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Through out this first month of the project, participating schools should work on learning information about their own National Anthems. Including listening to performances of other singers, the history of the song's creation (who, what, when, where, why, and how), and the meaning behind the words of the song.
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The majority of this portion of the project will be done at the individual schools as they prepare for a Mystery Skype to find out what school they will be working with. Classes should incorporate facts about your anthem into your Mystery Skype questions and answers, and use that as a basis to help narrow down which country your new classmates might be from.
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Teachers should be working together to set up the Mystery Skype's between the two classes and problem solve any issues like time zones, language barriers, etc that might slow down the process. If the issues become to great then teachers should problem solve solutions to have their classes still communicate, even if it's not face to face.
Objectives, and Standards
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Objective for February: Students will be able to identify and describe their own National Anthem, including the history of it's creation, meaning behind the lyrics, and it's musicality. Students will also prepare for a Mystery Skype as a way to meet new global classmates and learn some background knowledge about the other class' National Anthem and country.
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MU.Cn10.M- Anchor Standard 10: Synthesize and relate knowledge and personal experiences to make art.
MU.Cn.10.1.5a- Demonstrate how interests, knowledge, and skills relate to personal choices and intent when creating, performing, and responding to music.
MU.Cn11.M- Anchor Standard 11: Relate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural, and historical context to deepen understanding
MU.Cn11.1.5.a- Demonstrate understanding of relationships between music and the other arts, other disciplines, varied contexts, and daily life.
MU.Pre4.M- Anchor Standard 4- Select, analyze, and interpret artistic work for presentation.
MU.Pre4.1.5a- Demonstrate and explain how the selection of music to perform is influenced by personal interest, knowledge, and context, as well as their personal and others
MU.Pre4.2.5a- Demonstrate understanding of the structure and the elements of music (such as rhythm, pitch, form, and harmony) in music selected for performance.
MU.Pr4.2.5.b-When analyzing selected music, read and perform using standard notation.
MU.Pr4.2.5.c-Explain how context (such as social, cultural, and historical) informs performances.
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