Establish a classroom atmosphere that celebrates the sharing of learning. Have opportunity for students to practice new learnings. Make student learning available to the larger community, i.e. books students write are shared with other classes, students report in school paper, student work is displayed at school, etc.

Student Performance

Objective: Students perform pieces in Romantic style for their classmates.
Activity: Students perform their pieces for the class. They must explain their thought process and what influenced the song, and answer the essential question.
Assessment: Students are able to perform their piece successfully and describe why they wrote it.
National Standard: Standard 1: Singing, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music. Standard 2: Performing on instruments, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music. Standard 6: Listening to, analyzing, and describing music.