ED 3604 Evaluation of Student

Learning
Unit Assessment Plan

Subject Area
Grade Level
Topic
Length of Unit
(days)

General Music Guitar

10-20-30
History of Rock & Roll
26 (80 minute blocks)

Stage 1 Desired Results

Established Goals:
Performing/Listening 1 develop understanding of the elements and structures
of music as they apply to music making and listening
Creating 1 Develop additional avenues of self-expression through
interpretation, improvisation, arranging and composing
Researching 1 Develop a knowledge of music history and literature and their
relationship to world history
Valuing 2 Develop an appreciation of human values as they are recorded in
great musical works
Attitudes 5 Develop an appreciation of the social value of group music making
Attitudes 11 Appreciate the contributions music has made in our cultural
heritage and civilization
Attitudes 13 Appreciate the expressive qualities of music so as to improve the
chances of having an increasingly dynamic aesthetic experience
Understandings:
Essential /Inquiry Questions:
Students will understand that
Why does all of this history stuff matter
anyways?
Understanding the history and
How does the music reflect the political
historical background that
and social issues of the time?
music is drenched in is
How and why did rock & roll emerge
absolutely crucial to becoming a
and change over time?
well-rounded musician.
All music has its own origins and
backstory, understanding this
history brings depth and
meaning that can be achieved
in no other way.
Students will know

Popular Music 4 The students

will identify and analyze,
through critical listening and/or
other forms of study, four styles
of popular music, with specific
reference to musical elements
and structures.
Popular Music 6 The students
will examine, discuss and
evaluate aesthetic responses to
popular music.

Students will be able to do

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Popular Music 1 The student will

demonstrate an understanding of
critical listening skills as applied to
recorded examples of popular music.
Popular Music 2 The student will
demonstrate a historical understanding
of the development of popular music.
Popular Music 5 The students will
demonstrate an understanding of how
popular music reflects and affects
society through the exploration of
historical perspectives, cultural

ED 3604 Evaluation of Student

Learning
Unit Assessment Plan

Subject Area
Grade Level
Topic
Length of Unit
(days)

General Music Guitar

10-20-30
History of Rock & Roll
26 (80 minute blocks)

responses, social implications, and its

relationship to other aspects of living.
Assessments

Title

Learning
Outcome
s

Type

(Formative/
Summative
)

Weight
ing

2
stars
and a
wish

Forma
tive

0%

Exit
&
Entr
ance
Slips

Form
ative

0%

Preassess
ment
questi
onnair
e and
intere
st
invent
ory
Forma
tive

Journ
als/
Blogs
/Vlog
s

Journ
als/
Blogs
/Vlog
s

Obser
vation
s&
Confe
rence
s

Demons
trations
(peer
group)

Demon
stration
s
(video)

Sum
mativ
e
5 at
2%
comp
letion
for
each
=
10%

Sum
mativ
e

Forma
tive

Formati
ve

Summa
tive

30%

0%

0%

3 at
20%
each =
60%

0%

Popular Music 1

Popular Music 2

Popular Music 4

Popular Music 5

Popular Music 6

** Most of my assessments assess all of the learning objectives because there will
be different instances of the assessment over the course of the unit that will all
together, assess all of the learning outcomes, but individually, will only assess one
or two at a time.
EDUC 3604 Unit Assessment Plan Template

ED 3604 Evaluation of Student

Learning
Unit Assessment Plan

Subject Area
Grade Level
Topic
Length of Unit
(days)

General Music Guitar

10-20-30
History of Rock & Roll
26 (80 minute blocks)

Assessment Tool Overview

Assessm
ent Tool
Title

Outcomes

2 Stars
and a
wish

Popular
Music 6

Exit slips/
entrance
slips

Popular
Music 1, 2,
4, 5, 6

Brief Description (be as detailed as

possible)
Describe how this is for/as/of.
What it is:
This is a formative assessment technique, I
will have them use this to frame their thinking
in regards to critical listening.
How I will use it:
I would have the students do a reaction to
how they feel about a piece, this forces them
to put value on at least 2 aspects of a piece
and think critically about how they feel about
the music.
This will be formative assessment because I
will be collecting this to assess where their
thinking is taking them in regards to critical
listening to rock & roll music.
This will also be assessment as learning
because this will be used as a vehicle for the
students to understand what it means to
critically listen.
What it is:
The students will complete a sheet that I will
have them do either at the beginning of the
day or the end of the day. On this sheet there
will be one guiding question, either based on
knowledge that we covered last class, or that
we covered this class. I will expect them to
write 2-3 sentences before they may leave or
before class begins.
How I will use it:
I will use this to assess how the students are
appreciating the material, what their
questions are, and what their interests are, so
that I may best teach them the material. I will
also use this to refresh their brains of what we
learned today or the class before.
This will be formative because this will be for
me to assess what they have retained or what
stuck in order to guide my teaching and
gauge their interests.

