Trivium Academy
03-21-2008, 07:51 AM
We're going to focus on 4 composers next year, one for each quarter (9-10 weeks each) and read biographies (Opal Wheeler and Madeleine Goss as well as any picture books we can get from the library), watch DVDs, listen to their music and learn the themes in Themes to Remember. *I will be reading aloud any longer biographies that she cannot read on her own.
I want dd7 (who will be 8 by then) to have a project for each of them. I don't want to complicate this too much so do you have anything ideas on how to keep it simple yet effective?
I have a few ideas:
- create a display board or large poster with information learned about each composer1. Important facts about their lives, create a timeline.
2. What or who inspired, motivated, disciplined them in their lives?
3. What are the special characteristics of their music?
4. What compositions are they famous for?
5. When listening to the composer's compositions, what emotions does the music invoke?
She's not quite ready to do an essay, but I'd like to create a formula for her to follow in order to help her. I'm not a lapbook type of person and she already notebooks, I want this to be something special for her to continuously work on with a grand finale so to speak. She is taking piano but she's not ready to tackle any of these compositions just yet.
I want to finalize this idea so I can move on to other stuff for 3rd grade. Also if you think this is a bad idea, go ahead and tell me. I want to set her up to succeed so she won't be left to her own devices with this but I do want her to start learning about organizing information and presentation.
Everyone has such wonderful ideas here, I figured some of you might have some fabulous ideas for this! :001_smile:
Thank you!
I want dd7 (who will be 8 by then) to have a project for each of them. I don't want to complicate this too much so do you have anything ideas on how to keep it simple yet effective?
I have a few ideas:
- create a display board or large poster with information learned about each composer1. Important facts about their lives, create a timeline.
2. What or who inspired, motivated, disciplined them in their lives?
3. What are the special characteristics of their music?
4. What compositions are they famous for?
5. When listening to the composer's compositions, what emotions does the music invoke?
She's not quite ready to do an essay, but I'd like to create a formula for her to follow in order to help her. I'm not a lapbook type of person and she already notebooks, I want this to be something special for her to continuously work on with a grand finale so to speak. She is taking piano but she's not ready to tackle any of these compositions just yet.
I want to finalize this idea so I can move on to other stuff for 3rd grade. Also if you think this is a bad idea, go ahead and tell me. I want to set her up to succeed so she won't be left to her own devices with this but I do want her to start learning about organizing information and presentation.
Everyone has such wonderful ideas here, I figured some of you might have some fabulous ideas for this! :001_smile:
Thank you!