Original Promptšµ Do Now: What Does Your Music Genre Say About You?
Time: 5 minutes
CREATE THIS GRAPHIC ORGANIZER:
Objective:
Experience discourse across all four ELPS language domains through a fun icebreaker.
āļø WRITING (1 minute)
Prompt:
Which music genre best describes you as a teacher? Why?
Sentence stem:
I chose __________ because __________________________.
š READING (30 seconds)
Read the description that matches your music genre.
Highlight or circle:
one word you agree with
one word you disa...
This learning resource focuses on helping students express their personal identity through music while engaging in meaningful academic discourse. It includes activities spanning the writing, reading, speaking, and listening domains, where students articulate their musical preferences and how they relate to their identity as teachers. The resource presents a structured approach, guiding students to write about their favorite music genre, read perspectives on different music styles with a focus on finding words of agreement and disagreement, and participate in partner discussions to share and actively listen to each other's thoughts on music. This comprehensive approach fosters self-expression, critical thinking, and communication skills among students.