Turn Any Story into a Pop Song!
Remembering the details and events of a story is made fun and easy by creating a Pop song in this 2-day course. Learners can take these skills beyond our class into future readings put to the tune of the latest Pop hits!
Amanda B Johnson
Average rating:
4.9
Number of reviews:(8)
What's included
2 live meetings
1 hrs 30 mins in-class hoursClass Experience
Pop songs follow a form like a story: the Verse gives detail about characters and setting, the Pre-Chorus sets up the action of events, the Chorus hooks us with the main plot point(s), and the Bridge ties it all together. Using a popular well-known story from a book, movie, or TV show and a Pop song that learners choose at the beginning of Day 1, we will identify the plot, details, events, and characters to plug it all into the Pop music form via a karaoke track for Day 2. Whether learners love to sing or just want to help collaborate on the lyrics of the song, everyone gets to recall, comprehend, and create a catchy way to reinvent a story!
Learning Goals
Learners will recall the plot, details, events, characters, and form of a story (intro, rising action, climax, denouement/falling action, and conclusion) to recall, assess comprehension, and utilize higher-order thinking skills (HOTS) for creating and reinventing a Pop melody with new lyrics. Each learner will also be able to aurally identify a Verse, Pre-Chorus, Chorus, and Bridge of any Pop song so they can rewrite lyrics of other songs for story learning in the future.
Other Details
Parental Guidance
The chosen story will be appropriate for learners ages 8-12 years old.
Supply List
Ability to access YouTube will allow learners to pull up karaoke tracks to sing the story lyrics with their favorite Pop songs. We will collaborate on lyrics using Google Docs.
External Resources
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
Joined September, 2019
4.9
8reviews
Teacher expertise and credentials
Although I am a professional multi-instrumental musician and music educator, I have a Masters of Education in Curriculum and Instruction. I train classroom teachers all over the US with in-person and online classes in how to integrate music into all subjects and socio-emotional learning with ukulele and guitar. I love music-making for successful learning!Reviews
Live Group Class
$22
for 2 classes2x per week, 1 week
45 min
Completed by 3 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 8-12
4-10 learners per class
