Name
Music on the Agenda (MoA)
Topic
Multi-faceted approach, cross-curricular: English, other foreign languages, philosophy, social sciences, the arts, music
Learning time
Designed time
66 hours and 15 minutes
Size of class
20
Description
MoA aims at developing ‚environmental literacy‘ in combination with musical education. The UN sustainable development goals served as a basis for our problem-based learning approach: Health and well-being, quality education, gender equality, reduced inequalities, climate action and life below water. Pupils acquired knowledge about authentic problems in the field of political/social/cultural/ecological environments, awareness was raised of the need for urgent action. Pupils developed civic competences which enabledsthem to engage for the UN agenda goals by transforming their understanding of the SDGs into an awareness campaign producing elevator pitches, songs, advertisements, radio commercials,interviews and publishing their campaign via public channels: podcasts, ebook, TikTok videos.
Mode of delivery
Blended
Aims
MoA aims at teaching ‚environmental literacy‘ by widening pupils‘ awareness about existing problems in the world and by confronting them with the UN‘s sustainable development goals. It is meant to foster civic competence so that pupils contribute to the dissemination and achievement of the UN agenda goals. The project develops sensitivity to the cultural importance of music in the communication of socio-political concerns and enables pupils to participate in the public discourse by writing protest songs and by distributing them publicly and with effective song promotion means.
Outcomes
Knowledge, Comprehension, Describe reasons for, Analysis, Affective learning outcomes, Compose
Editor
BeatePBL
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Ice-breaking activity
360 minutes)
  • Discuss
    60
    4
    0
    Discuss the relevance of music with your partners on the Twinspace in the forum. Talk about your music preferences, what music means to you.
  • Collaborate
    30
    20
    0
    Give feedback to your partners' forum entries.
  • Read Watch Listen
    30
    20
    0
    Getting aware of copyright issues: watch videos on plagiarism, copyright issues
  • Investigate
    90
    4
    0
    Inform yourself about copyright issues.
  • Produce
    90
    20
    0
    Produce a poster that informs about the right to respect copyright.
  • Collaborate
    60
    20
    0
    Present your poster to your classmates and to your eTwinning partners.
Notes:
Participation in the Safer Internet Campaign: respectful online behaviour; eTwinning code of conduct
Resources linked: 0
The UN Agenda 2030: Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
345 minutes)
  • Read Watch Listen
    10
    20
    2
    Watch the videos on the SDGs and try to find out what the UN tries to achieve with its goals.
  • Discuss
    20
    20
    0
    Discuss which of the goals you find most important and give reasons.
  • Investigate
    180
    2
    1
    Do research on the goal you are most interested in.
  • Produce
    90
    1
    0
    Present your SDG by writing a text.
  • Collaborate
    45
    4
    0
    Find partners who collaborate with you on your SDG (padlet page, Twinspace forum).
Notes:
Teachers' material: useful resources
Resources linked: 1
Speaking out for your SDG
515 minutes)
  • Read Watch Listen
    15
    20
    0
    Watch videos of someone giving a speech about a worthy cause.
  • Discuss
    20
    20
    0
    Which elements make up a good speech?
  • Read Watch Listen
    30
    20
    0
    Read the method sheets about an elevator pitch.
  • Produce
    90
    4
    0
    Write an elevator pitch for your SDG.
  • Collaborate
    180
    4
    0
    Write an elevator pitch with your eTwinning partners.
  • Practice
    30
    20
    0
    Practice speaking your part of the elevator pitch with some emphasis.
  • Produce
    60
    4
    0
    Record your part of the elevator pitch.
  • Discuss
    30
    4
    0
    Discuss with your partners whether the recordings are suitable to be used for a common podcast.
  • Produce
    60
    20
    0
    Make a poster about an organization that supports your SDG.
Notes:
Resources linked: 0
Design a logo for your SDG
240 minutes)
  • Read Watch Listen
    45
    20
    0
    Looking at existing logos and their function, their design.
