Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 94, "Surprise," Second Movement

Cross-Disciplinary Lesson Plans
Language Arts, K-3

K-3 Benchmark

Acquisition of Vocabulary
A. Use context clues to determine the meaning of new vocabulary.
B. Read accurately high- frequency sight words.
C. Apply structural analysis skills to build and extend vocabulary and to determine word meaning.
D. Know the meaning of specialized vocabulary by applying knowledge of word parts, relationships and meanings.
E. Use resources to determine the meanings and pronunciations of unknown words.

Objective
Students will read the Haydn Student booklet and learn the sight words and vocabulary words through the use of context clues and the glossary.

Materials
Haydn Booklet
Sight word list

1. Read through the given sight word list for the Haydn student booklet

2. Have the teacher or students read the Haydn Student booklet. As sight words are used in the context, stop and briefly discuss the word and its meaning.

3. Have the students use the sight words orally or written to describe what they have learned about Haydn and his music

K-3 Benchmark

Reading Process: Concepts of Print, Comprehension Strategies and Self-Monitoring Strategies
A. Establish a purpose for reading and use a range of reading comprehension strategies to understand literary passages and text.
B. Make predictions from text clues and cite specific examples to support predictions.
C. Draw conclusions from information in text.
D. Apply reading skills and strategies to summarize and compare and contrast information in text, between text and across subject areas.
E. Demonstrate comprehension by responding to questions (e.g., literal, informational and evaluative).

Reading Applications: Informational, Technical and Persuasive Text
A. Use text features and structures to organize content, draw conclusions and build text knowledge.
B. Ask clarifying questions concerning essential elements of informational text.
C. Identify the central ideas and supporting details of informational text.
D. Use visual aids as sources to gain additional information from text.

Objective
Students will use the Haydn Booklet and the given timeline to draw conclusions about the historical context for Haydn and his music.

Materials
Haydn "Booklet"
Timeline for Haydn and world events
Timeline in visual format
Recording of Haydn's "Surprise" Symphony, Second Movement

Lesson 1
After the students have read the Haydn Booklet and have listened to his "Surprise" symphony, discuss how life was different for Haydn than for a musician/composer today.

1. Name famous musicians of today
2. Name famous composers of today.
3. Discuss the types of instrumental music composers write today
1. Movie music
2. Commercials
3. Games / computers
4. TV shows
5. Broadway shows
6. Animated musicals, i.e.: The Lion King, Beauty and the Beast, The Little Mermaid, Fantasia, Toy Story, Lilo and Stitch
7. The regular classical music venues: symphony, chamber music, classical forms

Lesson 2
1. Have the students look at and discuss the timeline for Haydn's life. What was going on in the world?

2. Divide the students into small groups to give presentations on what they have learned about Haydn and the world around him. Give students the opportunity to use the given materials or materials that they create on their own for heir presentations.

Additional resources could also be used to enhance the presentations - including library materials, recording of sections from the "Surprise" Symphony or another of Haydn's works. Internet resources are also available.

K-2 Benchmark

Writing Applications
A. Compose writings that convey a clear message and include well-chosen details.
B. Write responses to literature that demonstrate an understanding of a literary work.
C. Write friendly letters and invitations complete with date, salutation, body, closing and signature.

Objective
Students will write a letter to their parents about their new friend "Papa Haydn." They will include five sight words in their letter and use proper form.

Materials
Paper and pencil
Sight word list (if needed)

1. Discuss what the students have learned about "Papa Haydn", his life, his world, and his music.

2. Have the students write a letter to their parents about their new friend, "Papa Haydn."

3. If needed, review the proper writing form for a letter.

3-4 Benchmark

Writing Process
A. Generate ideas and determine a topic suitable for writing.
B. Determine audience and purpose for self-selected and assigned writing tasks.
C. Apply knowledge of graphics or other organizers to clarify ideas of writing assessments.
D. Spend the necessary amount of time to revisit, rework and refine pieces of writing.
E. Use revision strategies to improve the coherence of ideas, clarity of sentence structure and effectiveness of word choices.
F. Use a variety of resources and reference materials to select more effective vocabulary when editing.

Objective
Students will create a written presentation from given materials. This fictional work will include the non-fiction materials about Haydn and his music.

Materials
Haydn "Booklet"
Timeline for Haydn and world events
Timeline in visual format
Haydn Biography: Younger Readers | Older Readers
School library materials

1. After the students have read the Haydn Booklet and have listened to his "Surprise" symphony, discuss how life was different for Haydn than for a musician/composer today.

1. Name famous musicians of today
2. Name famous composers of today.
3. Discuss the types of instrumental music composers write today
1. Movie music
2. Commercials
3. Games / computers
4. TV shows
5. Broadway shows
6. Animated musicals, i.e.: The Lion King, Beauty and the Beast, The Little Mermaid, Fantasia, Toy Story, Lilo and Stitch
7. The regular classical music venues symphony, chamber music, classical forms

2. Continue discussion:

1. Have the students look at and discuss the timeline for Haydn's life. What was going on in the world?
2. Divide the students into small groups or have them work individually to create a report on what they have learned about Haydn and the world around him.

3. Give the students the opportunity to use the given materials or materials that they create on their own for their reports. Ideas:

1. Report could be written as if the student was a modern day news reporter.
2. A written letter to a friend.
3. A television news reporter covering the "Surprise" symphony opening night.

4. Other writing Ideas related to Haydn:

1. Writing about George Washington - born at the same time as Haydn
2. Comparing Haydn and other composers of his time: Handel, Mozart, and Beethoven.
3. Scientific discoveries at this time in history and how they may or may not have affected Haydn's life, i.e., Benjamin Franklin's discovery that lightning is electricity.

Additional resources could also be used to enhance the presentations, including library materials, recording of sections from the "Surprise" Symphony or another of Haydn's works. Internet resources are also available.

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