Name: __Morgan Sichler___________________________

Grade Level: ____4th and 5th Grade_____________

Lesson Plan
January 17th-19th

Learner Objectives:
By the end of this activity, the children will be able to:
SWBAT read and analyze Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
SWBAT compare form of Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening to musical form
National Standards:
1.ContentStandard:Singing,aloneandwithothers,avariedrepertoireofmusic
a.singindependently,onpitchandinrhythm,withappropriatetimbre,diction,and
posture,andmaintainasteadytempo

Core Music Standards:

Interpretandapplypersonal,peer,andteacherfeedbacktorevisepersonalmusic.
Conveyexpressiveintentforaspecificpurposebypresentingafinalversionofpersonal
musicalideastopeersorinformalaudience.

Pennsylvania Arts Standards:

durationintensitypitchtimbre
compositionformgenreharmonyrhythmtexture
singplayaninstrumentreadandnotatemusiccomposeandarrangeimprovise

Materials:
-Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening

Task Analysis
Write a step-by-step procedure of how you will teach/lead the activity. Use discrete,
numbered steps and script out what you will say.

T: Good morning 4th/5th grade! My name is Miss Sichler. Now I need to get to know your
names. For this game you need to think of the first letter of your name and any food that
has the same first letter. For example, mine could be Miss Sichler, M&Ms. Does
everyone have a food for their name? Everyone is going to say everyones names/food
that came before them. Ill go last. plays game
Whats your teachers name? Do you study poetry with him/her?
Here is a very famous poem about winter. reads poem from book
Discuss Robert Frost 1874-1963 (died over 50 years ago)
Born in California but died in Boston- spent most of his life in New England
Won 4 Pulitzer Prizes- was also a teacher and a farmer
So whats this poem about? Discuss poem, have different student read each line

Discuss FORMAABA-BBCB-CCDC-DDDD
Compare to Hot Cross Buns form (AABA)
Assessment:
Students read and analyzed Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
Students compared poetry form to musical form