Lesson 3

Key: ​SW ​= Students will ​TW ​= Teachers will ​SWBAT ​= Students will be able to ... ​HOTS ​= Higher Order Thinking Skills
SIOP ®​ ​LESSON TITLE: ​United States and Music
CONTENT STANDARD(S):
- SS.CV.4.3:​ ​Describe how people have tried to improve their TEACHERS: ​Elizabeth Nava
communities over time. GRADE:​ 3rd Grade
- SS.G.2.3​: Compare how people modify and adapt to the
environment and culture in our community to other places.
VISUALS / RESOURCES / SUPPLEMENTARY
MATERIALS:
- Music
- Music on the sid​e -- Folk
- subtitles on for ELs
- It Don’t Mean a Thing (If it Ain’t Got
That That Swing)​ -- Jazz
KEY VOCABULARY: - subtitles on for ELs
- Folk music - One Shoe ​-- Blues
- Jazz music - subtitles on for ELs
- Country music - Nashville Cats ​-- country
- Rock music - subtitles on for ELs
- - Hey Baby. Let's Rock and Roll​ -- Rock
- subtitles on for ELs
HOTS:
- KWL chart packet
- Knowing the different types of music in the United States. - Powerpoint
- Powerpoint guide
- Music ranking sheet
- ELs would get the song name and type of
song-filled out
- others would have to write everything
down
- Exit slip
CONNECTIONS TO PRIOR KNOWLEDGE / BUILDING BACKGROUND:
- They will use past lessons to help shape up what music is used in the United States.
MEANINGFUL ACTIVITIES:
CONTENT - Students will be given their KWL chart
OBJECTIVE(S): packet to fill what they know about
music in the United States.
- SW describe how
- Students will fill out what they want to
people tried to
learn about music in America. REVIEW / ASSESSMENT:
improve their
- Handout worksheet that goes
communities. - Exit slip-- Which type of music did you like and
according to the powerpoint.
- SW compare how why?
- Students will fill out what they have
people have
learned about music in the United
changed to adapt to
States.
the environment and
- Exit slip would be given out at the end
culture around them.
of the lesson, they can use their KWL
chart.
LANGUAGE MEANINGFUL ACTIVITIES:
OBJECTIVE(S): - Students will work individually and
- SW will listen to listen to different types of music.
different types of - Students will work with their REVIEW / ASSESSMENT:
music and will label tablemates to discuss why they ranked
- Orally discussing to the class why they ranked the
which one they that song.
songs the way that they did.
liked. - Student will create a list based on what
- Students will report their peers said.
to peers about their - Students will report the top 5 of each
ranking. table to the class.
 KWL Chart -- Music Impact
What do you know, want to learn and learned about the impact of
music in history?
K W L

Music: Music: Music:

Stone Age Era: Stone Age Era: Stone Age Era:

Medieval Times/ Middle Ages: Medieval Times/Middle Ages: Medieval Times/ Middle Ages:

United States and Music United States and Music: United States and Music:
 Powerpoint
Music in the United States Folk music Blues
➔ Started around the beginning of the ➔ Slaves sang songs to express their
20th century. feelings about their situation.
➔ Brought to the US from Europe ➔ Many years after, they were
➔ Hopes and sorrow about everyday singing songs about segregation.
problems. ➔ Sang to speak up.
➔ Sung in churches, front porches.

Jazz Country Rock

➔ 1900 ➔ Similar to folk ➔ 1960s
➔ New Orleans ➔ Used to be called “old-time” ➔ youth culture
➔ Mixture of Blues and European ➔ Sung in many of the other states. ➔ Has an electric touch
rhythm music
Name:__________________________

Powerpoint Guide

What are the major things about these types of music?

1. Folk -

2. Blues-

3. Jazz-

4. Country-

5. Rock-
Name: ____________________________

What kind of music?

1. On the Old Kissimmee Prairie​ -- Folk --​ ______________ --- Why that rank? _________________________

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2. It Don’t Mean a Thing (If it Ain’t Got That That Swing​) -- Jazz ______________ --- Why that rank?______

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3. One Shoe ​-- Blues-- ______________ --- Why that rank?_________________________________________

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4. Nashville Cats-- Country-- ​ ______________ --- Why that rank?__________________________________​_

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5. Hey Baby, Let’s Rock and Roll-- Rock-- ​ ______________ --- Why that rank?________________________

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Name:_________________________________
Exit Slip
What was your favorite song or favorite type of music? Why?
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Name:_________________________________
Exit Slip
What was your favorite song or favorite type of music? Why?
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