Submitted by Megan Espe-Och, Chris Sedarski

Objectives:

Content:
Students will:
· identify groups that listen to a particular type of music
· identify reasons to explain why different types of music appeal to different types of people
· analyze how social, political, geographic, and demographic factors (i.e.: age, social economic class, gender, education) influence the music that they listen to

Cultural:
Students will:
· analyze self as a product of native culture

Language: Content Obligatory
Students will:
· write to describe preferences
· use the following vocabulary:

Clasificaciones/categorías de música:				Otro vocabulario:
alternativa tecno-pop hip hop rap country baladas canciones de amor	rock (ácido, metal, clásico) clásica jazz blues R&B reggae pop	gangster rap gótico satánica cristiano disco doowop pop latino	lounge new wave progresivo punk rockabilly ska surf rock gospel	música bailable álbum éxitos discos de oro platino multi-platino los años 50, los años 60, etc.	tradicional contemporaneo religioso festivo graduación días festivos

· use verbs such as reciclar, reintroducir, reusar, remezclar and influir in the present tense
· use phrases that contain difficult verbs such as gustar
· express preferences using preferir passive relflexive constructions

Language: Content Compatible
Students will:
· use verbs and phrases such as: escuchar, tocar música, cuando + verb, tipo(a), génera, prefiero ... porque, No me gusta ... porque

· conjugate verbs accurately
· use adjectives that agree in number and gender correctly

Learning Strategies / Social and Skills Development:
Students will:
· practice writing by (KJ - add something here)
· organize content and information
· develop self awareness
· work toward a large goal with various components needed for completion

Time Frame:

One day in class, but may be assigned as homework.

Materials Needed:

Nothing although you may have assigned journal writing in a special journal.

Description of Assessment (Performance Project):

Students will write a journal entry on the role of music within American culture discussing:

· Which artists/what types of music different ages or groups listen to and why.

· How one generation's music influences the music of later generations or how music is "recycled."

· Which types of music are listened to in different contexts i.e.: parties, graduation, clubs, holidays.

· Their personal taste in music and what factors in their lives determine the music that they listen to.

· Types of music which they do not listen to and why not

Assessment:

Analytic rubric for assessing journal entries.

Attachments:

NOTE: some attachments are in PDF form (get Acrobat Reader)

Lesson 02 Journal Rubric

A Lesson from the CoBaLTT Project
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Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition
University of Minnesota