A fun and productive digital interdisciplinary approach that I use in my classroom is an activity based on Music Analysis. Since most songs have a storyline background, with plots, solutions, feelings, themes, and morals, I have my students create and answer questions from the reading process. Through this they must identify the following:
Character traits- Setting
- Sequence of Events
- Was there a moral or lesson learned?
- Did the character change from beginning to end?
- What is the main idea of the song (story)?
- Summary (WWBST: Who, Wanted, But, So, Then)
- Plot
- Resolution
- Author’s Purpose
By doing this my students are aware and recognize the reading process outside of text and they are able to value learning and the world around them, plus listen and learn about a variety of genres and cultural background. Not only do they master their reading skills within, they become more vivid in the English language. Since the majority of my students are ELLs and LEPs, listening to music and analyzing helps them expand their English comprehension as well as acquire and understand new words.
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