Music and Teens Research Booklet & Task Cards

This bundle includes a mini research booklet and discussion/writing prompts task cards that you can use as a stand-alone activity or to supplement your lesson on music and teens (music and its influence on teens' lives).

1) Mini Research Project Idea - Theme: Music and Teens

This creative mini research workbook on the theme of music and its influence on teens' lives will certainly engage your artistic learners who love sketch noting. This resource contains a worksheet to be completed while doing research (doodle note taking sheet your learners can colour), a written production booklet for students' reinvestment task and assessment grid.

This project has two components: online research and a written production.

2019 UPDATE: Clickable links provided to online article students may consult while carrying out their research. 

UPDATE NOVEMBER 2019:

• Alternative assessment booklet added, so you can differentiate the final reinvestment task (easier writing prompt and a little bit more support in carrying out the planning phase - a transition words list included for more support and a more detailed checklist for reviewing writing).
• A separate document containing clickable links to the articles that students should consult online while carrying out the research project.

⭐Use this resource as:

• creative project assignment

• assignment for extra credit

• extension activity while teaching a unit on music.

• emergency sub plan

⭐Assessment of written production:

• The included rubric has been designed to assess two of the ESL competencies (Québec ESL program): C2 - Reinvests understanding and C3 - Writes and produces texts. However, you might just as well use the part which evaluates only writing skills (content and formulation of the message) if you do not wish to assess reinvestment of understanding.

Assessment of students' research notes:

• There is an assessment rubric for assessing only reinvestment of understanding of texts, which should be used to evaluate students' research notes. This grid is not ideal for evaluating writing skills.

However, feel free to use your own evaluation rubrics to assess students' work.

2) Music and Teens Discussion and Writing Prompts Task Cards

These conversation/speaking task cards contain questions about the influence of music on teens. Use these cards for speaking and/or writing activities. Ideal for ESL/ELA students.

⭐This task cards set includes:

• 31 questions about music and teens

⭐You will find two versions of the discussion cards in the PDF document:

• 32 task cards designed to be printed on one side of the paper (only coloured options)
• 32 task cards designed to be printed on both sides of the paper.

⭐You will also find different background options:

• colored background
• printer-friendly version – all black and white

⭐Best uses:

• discussion prompts
• writing prompts
• to supplement your lesson on the topic of music and teens
• time-filler activity at the end of the class
• exam questions to assess learners’ speaking skills

You can laminate these cards to preserve them and reuse them year after year.

⭐FILE DETAILS: Paper size: 8.5" x 11" (Standard US Letter). Documents are not editable unless otherwise stated. Resources are available either in a PDF or PPT file.

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