Lesson 5: COMPARE
Duration of Days: 30
Lesson Objective
Students will compare performances.
How can we compare performances effectively?
What differences impact performance quality?
Compare, contrast
MU:Re7.2.E.Ic
Compare and contrast ideas from a selection with evidence
Students compare and contrast performances using musical vocabulary and analysis.
DOK 1: Identify similarities and differences.
DOK 2: Describe differences using musical terms.
DOK 3: Analyze how differences affect performance.
DOK 4: Evaluate which performance is more effective and justify.
Comparison allows us to create informed judgements in discipline-specific scenarios
Students may rely on opinion of taste rather than support with evidence
Venn diagrams; guided prompts; paired listening; small group discussion; flexible response formats.
DOK 1: Comparison checklist
DOK 2: Written comparison
DOK 3: Analytical comparison
DOK 4: Evaluative comparison with justification