Encourage tinkering with ideas, relationships, connections. Set up situations where students have to find information not readily available in school texts. Provide opportunity for students to design open-ended explorations of the concept. Provide multiple options so students can plan a unique "proof" of learning.
Create visual to represent music heard.
Objective: To have students create their own visual representation of the themes heard in the Scherzo.
Activity: 1) Teacher demonstrates some charting of themes--show repetition, contrast with use of different color markers and abstract representation of melodies. 2) Class charts themes as music proceeds (will exchange maps).
Assessment: Involvement of students and creativity in charts students produce.