Keep On Rocking!

BY: DIEGO SUÁREZ

MUSIC BLOG-INTRODUCTION -

POPULATION:

THIS BLOG IS ADDRESSED TO STUDENTS OF 9TH GRADE

BETWEEN 14 AND 16 YEARS OLD FROM A PUBLIC SCHOOL.

IT IS PLANNED FOR FOSTERING A REFLECTIVE THINKING IN A

MEANINGFUL AND ENJOYABLE WAY,

MAKING A CONTRAST BETWEEN ENGLISH LANGUAGE

AND MUSIC WORLD.

STUDENTS´ ENGLISH LEVEL IS INTERMEDIATE; THEY ARE MOTIVATED BY USING LANGUAGE INSTEAD OF JUST REPEATING AND MEMORIZING.

THEIR CURIOSITY ABOUT MUSIC IS NOT LIMITED BY THE CONTEXT. AS THEY SHOW A LOT OF INTEREST ON DIFFERENT MUSICAL GENRES, THIS BLOG IS GOING TO INTRODUCE THEM INTO MUSIC WORLD THROUGH ENGLISH LANGUAGE.

CONTEXT AND METHODOLOGY:

AIMTHIS BLOG WAS CREATED IN ORDER TO FACE STUDENTS THOUGHTS ABOUT MUSIC AND THE USAGE OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE FOR EXPRESSING THEIR IDEAS AND OPINIONS. PROVIDING THEM THE APPROPIATE TOOLS, STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO TALK ABOUT THEIR LIKES AND DISLIKES ABOUT MUSIC WITH GOOD ARGUMENTS, BEING RESPECTFUL AND OPEN-MINDED.

RESOURCES

THIS BLOG PROVIDES DIFFERENT TOOLS AND ACTIVITIES IN ORDER TO IMMERSE STUDENTS:

- MUSIC AUDIOS

- MUSIC VIDEOS

- GAMES

- READING

- FLASHCARDS - SLIDES

- WEBQUEST

- QUIZZES

- CHAT ROOM

AND MORE…