GRADE 6-8 Vocal Music CURRICULUM GUIDE

TRENTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS GRADE 6-8 Vocal Music CURRICULUM GUIDE FHB Creating

Grade Level 6-8 Vocal

Stage 1: Desired Results

Anchor Statement 1: Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work. Anchor Statement 2. Organize and develop artistic ideas and work. Anchor statement 3: Refine and complete artistic work.

Grade 6 Novice Grade 7 Novice/Intermediate Grade 8 Intermediate/Proficient With limited guidance, With substantial guidance, students will be students will be creating Without limited/no guidance, students will be creating creating musically by: selecting, analyzing, musically by: selecting, musically by: selecting, analyzing, interpreting, rehearsing, interpreting, rehearsing, evaluating, refining, analyzing, interpreting, evaluating, refining, and presenting. and presenting. rehearsing, evaluating, refining, and presenting. Grade 6 Grade 8 Grade 7 Enduring Understandings: Enduring Understandings: Enduring Understandings: Anchor standard 1 Anchor Standard 3 Anchor Standard 2 The creative ideas, concepts, and feelings that Musicians evaluate, and refine their work through openness to Musicians’ creative choices influence musicians’ work emerge from a new ideas, persistence, and the application of appropriate are influenced by their criteria. variety of sources. expertise, context, and expressive intent. Essential Question: How do musician improve the quality Essential Question: How do musicians of their creative work? generate creative ideas? Essential Question: How do musicians make creative decisions? TRENTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS GRADE 6-8 Vocal Music CURRICULUM GUIDE FHB Grade 6th. What key knowledge acnd skills will students acquire as a results of this unit ? Content National Core Standards Skills: Student Imagine Learning a. Compose and improvising melodic and rhythmic ideas that reflect characteristics MU:Cr1.1.E.5a Objectives of music or text studied in rehearsal. S Students will be Plan and Make able to: a. Select and develop draft melodic and rhythmic ideas or motives that demonstrate MU:Cr2.1.E.5a understanding of characteristics of music or text studied in rehearsal. 

Evaluate and refine b. Evaluate and refine draft compositions and improvisations based on knowledge,  skill, and teacher-provided criteria. MU:Cr3.1.E.5a

Present- Share personally-developed melodic and rhythmic ideas or motives – individually or as an ensemble – that demonstrate understanding of characteristics  of music or texts studied in rehearsal. MU:Cr3.1.E.5a

Grade 7th. Content  National Core Standards Compose and improvising melodic and rhythmic ideas that reflect characteristics of music or text studied in rehearsal. MU:CR1.1.E.5A

Plan and Make Select and develop draft melodic and rhythmic ideas or motives that demonstrate understanding of characteristics of music or text studied in rehearsal. MU:Cr2.1.E.5a TRENTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS GRADE 6-8 Vocal Music CURRICULUM GUIDE FHB

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TRENTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS GRADE 6-8 Vocal Music CURRICULUM GUIDE FHB Essential Questions: 

What Key Knowledge and Skills will Students acquire as a result of this unit? Content NJ Core Curriculum Content Skills: Student Learning Objectives Standards Students will be able to: Cumulative Progress Indicator # (CPI): TRENTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS GRADE 6-8 Vocal Music CURRICULUM GUIDE FHB 

Stage 2: Assessment Evidence What evidence will show that students understand? Performance Task Option: Students understand the importance of SLO 1. TRENTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS GRADE 6-8 Vocal Music CURRICULUM GUIDE FHB Performance Task Option: create

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