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Art and design Computing Design and technology French Geography History Music Physical education Spanish Religion and worldviews RSE & PSHE Science Wellbeing

Lesson 3: The story behind the song

After watching a short animation, children pick out and note down the key parts of the story in preparation for writing their own lyric.

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Learning objective

To plan a musical structure inspired by a story.

Success criteria

I can write sentences to accompany a storyline.
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National curriculum

Music

Pupils should be taught to:

Improvise

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Cross-curricular links

English

Reading – comprehension

Pupils should be

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Before the lesson

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Lesson plan

Recap and recall

Arrange the children into pairs and display the Presentation: 3, 2, 1. Play the link: 'Space oddity by David Bowie' on VideoLink. They need to tell their partner: 3 things they remembered about the song and the actions they performed to go with it. 2 things they found interesting about ballads. 1 thing they still want…

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Adaptive teaching

Pupils needing extra support

May need a scribe or can create their story mountain using pictures. Can use the given 10 sentences and put them in order.

Pupils working at greater depth

Should write two sentences for each summary (rather than one) but the last words of each must rhyme.

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Assessing progress and understanding

Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: retelling a summary of the story

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Vocabulary definitions

ballad

A song which tells a story - similar to a poem.
ensemble

A small group of musicians who perform together.

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In this unit

Assessment - Music Y3: Ballads

Lesson 1: What is a ballad?

Lesson 2: Performing a ballad

Lesson 3: The story behind the song

Lesson 4: Writing lyrics

Lesson 5: Singing my ballad

Originally created by:

Laura Barr

Music specialist

In her 14 year teaching career, Laura assumed the role of Music Lead, and was Head of Music in a large secondary school. Laura has a passion for working with children with a disadvantaged background, either through deprivation or disability, and now works…

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