Task Analysis:  Verbal

Objective:  Upon hearing the teacher chant an unfamiliar duple, macro/micro beat, elongation pattern , the SWBAT identify the pattern by chanting it correctly, with appropriate words, with consistent tempo and accurate meter.

Activity:  Rondos

Task:  Students will be able to consistently repeat an unfamiliar duple pattern with consistent tempo and accurate meter. 

Procedures:

T:  Sway and pat in duple meter and ask students to follow
    "Sway and pat and echo me"

S:  Follow teacher model in sway and pat

T:  Chant duple pattern and ask students to echo
    "1 nay 2 nay, 1  2"

S:  Students echo
    "1 nay 2 nay, 1  2"

T:  Chant duple pattern for students to echo
    "1 nay, 1 nay 2"

S:  Students echo
    "1 nay, 1 nay 2"

T:  Chant duple pattern for students to echo
    "1 nay 2, 1 nay 2 nay"

S:  Students echo
    "1 nay 2, 1 nay 2 nay"

T:  Chant last duple pattern again
    "1 nay 2, 1 nay 2 nay"

S:  Students echo
    "1 nay 2, 1 nay 2 nay"

T:  Instruct students that the last pattern chanted is the name of their favorite ice cream. 
     "No matter what I say, you can only chant your favorite ice cream."

T:  Chant duple pattern on words
    " I am a dish of ice cream"

S:  Students respond   
    "1 nay 2, 1 nay 2 nay"

T:  Chant duple pattern on words
    "I am a strawberry sundae"

S:  Students respond   
    "1 nay 2, 1 nay 2 nay"

T:  Chant duple pattern with syllables
    "1  2, 1 2"

S:  Students respond   
    "1 nay 2, 1 nay 2 nay"

T:  Chant duple pattern with syllables
    "1 nay nay, 1 nay 2"

S:  Students respond   
    "1 nay 2, 1 nay 2 nay"

Assessment of and Reflection on Teaching Episode

After reviewing my performance of my Verbal Peer Teaching, I noticed that I was not a very good model in terms of enthusiasm and engagement for the students.  I was able to complete the task, but I did not set a very positive atmosphere for the content of the piece.  In my mind, I was smiling much more and moving with much more enthusiasm than what was displayed on the video.  I also seemed to be very stern and stiff in my physical movement.  There were many opportunities where I could have praised or encouraged the students much more in order to continually engage their participation.

To improve upon this goal, I intend to:  1) practice in front of a mirror to make sure that I physically look enthusiastic.  I believe that I will have to exaggerate my actions in order for them to be effective from the student’s point of view.  2) Practice my teaching assignments and techniques in front of a group of friends.  This way I may become more comfortable in exaggerating my facial expressions, actions, comments, etc.  My friends will also be able to give me feedback before I teach.  3)  I will also remember to write reminders in my music using exclamation points and notes to smile!