students' reading comprehension skills. By acting out "cause and effect" situations, students will deepen the foundation of this important concept.
In this lesson, portraits provide inspiration for students to create character descriptions. Then, basic dance techniques are used to express the traits, motivations, and feelings of the characters. Let creativity soar as students work collaboratively to make a character come to life through movement.
This lesson invites students to derive inspiration from photographs (portraits and people) during the Civil War era. These images serve as impetus to write monologues and create improvisational skits engaging students in a brand new way!
Encourage your students to exercise their imaginations and write with courage and conviction. Using music from a wide variety of cultures, students will develop good listening skills and write from the heart using their own voices. This aural exercise will help students begin to think creatively.