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Review new vocabulary and connections made during the Wild Things: A Song Study.
Discuss the elements of a story (Characters, Setting, Problem/Solution, Plot, Theme) and how they relate to a song.
Map the elements of this song (verses, pre-chorus, chorus, bridge) using the lyrics PowerPoint.
Discuss how movement can be used to express feelings.
Break into groups of three to five students.
Assign each group an element of the song (verse, pre-chorus, chorus, bridge).
Brainstorm(a technique where EVERY group member gets to share their ideas and ALL ideas are written down) the emotions that you feel when listening to this part of the song and write down those emotions.
Using your ideas, discuss types of movement that would reflect your emotions.
Choose and write down three to five emotions.
Create a movement poem with your group, based on the emotions evoked during your element of the song. (A movement poemis a group of movements designed by students that is used to express an idea or feeling. The movement poem should be as long as your element of the song and should consist of three to five movements.)
Perform your movement poem for the class.
Use the rubric to assess the movement poems as a whole group. The rubric is included in the PowerPoint.
Assessment Strategies:
Determine whether students understand how music relates to the outside world and how music can evoke emotion based on the movement poem students design.
Determine whether students can move to the beat, based on observation of their movement poem.
Use the Movement Rubric included on slide 22 of the PowerPoint to evaluate students' performances.
Instead of a movement poem, design a soundscape (use unpitched percussion instruments to reflect the emotions you felt during your element of the song).
Create some artwork to reflect the emotions you felt during your element of the song.
Notes or Recommendations (optional):
For more information about how to relate music to literacy skills, visit Stories That Sing!