ALEX Resources

   View Standards     Standard(s): [DLIT] (8) 20 :

14) Analyze current events related to computing and their effects on education, the workplace, individuals, communities, and global society.

[DLIT] (7) 20 :

14) Discuss current events related to emerging technologies in computing and the effects such events have on individuals and the global society.

[DLIT] (6) 21 :

15) Identify emerging technologies in computing.

[ARTS] MUS (6) 3 :

3) Use standard and/or iconic notation and/or audio/video recording to document personal simple rhythmic phrases, melodic phrases, and two chord harmonic musical ideas.

[ARTS] MUS (6) 15 :

15) Select music to listen to and explain the connections to interests or experiences for a specific purpose.

[ARTS] MUS (7) 5 :

5) Describe the rationale for making revisions to music based on evaluation criteria and feedback from others, including teachers and peers.

[ARTS] MTEEI (6-12) 12 :

12) Explain reasons for selecting music, citing characteristics found in the music and connections to interest, purpose, and context.

[ARTS] MHII (6-12) 10 :

10) Explain reasons for selecting music, citing characteristics found in the music and connections to interest, purpose, and context.

Musescore is an online music library for instrumentalists. Students may search specific song titles and then choose from various options available at varying levels of difficulty. Students may also listen to a recorded example of the music selected.  Students can choose to publish a composition of their own and make it available to other students through Musescore. The activity will provide students with greater knowledge of the impact of computing as referenced through R3. of the Alabama Course of Study.

   View Standards     Standard(s): [ARTS] MUS (6) 15 :

15) Select music to listen to and explain the connections to interests or experiences for a specific purpose.

[ARTS] MUS (7) 15 :

15) Select contrasting music to listen to and compare the connections to interests or experiences for a specific purpose.

[ARTS] MUS (8) 15 :

15) Select programs of music and demonstrate the connections to an interest or experience for a specific purpose.

[ELA2021] (7) 15 :

15. Utilize digital tools and/or products to enhance meaning.

Examples: hashtags, videos, slide presentations, audio clips, GIFS, memes; social media platforms

[ELA2021] (8) 14 :

14. Utilize digital tools and/or products to enhance meaning.

Examples: hashtags, videos, slide presentations, audio clips, GIFS, memes, clips from social media

No matter where you teach, students are likely to listen to music. Their tastes may vary widely—pop, rap, country, classical, jazz, R & B. Regardless of their preferences, they each bring a rich knowledge of musical tunes and lyrics to the classroom. This lesson takes advantage of that interest by asking students to create a soundtrack for a novel that they have read. Students begin by analyzing how specific songs might fit with a familiar story. Students then create their own soundtracks for the movie version of a novel they have read. They select songs that match the text and fit specific events in the story. Finally, students share their projects with the class and assess their work using a rubric. Examples in this lesson focus on The Beast by Walter Dean Myers, but any piece of literature can be used as the basis of students' soundtracks.