River City Scholars Charter Academy

Common Lesson Plan Template, aligned with NHA Classroom Framework

Teacher: Harkema

Grade: 7th

Week of: 10/3-7

Objective

Monday
-demonstrate performance
techniques

Content: Choir Elective

Tuesday
write lyrics about ELA or
Math topics

I can statements communicate daily

learning to students, in student friendly
language, and (1) have a cognitive verb
(must be overt), (2) measurable, (3) tells
what a student should know or be able
to do (not the teacher).

Blooms Level/Rigor
Indicate the level of rigor of the
objective using (new) Bloom Taxonomy.

Key Questions
What explicit questions do you want to
ask to prompt the students to engage
cognitively and use higher order
thinking? NOTE: Planning for questions is

How will you check for understanding?

Formative assessments can be used
effectively throughout the lesson, at the
beginning or end of a lesson to provide
guidance for instructional planning.

-perform a song with good

tone

Thursday

Friday

write lyrics about ELA or

Math topics

-demonstrate understanding
of a music career

Remember

Remember

-sightread using solfege

Remember

Evaluate

Remember

Evaluate

Remember

Evaluate

Evaluate

Evaluate

Understand Analyze

Understand Analyze

Understand Analyze

Understand Analyze

Understand Analyze

Apply

Apply

Apply

Apply

Apply

Create

-How does expression

change how music is
presented?

an effective and intentional to engage students

rather than coming up with random questions
on the spot.

Assessment of Learning

Wednesday

-Performance of chorus

Create

Create

Create

-How does the music we

listen to affect how we
live?

-How does the music we

listen to affect how we
live?

-How can we use music

to help us in other areas?

-Or is the music shaped

by the culture we live in?

-Or is the music shaped

by the culture we live in?

-ELA/MATH cover

-cover critique

-ELA/Math cover

-check in on powerful
and glory

-terminology check-in

-terminology check-in

-solfege reading

-solfege reading

Create

-How can we use music

to shape society?
-If you have a career in
mind, how do you find
out more info to get
there?

--career research checkin

Learning Plan/Activities
You may want to indicate a time frame for each lesson component to support urgency for learning, and pacing of lesson delivery and activities in a way that maximizes learning.
Learning Agenda Components
All components may not happen every day but provide as
a guide for effective instruction.

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

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Common Lesson Plan Template, aligned with NHA Classroom Framework

Hook/Building Background How

will you hook your students and get
their attention!

Direct Instruction (I DO):

Planner: I Can

Planner: I Can

Planner: I Cans

Planner: 1 Cans

Planner: 1 Cans

Do Now:

Do Now:

Do Now:

Do Now:

Do Now:

What expression can we add to

songs we are working on?

Parody of chorus

Performance critique

Self Assess on Cover project

Music in College exploration

1Remind how to access the Do

Now and make copies to edit.

2. Share teacher example of parody

4. Review and continue songs:

4. Review ELA/Math Song

expectations:

3. Give options for jobs in music

-Glory

4. Go over expectations for job

presentation

-Choose song
-Powerful
-choose topic
-Where is the Love?
-start with chorus

Examples of good and poor choirs

-share with Harkema

Guided Practice (We DO)

1.

Warm-ups
a.

b.

c.

BC

1. Warm-ups
h.

1. Warm-ups

BC

o a Deer
hake it out
d.
rere Jacques-Round
e.
hake Out
f.
ood Morning
g.

F
S
G
s

1. Warm-ups

1.Warm-ups

i.Do a Deer
j.Shake it out
k.
F
rere Jacques-Round
l.Good
Morning
m.
s
o Glad Im Here

n.

BC

s.

BC
o.

t.Do a Deer
u.
S

p.

hake it out

q.

ood Morning

o a Deer
hake it out
ood Morning
r.so Glad Im

v.

w.

a.
b.
c.
d.
Morning
e.
Here

ABC
Do a Deer
Shake it out
Good
so Glad Im

o Glad Im Here

Here
2. Discuss different college options

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Common Lesson Plan Template, aligned with NHA Classroom Framework

o Glad Im Here

(small group)
2. Share parodies of Hakuna
Matata

2. Share out what kinds of

expressions we can add to songs
we are working on

2. Share Cover Videos-critique

2. Share how you are feeling about
cover project
3. Solfege Challenge (sight
reading)

5. Whole group run through Where

is the Love?
Independent Practice (You DO)

3. Work on ELA/Math songs

4. Meet with Harkema to discuss
lyric project and choir terminology

3. Listen to Where is the Love?

working through lyrics
4. Meet with Harkema to discuss
solfege and choir terminology

3. Work on ELA/Math songs

4. Meet with Harkema to discuss
solfege and choir terminology

5. Hear small groups perform

songs

Lesson Closure:

What can we do to improve our

performance?

What makes a good choir?

Run through song as a class

4. Careers

Decide how
you will present the
information

Choose a
career that interests you

Begin
researching

Share Chorus and 1st verse with

Harkema
Share what you have with
Harkema

Differentiation
Indicate interventions/extensions within the
lesson. Consider possible misconceptions or
inaccurate information students might have?

Video provided to listen to

lyrics before rewriting for
parody.

-students will work on lyrics

-students will work on lyrics

-small group with teacher on

solfege

-small group with teacher on

solfege

Lyrics also provided

-assess students understanding of

terms

-assess students understanding of

terms

-hear small groups for

performance

-check in on lyric writing

-small group with teacher on

progress and questions
-assess students understanding of
project

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Common Lesson Plan Template, aligned with NHA Classroom Framework

Key Vocabulary

Choir

Soprano

Solfege

Soprano

Producer

What practice opportunities will you provide to

students to support language acquisition and
college readiness?

Expression

Alto

Chorus

Alto

Audio Enginer

Tenor

Choir

Tenor

Conductor

Bass

Bass

Musician

A Capella

A Capella

Accompaniment

Accompaniment

Rhythm

Rhythm

Homework

none

none

none

none

none

What practice opportunities will you provide to

students to support proficiency and mastery?

NOTE: This lesson plan should be printed and explicitly taught from to provide coherence, intentionality, and effective instruction. Lesson plans are due by 8:00a.m on Monday morning and should be posted in the Universal drive or online (middle school only).