pa_edtpa_task 1_part c_instructional_materials

©2013KimberlyA.Reid,PhD&BarbaraJ.Spriggs,MA

Lesson 1: Key Instructional Materials

The following imagines are only some slides extracted from a slide show. It was specifically to accompany this lesson. They contain pictures, video links and sound clips.

Guided listening Slide: Students will look at this slide when they are listening to the music. The music is entitled “Sasha” and is track no. 4 from the album “Alabama Gal” from the “New England Dance Masters”.

http://www.dancingmasters.com/store/books-cds-dvds/alabama-gal

This slide shows a picture of the Russian “garmon” and also features a video of person playing the “garmon”. This video is from YouTube so it’s important to have YouTube accessible. This slide allows students to connect the accordion to its Russian translation while seeing a picture and video of the instrument.


This slide below shows a picture of the Russian “stripka” and also features a video of person playing the “stripka”. This slide allows students to draw connections to the violin to its Russian translation. A picture and a video clip enhances the learning experience for the students.

This slide has a picture of the Russian “pianino” and also features a video of person playing the “pianino”. This slide allows students to draw connections from the piano to it’s Russian equivalent. The picture and the video clip shows students the commonalities between piano and the pianino.


Russian Translation Slide with Connections to A and B sections: Students will see this slide and practice saying the Russian words. The side also shows the directions for the game. L = Left, R= Right, B = Both hands, K = Knees The sections are also color coded to express the different sections.

Double Variation Form Slide: This sections explains the formal definition of the Double Variation form and also shows it’s expression with As and Bs. This slide also shows that the two sections correlate to the dance and words (as seen from the the slide before).


Compare and Contrast Guide Slide: While students are filling out their charts, students can see these questions to consider.

Below is the Venn diagram that the students get. This will be printed off and given to the students. They will have a 5-8 minutes to fill it out. They may use the guide (above) to direct their work.


Lesson Plan 2: Key Instructional Materials


Japanese Counting Slide: When introducing the Japanese counting song, this slide will help students connect the song to counting and from counting to the actions on their hands.

Guided listening Slide: Students will look at this slide when they are listening to the music. The music entitled “Soran Bushi” and is track no. 8 from the album “Sakura: A Musical Celebration of the Cherry Blossoms” by various artists.


This slide has a picture of the Japanese “taiko drum” and also features a video of person playing the “taiko drum”. This slide allows students to draw connections from the sounds of the “taiko drum” to its Japanese name and how the instrument looks when being played. The slide also shows important information about the “taiko drum”.

This slide has a picture of the Japanese “samisen” and also features a video of person playing the “samisen”. This slide allows students to draw connections from the sounds of the “samisen” to its Japanese name and how the instrument looks when being played. The slide also shows important information about the “samisen”.


This slide has a picture of the Japanese “shakuhachi” and also features a video of person playing the “shakuhachi”. This slide allows students to draw connections from the sounds of the “shakuhachi” to its Japanese name and how the instrument looks when being played. The slide also shows important information about the “shakuhachi”.

ThePurposeandMeaningof“SoranBushi”:TheslidebelowisusedtoshowstudentsJapaneseartdepictingfishermenatworkandhowworksongswouldbeimportanttothesepeopleoutatsea.Thisslidealsoexplainstostudentswhat“Soran”wouldbeandthefunctionoftheworkcallsatsea.


TranslationSlide:Thisslideisusedtoshowstudentsthetranslationof“SoranBushi”.Studentscanreadthetranslationandsharetoeachotherandtotheclassaboutit’smeaningandwhyitwouldbeusedtoboostmorale.

DanceSlide:Onthisslide,studentsgettoseethingstheymustconsiderwhendevelopingtheirowndance.Thisslidealsohasavideoofanidealdance.Itincorporateselementsoffishing,beingoutonthewater,thedanceisclearlytothebeatofthemusicandeveryoneisinvolved.


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The featured in this lesson is entitled “Harmandali Zeybek (Dance Tune)” and is track no. 14 from the album “Songs and Dances of Turkey” by various artists.

This slide below has a picture of the Turkish “saz”. The proceeding slide (not shown) also features a video of person playing the “saz”. This slide tells students some important information about the instrument.

This slide below has a picture of the Turkish “qanun”. The proceeding slide (not shown) also features a video of person playing the “qanun”. This slide tells students some important information about the instrument.


This slide below has a picture of the Turkish “tef”. The proceeding slide (not shown) also features a video of person playing the “tef”. This slide tells students some important information about the instrument.

Belowisaslideexplainingtothestudentsaboutthedefinitionof“meter”andanexampleofwhattheyarefamiliarwith.


BelowisaslidewhatshowsthestudentsthattheZeybekdancemeterisina9/4meter.Thisslidealsoshowsstudentsvisuallyhowthemeterisorganizedinanotationthattheyarefamiliarwith.

Belowisaslidethatvisuallyshowsthestudentswhattherhythmstickactionslooklikeinnotationthattheyarefamiliarwith.Thevisualalsoallowsstudentstoreadandfollowtheactionsasthemusicplays.


BelowisaslidethatexplainsthepurposeoftheZeybekdanceandit’sorigins.

TheslidebelowcontainstwovideosoftheZeybekdance.TheoneontheleftisatraditionalstyledanceandthevideoontherightisavideoofamoremoderndancethatdepictscriticalelementsoftheZeybekdance.


Belowistherubricusedbytheteachertoassessthestudent’srecordedgroupperformance.

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These slides below are designed to facilitate discussion and enhance the student’s recollection of the material.

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