Lesson Plan Template ED 3504 Group Lesson

Topic
Grade/Leng
th

Choral

Name

Gizette Edis

7 (50 mins)

Date

Mon November 9, 2015

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Students will be able to:
1. Sing with pure, bright, round and
resonant vowels
2. Identify appropriate singing vowel
shapes in the context of current
choral literature.

Program of Studies
SINGING
To discover, develop and evaluate their talents
and abilities relative to singing, and to establish
and reinforce vocal techniques and skills

ASSESSMENTS
Observations:
Key Questions:
Products/Performa
nces

Students can identify

What vowel shapes should I be singing?
Vowels in Om Mane Padme

LEARNING RESOURCES CONSULTED

MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT

Whatcha Gonna Call That Baby Phyllis
Wolfe-White

PROCEDURE
Prior to lesson
Attention Grabber
Expectations for
Learning and
Behaviour
Advance
Organizer/Agenda

Transition to Body
Learning Activity
#1

Attendance, hand out directed listening

Introduction
Students stand (see Transition)
Students are expected to be respectful when others
are learning/rehearsing their parts and are expected to
do their best.
Warm up and stretch
Whatcha gonna call
Twas the light
Non Nobis/Listening
Students stand
Body
Warm Up/Stretching
Stretching:
o The teacher leads the class in a variety of neck,
upper and lower back and arm stretched (Ex:
Neck rolls, shoulder rolls, rag doll etc.)
Vocal Warm Up
o Students remain standing, demonstrating
proper choral posture
o Start with a warm that gets them singing and
thinking Ex: A round, the multicultural song, 12-1 etc. Do one or more of these, moving up in
half steps
o Oh this is so low descending
o Bella signora

Time

Time

15 mins

Assessments/
Differentiation

Learning Activity
#2

Om Mane Padme & Vowel Shapes.

Review each part in Om Mane Padme by singing
through each part in unison
Assign students to the part that they will sing at the
concert. Try to achieve a good balance, and place at
least one strong singer in each section.

Adapted from a template created by Dr. K. Roscoe

20 mins

Lesson Plan Template ED 3504 Group Lesson

Assessments/
Differentiation

Learning Activity
#3

Have students get together with all of the others who

are singing their part and do some group work with the
vowels. It may work better to separate them in the
room.
o Have the groups decide which vowels they
should be singing
o Each group practices singing and saying the
appropriate vowel sounds with the
corresponding actions, as previously discussed
in class.
Bring students back together and have them share
with the class which vowel sounds in their part. Offer
corrections if necessary.
Have each group demonstrate and teach the class how
to sing their part with proper vowel shapes. Then, have
the rest of the class learn and practice the proper
vowel shapes for each part.
Have all groups sing their parts together, layering, as
will be done at the concert.
Circulate among the groups during group work time and
provide direction, if needed.
Whatcha Gonna Call
Have students sing the piece from the beginning, with
accompaniment, at least once, singing solo parts as
whole groups
Focus on diction
o Draw the students attention to the consonants
and ensure that they understand that the vowel
sounds are still the priority.
o Have the students over exaggerate the
consonant sounds.

15 mins

Assessments/
Differentiation

Assessment of
Learning:
Feedback From
Students:
Feedback To
Students

Closure
Students ability to identify appropriate singing vowels in the
context of choral literature (Om Many Padme)
Students share their conclusions with the class about the
vowels in their part.
Provided throughout the lesson (in suggestions and vowel
corrections)

Adapted from a template created by Dr. K. Roscoe

Time