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Fo
r

AS

OF

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Journals/
blogs/
vlogs

Popular
Music 1, 2,
4, 5, 6

Subject Area
Grade Level
Topic
Length of Unit
(days)

General Music Guitar

10-20-30
History of Rock & Roll
26 (80 minute blocks)

What it is: This will be a journal, blog, or video

blog that the students will make/write, with
some time given in class. These will be done
in every other class. If they do not finish it in
class, it will be due for the beginning of the
next class. These journals will respond to a
guided question that I will provide them with.
Each guided question will ask them what they
think about a piece in regards to one of the
SLOs. Ex: Explain the style of Mr. Tambourine
man (what division of rock would it fall under)
and why? Historically, how did the artist get to
that point? Explain the historical path that
rock and roll took up to this point. (This will hit
Popular Music 5)
The first 5 journals will be one page double
spaced minimum or a 2 minute long video, the
last journal will be two pages double spaced
minimum or a 4 minute long video and will be
marked against a rubric/checklist built with
the students on what is important to them
about these journals.
How I will use it:
The students will have 6 journals due in total.
Of these 6, the first five will be taken for
completion marks only. In this aspect, they will
be formative and I will be giving them
feedback as to how they did with the question
based on the rubric and what I am looking for.
I will respond to their depth and encourage
them to test different points of view. Included
in the class time, when I give them back their
journals I will just get them to read over the
feedback and write on their journal one thing
that they will do differently next time based on
that feedback.
The 6th and final journal will be summative in
nature, the question will encompass multiple
SLOs and will require very in depth
exploration. This will be marked against the
same rubric that the formative journals.
This is also assessment as learning as it gives
the students a chance to explore music and
how they feel about it through writing or

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Observati
on &
conferenc
es with
anecdotal
notes

Demonstr
ations
(video &
peer
groups)

Popular
Music 1, 5, 6

Popular
Music 1, 2,
4, 5, 6

Subject Area
Grade Level
Topic
Length of Unit
(days)

General Music Guitar

10-20-30
History of Rock & Roll
26 (80 minute blocks)

speaking. I am allowing them to do the journal

in a variety of modes because even if they do
it in video format, they needed to do the
preparation work, and that is what I am
looking for.
What it is: I will observe the students as they
work on pieces as well as conference one-onone with them during work time. I will make
anecdotal notes to track how they are doing
and to ensure that I am assessing all students
evenly.
How I will use it:
I will use this formatively to assess how the
students are grasping the depth of the
material and how they are applying it to their
playing.
This will also provide formative assessment for
the demonstration videos to come.
What it is:
I will have the students over the course of
each week be working on a specific piece of
music, within a specific style of rock that we
are covering that week. The students will need
to pick a 30 second 1 minute clip of the
piece that demonstrates guitar playing
characteristic to that style. Over the course of
the week, they will practice, understand, and
appreciate this clip. They will by the end of the
week need to either come in and demonstrate
for me or record themselves demonstrating
and send it to me, along with a verbal
explanation of what artistic decisions they
made in their playing that imitate those of the
style. They will also need to explain the
historical and political context of the piece.
They must have this to me, at the latest, by
the Saturday night of that week. There will be
3 demonstrations total required.
How I will use it:
This will be the main summative assessment
for this unit as it requires them to have a
historical and political understanding and
appreciation, and by doing three, one each
week, they will naturally cover the spectrum

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ED 3604 Evaluation of Student

Learning
Unit Assessment Plan

Preassessme
nt
questionn
aire/inter
est
inventory

Popular
Music 1, 2,
4, 5, 6

Subject Area
Grade Level
Topic
Length of Unit
(days)

General Music Guitar

10-20-30
History of Rock & Roll
26 (80 minute blocks)

of rock music and show their investment in

the material. This will be marked on a rubric
that I will develop in partnership with the
students on the first day.
What it is:
I will have the students complete a small
questionnaire that will serve two purposes for
me. I will have questions on there that will ask
questions about how they are comfortable
with the material. This will be done by a KWL
chart at the bottom of the questionnaire. This
will ask them what they Know, what they
Wonder, and how they want to Learn about
the History of Rock and Roll. This will inform
how I teach and also what they already know.
On the top of the questionnaire I will ask them
questions about themselves, some general
interest inventory questions, but also, quite a
few in regards to music specifically and guitar.
How I will use this:
I will use this formatively to give me an idea of
how I can most effectively teach these
students and of what they already know and
are aware of. This will also provide me with a
comfortable glance at what they are
interested in, how they best learn and how I
can best guide my teaching.

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