Unit Planning Organizer

Subject: Guitar 10/20/30

Unit/Topic: Projects

Date and Unit Duration: October 13- November 1

1. Unit Overview

During this unit, students will have the ability to choose where they want to focus their
learning. Students will choose guitar related projects such as playing the ukulele,
composition, guitarist biographies, pop/rock band, or electric guitar. Students will direct
their own learning and plan a presentation for the class.

2. General Learning Outcomes for Unit

Melody
Harmony
Rhythm
Texture
Theory and Notation
Music Making
3. Focusing Questions for Unit (Related Questions)
Friday October 13: Conferences
Monday October 16: Project I Teacher Lecture and Practice
Tuesday October 17: Project II Teacher Lecture and Practice
Wednesday October 18: Project III Teacher Lecture and Practice
Thursday October 19 (Sub): Project IV Teacher Lecture and Practice
Monday October 23: Project V Teacher Lecture and Practice
Tuesday October 24: Project I Student Lecture and Practice
Wednesday October 25: Project II Student Lecture and Practice
Thursday October 26 (Sub): Project III Student Lecture and Practice
Friday October 27 (Sub): Theory work and Practice
Monday October 30: Project IV Student Lecture and Practice
Tuesday October 31: Project V Student Lecture and Practice
Wednesday November 1: Performances

*Students will be teaching their classmates the basics of their project. This timeline is
based loosely on the amount of groups I expect to have
4. Key Concepts for Unit

TBD

5. Specific Learning Outcomes for Unit

SLEs are TBD but these will likely be included:
Melody:
1. demonstrate an understanding of the term melody

Harmony:
1. demonstrate an understanding of the term harmony
Rhythm:
1: demonstrate an understanding of the term rhythm.

2: define the terms tempo, meter and duration.

Texture:
1. demonstrate an understanding of the term texture

2. describe the relationship between melody and accompaniment in a specific musical

example

Theory and Notation

1. Tailored to students level

Music Making:
3: demonstrate proper sound production.

5: demonstrate the correct physical relationship between player and musical instrument.

6: recognize being in tune or out of tune when playing or singing with other instruments
or voices

12: explore, develop and refine the sound making capabilities of the instrument,
individually and/or as part of an ensemble.

13: comment on the accuracy of ones own performance and that of others.

14: correct inaccuracies in ones own performance.

16: demonstrate an understanding of the skills required to produce a good tone.

17: comment on the musicality of ones own performance and those of others.

21: demonstrate the ability to improve on the musicality of ones own performance.
 Unit Assessment Plan
Stage 1 Desired Results
Established Goals: Melody, harmony, rhythm, texture, theory and notation, music making

Understandings: Essential Questions:

Students will understand that TBD
TBD

Prior understandings Students will be able to (Outcomes)

Tab Reading *See above outcomes
Staff reading
Basic rhythms

Where does this lead?

Students will further develop their music
reading skills.
Students will develop presentation skills.

Stage 2 Assessment Evidence

Pre-Assessment
Questioning
Project Choice Conference
Quizzes, Tests, Assignments
Worksheets from Pich book
Other Evidence (observations, work samples,
dialogues)
Observations with anecdotal notes
Demonstrations
Performance Tasks, Projects
Teacher for a day project
Unit Performance- Cumulative knowledge and
demonstration of skills.
Student self-assessment
Class Time Work
Student Lecture
Unit Performance