Markville Secondary School: Liter8 Program

Liter8 Lesson Plan

Created by: Lyle Corrigan, Will Stokes, George Taylor	Date: November 12, 2007
Liter8 Skill: L (Learn Reading of Informational Text, Visuals, Graphics) I (Increase Reading and Comprehension Skills) T (Types of Literacy)	Grade / Subject / Level: Grade 9/10 Junior Repertoire AMR2O1/2O2	Unit: Thinking/Inquiry - Analysis

Indicators of Liter8 Skill (cut and paste applicable indicators):
Learn Reading of Informational Text, Visuals, Graphics

> previewing and analyzing features of a text
> locating and accessing information from a variety of sources
> finding organizational and structural patterns
> identifying signal words
> extending vocabulary and identifying unknown words
> reading different text forms (texts, visuals, graphics)

Increase Reading and Comprehension Skills
> interpreting text forms
> organizing ideas from text: note-taking skills, concept maps, visualizing

Types of Literacy

> promoting literacy skills and experiencing literacy in a variety of forms such as literacy; digital and technological literacy; media literacy; scientific literacy; mathematical literacy

Activity:
Students will:

1. list general information for a piece (ie: key, form, genre, historical context, function
2. define new terminology and symbols
3. match fingerings and solfege to musical notation
4. define rhythms using modified Curwen counting system

REPERTOIRE FACT SHEET

TITLE: ____________________________________________________

NAME: _________________________________________________________________

I. GENERAL INFORMATION

1. Key	On the staff, insert the clef you perform in and write the key signature for this piece. Name the key.
2. Form	Using letter names, map the form for this piece: ________________ What is the name of this form? _____________________________
3. Genre/Style	What is the genre or style of this piece? ______________________
4. Historical Context	What Historical Era does this piece represent? _________________
5. Function	What function does this piece serve? ________________________

II. TERMINOLOGY

Define the following terms:

a)	_______________ :	__________________________________________________
b)	_______________ :	__________________________________________________
c)	_______________ :	__________________________________________________
d)	_______________ :	__________________________________________________
e)	_______________ :	__________________________________________________

III. SYMBOLS

Complete the following chart by naming and defining each symbol

SYMBOL

NAME

DEFINITION

IV. NOTES & FINGERINGS/SOLFEGE SYLLABLES

Name the following notes and write in the correct fingerings or solfege syllables

a)

b)

c)

d)

e)

Name:	__________	__________	__________	__________	__________
Fingering/	__________	__________	__________	__________	__________

V. RHYTHMS

Write in the counting for each of the following rhythms.

a) b)

c) d)

e) f)