Lesson Plans, April 15, 2007–Lesson Plans

Band

• Roll
• Annoucements
• Warm-ups
  • Concert Bb, Eb, Ab, F, C scales
    • (arpeggios and thirds for 8th grade classes)
  • Chromatic Scale
  • Long Tones
• Tune
• African Sketches
• Main St. March
• Rites of Tamburo
• Mallet Mania
• I’m a Believer
• SightRead

6th Grade General Music

Music Alive! May 2007

TLW:

• Read silently the following articles: Summer Music & Stevie Wonder
• Complete a short answer quiz
• Discuss articles
• Listen to music associated with articles
• Discuss music

Choir

• Roll
• Annoucements
• Warm-ups
  • Chester Cheetah
  • M & Ms
  • Super Bubble Gum
  • Do Re Me
  • May Mee Mah Mee
• Make a Miracle
• Praise His Holy Name
• We Are Singing
• Joyful, Joyful
• Can You Feel the Love Tonight
• Dance Evolution

Computer Skills (8th Grade)

Star Wars Scavenger Hunt Instructions:

**Write all answers on paper and turn in before you leave class.**
1.Turn on the computer and make sure it works.

2. Get onto the Internet.

3. Go to the website: www.cnn.com/EVENTS/1997/star.wars.anniversary/

4. Scroll down to the Links located at the bottom of the page inside the [ ]’s.

5. Click on the “Use the force: A Quiz” section and take the online quiz. Write down your results. ____________________________________

6. Click on “Flashback 1977″ and find 2 things on this page:

a. Write down 1 technological advance that has happened since the movie was filmed in 1977. _______________________________

b. Write down how much a movie ticket was when Star Wars was originally released. _______________________________

7. Click on “Where are they now?” and find 1 fact about each of the following characters/actors: Mark Hamill __________________________________,
Harrison Ford ______________________________________________,
Frank Oz___________________________________________________,
Carrie Fisher _______________________________________________.

8. Click on “Cultural Impact” and find out the name of the movie that parodies Star Wars. Hint: it was created by Mel Brooks. ___________________________________________.

9. Click on “Galaxy of Websites” and visit 3 different linked websites. Write a 1 sentence description of each website you visit.

a. ________________________________________________________.
b. _______________________________________________________.
c. ________________________________________________________.

10. Write down your favorite link (URL) that you found today on this website.
_________________________________________________________.

Bonus: Write down 3 new, good links you have discovered about Star Wars from a search engine such as Yahoo.com, Dogpile.com, Google.com, etc.
1. _______________________________________________________
2. _______________________________________________________
3. _______________________________________________________