ALEX Learning Activity

Retell a Familiar Story Using Elements of Music

A Learning Activity is a strategy a teacher chooses to actively engage students in learning a concept or skill using a digital tool/resource.

  This learning activity provided by:  
Author: Casaundra Taylor
System:Huntsville City
School:Academy For Academics & Arts
  General Activity Information  
Activity ID: 2016
Title:
Retell a Familiar Story Using Elements of Music
Digital Tool/Resource:
 
Web Address – URL:
Not Applicable
Overview:

Students will use elements of music such as tempo, dynamics, and vocal exploration to retell a familiar story, including key details. The students will use music to show expression of the characters in the story. 

This activity was created as a result of the Arts COS Resource Development Summit.
  Associated Standards and Objectives  
Content Standard(s):
Arts Education
ARTS (2017)
Grade: K
Music: General
9) Demonstrate awareness of expressive qualities that support the creators' expressive intent.

Example: Interpret a story through vocal exploration, dynamics, and tempo.

English Language Arts
ELA2021 (2021)
Grade: K
27. Identify and describe the main story elements in a literary text.

a. With prompting and support, retell a text orally, including main character(s), setting, and important events in logical order.
Learning Objectives:

The students will retell familiar stories using expressive qualities found in music.
  Strategies, Preparations and Variations  
Phase:
During/Explore/Explain
Activity:

  1. Students will retell a familiar story that they have previously studied using expressive movement and body percussion. Examples of body percussion are: stomping, patting thighs with hands, clapping, and snapping. 

  2. Students will rehearse in small groups to retell the story with movement before performing.

  3. The teacher will observe the students rehearsing and will ask the students if they have thought about the expressive intent of the characters. What is the voice quality of their characters, what about the tempo and dynamics of their movement to retell the story?

  4. The teacher will make anecdotal notes of students using create expressive movement and retell of the story as assessment when the groups of students perform for the class.
Assessment Strategies:
Advanced Preparation:

You will need to pick a story the students are familiar with and have read at least 3 times prior to this lesson. 
Variation Tips (optional):
 
Notes or Recommendations (optional):
 
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