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Ballad of Our Town James and Sheri Higgs

Ballad of Our Town James and Sheri Higgs. EDCI6304 LESSON PROJECT USING FACTS DESIGN. THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS. Theoretical Foundations. 1. Constructivism :

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Ballad of Our Town James and Sheri Higgs

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  1. Ballad of Our TownJames and Sheri Higgs EDCI6304 LESSON PROJECTUSING FACTS DESIGN

  2. THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS

  3. Theoretical Foundations 1. Constructivism: Students will perform a Multi-week, Problem-Based Learning activity during which they will develop a better understanding of the history, culture, values and ideas of their community.

  4. Theoretical Foundations 2. Content-Based Learning: Students will learn the basic methods of research within the framework of a music project.

  5. Theoretical Foundations 3. Content-Based Learning: Students will learn the basic rudiments of music theory in order to create / improvise a song /story.

  6. Theoretical Foundations 4. Content-Based Learning: Students will use the basic concepts of grammar, composition and poetry in the creation of a poetic / lyrical ballad and in the creation of a research paper.

  7. Theoretical Foundations 5. Content-Based Learning: Students will use modern technological tools to create an interdisciplinary, constructionist project.

  8. Theoretical Foundations 6. Social Learning: Students will work in groups and with partners to create the collaborative project.

  9. Theoretical Foundations 7. Social Learning: Students will interview community members, family members and friends in order to create a historical accurate picture of the community.

  10. STUDENT PROFILES

  11. Student Profiles • 1. Lesson is appropriate for Students in grades 6-12. • 2. This Lesson is designed for Social Studies classes, Music Classes, English classes or as a study project for gifted and talented. • 3. Class size is a normal size secondary class divided into groups of 2-4.

  12. DomenicoScarletti

  13. FOUNDATIONS Problem Solving

  14. FOUNDATIONS Problem-Solving: • Developing a "Ballad of Our Town“. A story song representing the people, experiences, history and cultures of our school / community.

  15. FOUNDATIONS • Every culture and people group has shared their history, beliefs and ideas through a music form known as the Ballad. • A ballad will tell of the heroes of times past, the great challenges that were faced, and the great deeds that were done.

  16. FOUNDATIONS It tells of the hope for the future past generations held. Everything important to a people that should be passed down to future generations is told by musical ballads.

  17. FOUNDATIONS By creating a ballad about "Our town" we will create a greater sense of continuity between generations as we understand where we came from and what our forbearers endured so that we could have what we have today.

  18. FOUNDATIONS The ballad should help unify "Our Town" around a common heritage. It should challenge us to create a better tomorrow just as our forbearers created a better today for us.

  19. FOUNDATIONS Study Questions

  20. Study Questions What historical event(s) happened in our community? Who was involved? What did they do?

  21. Study Questions Where did they come from? Why did they do what they did? Where they alone or did they have help?

  22. J. S. Bach

  23. FOUNDATIONS Literacy

  24. FOUNDATIONS Literacy • 1. Ability to read and write musical notation • 2. Ability to express ideas in poetic form • 3. Ability to express emotion through words and music

  25. FOUNDATIONS Literacy 4. Ability to read for comprehension 5. Ability to use critical thinking skills for historical research 6. Ability to understand and manipulate computer software and online software

  26. FOUNDATIONS Knowledge

  27. FOUNDATIONS Knowledge Disciplinary Structure: The framework used to create music. • The student will develop the ability to use musical notation, chordal progression, and rhythmic background to develop a ballad.

  28. FOUNDATIONS Knowledge Disciplinary Structure: The framework used to create music. • The student will express ideas, emotions and evoke a sense of place through words tied to music.

  29. FOUNDATIONS Knowledge Disciplinary Processes: How we create music. • The student will use the creative process of inspiration. Narrative inspiration will be based upon research into the history of the school / community, the people who live there and have lived there and the life experiences of these characters.

  30. FOUNDATIONS Knowledge Disciplinary Processes: How we create music. • The student will use the creative process of inspiration. Musical inspiration will be based upon the historical time period of the research and the cultural background of the subjects.

  31. FOUNDATIONS • Knowledge Disciplinary Narrative: How we talk about Music. • The student will use musical performance to present the culmination of their research

  32. FOUNDATIONS • Knowledge Disciplinary Narrative: How we talk about Music. • The student will use a PowerPoint®Presentation to present a more detailed report on their research into the community’s history.

  33. FOUNDATIONS • Knowledge Disciplinary Narrative: How we talk about Music. • The student will create a Digital Photo Story in order to marry the visual, aural, and cognitive intelligences into a single strand that produces a deep emotional response in the audience.

  34. G. F. Handel

  35. FOUNDATIONS Using Information

  36. FOUNDATIONS Using Information • Students will conduct research through the internet, old newspapers, old yearbooks and through interviews with community members to create a database of information about the school and community.

  37. FOUNDATIONS Using Information • The students will record oral histories of community members to add to the data base.

  38. FOUNDATIONS Using Information • The students will organize the information gathered in a way that they determine in order to create the "Ballad", the Digital Story and the PowerPoint® Presentation.

  39. FOUNDATIONS Community

  40. FOUNDATIONS Community • The students will research the different cultures, backgrounds, people groups and languages that currently make up their community and that have made up their community.

  41. FOUNDATIONS Community The students will show how each of the community stakeholders have influenced the school / community of today and will project what changes will occur in the future.

  42. FOUNDATIONS Community • The diverse background of the school / community will be explored, appreciated and celebrated as an important part of the integrated culture of the school and community.

  43. W.A. Mozart

  44. ACTIVITIES

  45. ACTIVITIES Authentic Activities

  46. Authentic Activities: The students will research the history of the school and community. The research will include archival search of newspapers, yearbooks, public records and online research through search engines, metacrawlers, etc..

  47. Authentic Activities: Students will record the oral histories of a minimum of 20 different school and community members from different age groups, ethnicities and social-economic status.

  48. Authentic Activities: • Students will use the creative process of inspiration to create words for the ballad. Inspiration will be based upon research into the history of the school / community, the people who live there and have lived there and the life experiences of these characters.

  49. Authentic Activities: • Students will use the creative process of inspiration to create the music for the ballad. Musical inspiration will be based upon the historical time period of the research and the cultural background of the subjects.

  50. ACTIVITIES Background Building Activities

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