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River City Scholars Charter Academy
Common Lesson Plan Template, aligned with NHA Classroom Framework
Teacher: Harkema
Grade: 7th
Week of: 9/26-30

Objective
Monday
-demonstrate performance
techniques
Content: Choir Elective
Tuesday
-perform the chorus of a
song with good tone
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 the chorus of 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
-What makes a choir

good?
an effective and intentional to engage students

rather than coming up with random questions
on the spot.
Assessment of Learning
Wednesday
-Discussion
Create
Create
-How does the music we

listen to affect how we
live?
-How does the music we

listen to affect how we
live?
-Or is the music shaped

by the culture we live in?
-Or is the music shaped

by the culture we live in?
-choir critique
-check in on powerful
and glory
Create
Create
-How can we use music

to help us in other areas?
-How can we use music

to shape society?
-cover critique
-ELA/Math critique
-terminology check-in
-terminology check-in
--career research checkin
-solfege reading
-solfege reading
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

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 makes a choir goo?
Choir Critique
Performer critique
Math rap critique
Music in College exploration
1.Demonstrate how to access the

Do Now and make copies to edit.
4. Begin songs:
4. Review and continue songs:
4. Review ELA/Math Song

expectations:
3. Give options for jobs in music
-Glory small adjustments
-Glory
2. Bookmark weebly site
4. Go over expectations for job

presentation
-Choose song
-Powerful small adjustments
-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.
onkeys
g.
m Going to Sing Round
F
S
i.Do a Deer
j.Shake it out
k.
F
rere Jacques-Round
l.Shake Out
m.
D
onkeys
D
I
2. Share thoughts on choir

performance (small group then
whole group)
1. Warm-ups
1.Warm-ups
A
n.
BC
o.
o a Deer
p.
hake it out
o a Deer
hake it out
q.
F
rere Jacques-Round
r.Shake Out
s.
D
onkeys
t.ABC
u.
v.
w.
rere Jacques-Round
x.
hake Out
y.
onkeys
a.
b.
c.
d.
Jacques-round
e.
ABC
Do a Deer
Shake it out
Frere
Donkeys
S
D
2. Discuss different college options

(small group)

2. Share Cover Videos-critique
2. Discuss what makes a choir
good
3. Solfege Challenge (sight

reading)
2. Share thoughts on Math videos

reading)
reading)
5. Whole group run through Glory

and Powerful
5. Whole group run through Where
is the Love?
Independent Practice (You DO)
Lesson Closure:
What can we do to improve our

performance?
3. Listen to Glory and Powerful

working through lyrics
3. Listen to Where is the Love?

working through lyrics
4. Meet with Harkema to discuss

lyric project and choir terminology

solfege and choir terminology
What makes a good choir?
Run through song as a class
3. Work on ELA/Math songs
4. Careers

solfege and choir terminology
Decide how
you will present the
information
Choose a
career that interests you
Begin
researching
Run Through Where is the

Love? as a class
Share what you have with
Harkema
Students may work on

learning chorus by listening
to song on their own-will
whole group at end of class
Differentiation
Indicate interventions/extensions within the
lesson. Consider possible misconceptions or
inaccurate information students might have?
-students will work on lyrics
-students will work on lyrics
-small group with teacher on

solfege

solfege
-assess students understanding of

terms

terms

progress and questions
project
-check in on lyric writing
Key Vocabulary
What practice opportunities will you provide to
students to support language acquisition and
college readiness?
Choir
Soprano
Solfege
Soprano
Producer
Alto
Chorus
Alto
Audio Enginer

Tenor
Homework
none
Tenor
Conductor
Bass
Bass
Musician
A Capella
A Capella
Accompaniment
Accompaniment
Rhythm
Rhythm
none
Choir
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).

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River City Scholars Charter Academy

Common Lesson Plan Template, aligned with NHA Classroom Framework

Week of: 9/26-30

Content: Choir Elective

I can statements communicate daily

How will you check for understanding?

-perform the chorus of a

write lyrics about ELA or

-sightread using solfege

-What makes a choir

an effective and intentional to engage students

-How does the music we

-How does the music we

-Or is the music shaped

-Or is the music shaped

-How can we use music

-How can we use music

--career research checkin

River City Scholars Charter Academy

Common Lesson Plan Template, aligned with NHA Classroom Framework

Direct Instruction (I DO):

What makes a choir goo?

Math rap critique

Music in College exploration

1.Demonstrate how to access the

4. Review and continue songs:

4. Review ELA/Math Song

3. Give options for jobs in music

-Glory small adjustments

2. Bookmark weebly site

4. Go over expectations for job

Examples of good and poor choirs

-share with Harkema

Guided Practice (We DO)

2. Share thoughts on choir

2. Discuss different college options

River City Scholars Charter Academy

Common Lesson Plan Template, aligned with NHA Classroom Framework

3. Solfege Challenge (sight

2. Share thoughts on Math videos

5. Whole group run through Glory

What can we do to improve our

3. Listen to Glory and Powerful

3. Listen to Where is the Love?

4. Meet with Harkema to discuss

4. Meet with Harkema to discuss

What makes a good choir?

Run through song as a class

3. Work on ELA/Math songs

4. Meet with Harkema to discuss

Run Through Where is the

Students may work on

-students will work on lyrics

-students will work on lyrics

-small group with teacher on

-small group with teacher on

-assess students understanding of

-assess students understanding of

-small group with teacher on