Lesson Plan and Info

(Lesson plan based on the template provided by ACTFL.)

Theme/Topic: Popular Music and Youth Roles in Art and Politics

Essential Question: How was the popular musical form of Rock and Roll adapted by the youth of the former Yugoslavia?

Lesson Objectives

Which modes of communication will be addressed? Interpretive

Learners can: Learn about the development of popular music in the former Yugoslavia, identifying trends over time as well as artists.

Lesson Sequence

	Activity/Activities What will learners do? What does the teacher do?	Time* How many minutes will this segment take?	Materials/Resources/Technology Be specific. What materials will you develop? What materials will you bring in from other sources?
Gain Attention/ Activate Prior Knowledge	Teacher will play the sound samples for one or each of the groups under discussion to gain students’ attention. The instructor then asks students for initial comparisons or impressions. Students will provide their impressions or comparisons, if any. OR The material can be assigned to an online discussion forum for discussion after viewing.	10 minutes	Song samples provided at the course website.
Provide Input	Play select sound samples from course website.
Elicit Performance/ Provide Feedback	Students informally recount their initial impressions or comparisons OR Students participate in moderated discussion online of initial impressions.
Provide Input	For each time period discussed, the instructor will cover the related historical context and the messaging of the groups presented. Sound samples for each time period will be listened to and discussed. Or Students will cover the material in their own time online

Elicit Performance/ Provide Feedback

After reading or listening to the teacher discuss the background of each period of Rock music in the former Yugoslavia, and ask the student to provide an in-depth response either to a proposed essay question or to one or more of the groups discussed. Questions: When considering the musical forms under discussion here and the effects of their mass popularity, can you think of a form of music, art, or visual culture that would have the same kind of potential to spread internationally and take on local importance today? Can you think of any musical genres that have come from elsewhere that have come to dominate what is popular in your lifetime? What were they, and what form did they take or how did they change to fit the media landscape? After having learned about some of the bands presented here and what their artistic goals were, do any of them remind you of artists that you are familiar with? Do the messages or motivations of any of the groups resonate with you in your own present context? How so?

Closure

Students compose their discussion essays and submit them to the teacher if online, or present their discussion to the class. Instructor provides summary and feedback and further suggestions.