Reflective of Lesson Plan-music

I used two of Marzano's methods from the Classroom Instruction that Works book. The first thing I used was a Venn diagram to help the students identify the similarities and differences between a common Civil War tune in which the North and the South each had their own version. This provided the students with a visual display in hopes of understanding the information more clearly. The second item I borrowed from Marzano's book was the rubric from chapter 8. After reading his book, I realized how important it is to have student buy in and accountability for their own learning. I had been worried about students just working for the minimum score, but most students saw just how easy it would be to earn a high score and most students, I feel, worked to their potential.

I feel that this lesson met the needs of my students and they were able to see (accountability) how they earned the grade they received. They were very involved in the learning process and I felt like, although not smooth, the lesson utilized Marzano's two processes effectively.