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Musical Autobiography

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Theme:

Expressing Emotion and Self Through Music

Grades:

9 - 12

Subject:

English, Other

Duration:

50 minutes

Standards
& Goals:

NCTE Standards

2. Students read a wide range of literature from many periods in many genres to build an understanding of the many dimensions (e.g., philosophical, ethical, aesthetic) of human experience.

3. Students apply a wide range of strategies to comprehend, interpret, evaluate and appreciate texts. They draw on their prior experience, their interactions with other readers and writers, their knowledge of word meaning and of other texts, their word identification strategies and their understanding of textual features (e.g., sound-letter correspondence, sentence structure, context, graphics).

9. Students develop an understanding of and respect for diversity in language use, patterns, and dialects across cultures, ethnic groups, geographic regions, and social roles.

Objectives:

Students will:

  • Determine an individual’s life history through written words and music
  • Compose a brief multi-genre autobiographical piece
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