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Final
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Scenario:
In addition to serving
as an ensemble director (band or choir) at one high school
in your school district, you are also the music supervisor
of that school district. Your job as music supervisor is to
advocate for all of the music educators in the district, to
support their programs, and to encourage consistency of
standards across the music curriculum in the district.
Search online and in
library resources for new research related to the following
topics. In the essay documents, do not just give your
opinions. Back up your statements with research findings and
writings by experts. All three essays should include
connections between language literacy and music, and the
benefits of music literacy.
Then write three
essays in the following format:
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Write a letter to parents describing the benefits of music experiences
in schools, explaining how music training develops 21st
century skills and executive functions. (This should
be based on research, such as is included in Chapter
11.)
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Write a memo to the
administrators in your district supporting additional
time for elementary general music. (This should be based
upon research supporting the benefits of early musical
training.)
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Write a letter to the school
administrators, reading teachers, and English teachers
in your district supporting your request not to take
students out of music classes for the purpose of reading
remediation. (This should be based upon research
associated with dyslexia and other literacy challenges.)
Procedure:
1. Search for scholarly articles written
by experts.
A. Use the library database:
https://www.tarleton.edu/library/
B. Use
Wikipedia, but
just for the bibliography at the end of the entry
(search for "dyslexia" for an example)
2. Read, read, read, read, read. Take
notes.
2. Write the first draft of your essays
Include a reference page after each
essay.
You can use any format as long as the
author, title, and source are included, or the entire
link if your source is online. If you would like to use
the standard music education style (APA), there are many
citation generators you can use. Here are a couple of
examples:
https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/general_format.html
https://www.scribbr.com/apa-citation-generator/
3. Revise your essays.
Feel free to let
others read your essays. Choose those who will give you
constructive criticism, not your mom, who will tell you that
you are wonderful. Do not allow anyone to do your work for
you, only to offer advice as to readability, whether you
fully answered the question, if sentence structure makes
sense, if your letters are persuasive, etc.
4. Submit your essays in a single document to
Turnitin. Follow the link for
instructions.
Your Class ID is 27133154
Enrollment Key is MCAL
5. Read the Turnitin report and revise
again if necessary.
If you see matches of more than 4
words in a row (not counting references, direct quotes,
or headings that I told you to use), then you need to
revise.
Turnitin will also show me the % of
the content suspected to have been produced by ChatGPT
or other AI generators.
6. Submit your paper as one document (not
three) to Canvas.
7. Wait for me to be amazed (hopefully in
a good way)!
Essay Rubric
A "C" Essay:
- Meets
the general requirements of the prompt,
- Follows
a clear organizational plan,
- Centers
on a thesis or controlling purpose,
- Uses
concrete and specific details,
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Provides supporting reasons and information,
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Exhibits a basic sense of structure, and
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Displays few grammatical and stylistic errors that do
not impede meaning.
A "B" Essay:
- Meets
the requirements of the prompt fully,
- Follows
a clear organizational plan that does not feel rigid or
confining,
- Focuses
on a specific and clear thesis or controlling purpose,
- Uses
concrete and specific details so that almost all reader
questions are addressed,
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Provides a range of supporting information, and
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Displays strong sentence styles and structures.
An "A" Essay:
- Goes
beyond the requirements of the prompt,
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Exhibits an original and insightful perspective,
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Includes rich and vivid details that do not feel
extraneous or overbearing,
- Flows
freely and never causes the reader to stumble or pause,
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Explains ideas completely yet succinctly, and
- Follows
rules of grammar while also using a variety of sentence
styles and structures.
A "D" Essay:
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Generates text without much connection to the prompt,
- Shows
some problems in organization,
- Follows
tangents and irrelevant points,
- Uses
few details or only keeps things abstract,
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Provides few reasons for support, and
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Exhibits a disregard for sentence structure and grammar
that impedes meaning.
An "F" Essay:
- Does
not meet the general requirements of the prompt
including page length,
- Uses
little or no detail or support,
- Does
not display a clear plan for organization, and
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Exhibits a clear and obvious disregard for sentence
structure and style that impedes meaning.
Memo Template
TO: Superintendents and Principals of
Springfield Independent School District
THROUGH: [Your name], Music Supervisor of
Springfield Independent School District
FROM: Springfield Independent School
District Music Educators
RE: Request
for Additional Class Time for Elementary Music
DATE: December 2, 2020
The Springfield Independent School
District Music Educators request . . .
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