Comments on: Cultivating Students Who Produce http://avenue4learning.com/2009/09/01/cultivating-students-who-produce/ Ideas for Teaching Students in THEIR World... Sat, 31 Jul 2010 15:47:30 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Jamey http://avenue4learning.com/2009/09/01/cultivating-students-who-produce/comment-page-1/#comment-138 Jamey Tue, 01 Sep 2009 16:45:15 +0000 http://avenue4learning.com/?p=94#comment-138 Here is one project I do: Song for Lord of the Flies Objective: Students will create a song that musically interprets a scene from the book. The song must fit the mood or tone of the scene. Guidelines: The song will run between 2 minutes 30 seconds and 4 minutes. The song title must reflect the scene of the book. Student must use at least 4 different loops during the song. These loops may be from the GarageBand library or created by the student. Vocal tracks are optional. Grading: The song will be graded on a revised six-trait rubric, 30 points total. Song information sheet is 10 points. Here is the song sheet info: Student’s Name: Song Title: Length of song (Min:sec): List of instruments or loops used Scene from book (Summary with page number and chapter number): How does your song fit this scene? Here is one project I do:
Song for Lord of the Flies
Objective: Students will create a song that musically interprets a scene from the book. The song must fit the mood or tone of the scene.

Guidelines: The song will run between 2 minutes 30 seconds and 4 minutes. The song title must reflect the scene of the book. Student must use at least 4 different loops during the song. These loops may be from the GarageBand library or created by the student. Vocal tracks are optional.

Grading: The song will be graded on a revised six-trait rubric, 30 points total. Song information sheet is 10 points.

Here is the song sheet info:
Student’s Name:

Song Title:

Length of song (Min:sec):

List of instruments or loops used

Scene from book (Summary with page number and chapter number):

How does your song fit this scene?

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