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Lesson Data - Music and Google Docs, Grades 4-5, Music Composition, 10-15 minutes

Overview of this lesson - Students will compose lyrics and collaborate using Google Docs.

National Music Standards - 4. Composing and arranging music within specified guidelines.

8. Understanding relationships between music, the other arts, and disciplines outside the arts.

Materials - Laptops

Procedures -

1. Students will have already selected a folk song as their melody. For example, Old MacDonald, Mary Had a Little Lamb, Lightly Row, Row, Row, Row..., or any song we have song in class. Patriotic songs are also options. 2. Students, in groups of 2 or 3, will rewrite the lyrics for their song about a topic of their choice. Topics could be about something they like or a hobby they find interesting. 3. Students will write their lyrics and share their ideas using Google Docs.

Differentiation - Students may choose a different topic midway through the assignment if they cannot develop of lyrics.

Enrichment - Students can write more then one song or develop a musical story depending on their topic. They can repeat the same melody to complete their story.

Assessment - Each group will sing their song to the class or to the teacher.