  • Collaborate
    45
    4
    0
    Exchange ideas on how to create a logo for your SDG.
  • Produce
    90
    1
    0
    Produce a logo design for your SDG.
  • Discuss
    60
    20
    0
    Discuss the logo designs and vote for the most suitable on the Twinboard poll.
Notes:
Resources linked: 0
Explore the connection between music and your SDG
330 minutes)
  • Read Watch Listen
    45
    20
    1
    Read the document about Music and your SDG.
  • Discuss
    45
    20
    0
    Discuss to which extent music can help to promote an aspect of your SDG.
  • Produce
    90
    20
    0
    Write a text in which you present some of the measures taken by musicians to promote the SDGs.
  • Collaborate
    45
    20
    0
    Share your views on musicians' initiatives with your eTwinning partners.
  • Investigate
    60
    4
    0
    Explore whether there are already songs that deal with an aspect of your SDG.
  • Produce
    45
    20
    0
    Present a song you find interesting to your partners.
Notes:
Resources linked: 0
Composing a song about your SDG
630 minutes)
  • Produce
    45
    4
    0
    Write a word field in connection with your SDG.
  • Collaborate
    120
    4
    0
    Collect ideas for a song about your SDG.
  • Discuss
    45
    4
    0
    Present your ideas for a song to your eTwinning partners in a live chat..
  • Discuss
    60
    4
    0
    Discuss your first ideas for a song with your classmates and ask for some feedback.
  • Produce
    180
    4
    0
    Write the first song lyrics and upload them on the Twinspace.
  • Collaborate
    180
    4
    0
    Exchange your ideas with your eTwinning partners on the Twinspace and finalize the song writing phase.
Notes:
Resources linked: 0
Producing a song about your SDG
585 minutes)
  • Collaborate
    180
    4
    0
    Turn your lyrics into a song by trying out rhythms, melodies.
  • Produce
    120
    4
    0
    Produce a first musical version of your lyrics.
  • Collaborate
    60
    4
    0
    Present your first musical version to your eTwinning partners and discuss how to improve it.
  • Read Watch Listen
    45
    4
    0
    Give feedback to your partners' musical compositions.
  • Practice
    180
    4
    0
    Sing your song.
Notes:
Resources linked: 0
Promoting your SDG song: radio commercial
285 minutes)
  • Read Watch Listen
    45
    20
    0
    Watch the videos on how a radio commercial is being done.
  • Collaborate
    60
    4
    0
    Collect ideas about a radio commercial for your song.
  • Produce
    90
    4
    0
    Write the text for your radio commercial.
  • Practice
    90
    4
    0
    Create your radio commercial.
Notes:
Resources linked: 0
Song promotion: meme with a superhero
145 minutes)
  • Read Watch Listen
    20
    20
    0
    Watch some examples of memes.
  • Produce
    60
    4
    0
    Produce a meme with a superhero for your SDG.
  • Discuss
    45
    4
    0
    Explain your meme to your classmates .
  • Collaborate
    20
    20
    0
    Share your memes with your eTwinning partners on the Twinspace.
Notes:
Resources linked: 0
Song interview
180 minutes)
  • Produce
    60
    4
    0
    Write a script for a song interview.
  • Practice
    60
    4
    0
    Practice presenting your interview script.
  • Collaborate
    60
    4
    0
    Create a podcast of your interview.
Notes:
Resources linked: 0
Evaluation
90 minutes)
  • Discuss
    45
    20
    0
    Discuss the pros and cons of your project experience.
  • Collaborate
    30
    20
    0
    Exchange your ideas about the project experience on the Twinspace.
  • Read Watch Listen
    15
    20
    0
    Fill in an evaluation survey.
Notes:
Resources linked: 0
Documentation
270 minutes)
  • Produce
    90
    20
    0
    Create sketchnotes to document your project highlights.
  • Produce
    180
    20
    0
    Edit your texts about your SDG and design your pages for an ebook.
  • Practice
    0
    Practice a presentation of your project experience to the wider school community.
Notes:
Resources linked: 0

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