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Deeper Learning Competencies
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Effective Communication
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- I can share a clear, respectful idea about how a song makes me feel and listen to classmates’ ideas about mood, using simple evidence from the song or from After Dark to support my response
- My communication shows I am beginning to connect music structure, mood, and identity, even if my explanation is brief or partially developed.
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- I can explain my song choice with a relevant mood claim and give some evidence from lyrics, sound, or verse/chorus/bridge structure, while also responding to peer feedback in a way that improves my track notes or review
- I can communicate my thinking more clearly by connecting the song’s mood to a moment, character perspective, or pacing idea from After Dark.
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- I can present a well-organized track note or Pitchfork-style review that uses precise language, text-based evidence, and accurate song structure vocabulary to explain how my music choice creates mood and emotional arc
- I can communicate effectively with my group and class by listening, revising based on peer critique, and connecting my playlist choices to After Dark and to how my thinking changes over time.
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- I can communicate a thoughtful, polished argument in my playlist package, blog reflection, and presentation that shows how my sequencing, song analysis, and review choices work together to express mood, identity, and growth
- I can adapt my message for classmates and exhibition guests by using strong evidence, accurate music-structure terms, and collaborative reflection to explain how my final mix and interpretation evolved through discussion and revision.
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Deeper Learning Competencies
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Critical Thinking & Problem Solving
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- I can use one clear clue from After Dark or a song to name a mood and explain a simple connection, with support from peers or teacher prompts, but my explanation may be brief or general and may not yet address song structure or sequencing choices.
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- I can identify basic mood-building details in After Dark and in a song, then give a reason for my playlist order or review claim using a verse, chorus, bridge, lyric, or sound choice as evidence, though my thinking may still need guidance to become more precise and consistent.
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- I can analyze how Murakami’s pacing, setting, and viewpoint and a song’s structure and sound create mood, then create a three-song sequence with an intentional emotional arc and a Pitchfork-style review that uses relevant evidence to support my claim about how the music connects to After Dark and my thinking over time.
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- I can independently evaluate how After Dark and music choices shape mood, tension, and identity, then revise and justify a polished three-song mix, track notes, and review with specific evidence, precise music-structure language, and a clear explanation of how my choices and interpretations grew across the project.
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Deeper Learning Competencies
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Academic Mindset
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- I can name one feeling I notice in music or in After Dark and, with support, say whether I felt more energized, calm, or uneasy before and after listening or reading
- I can try a simple playlist choice and reflection, but my reasons may still be general or incomplete.
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- I can explain how a song’s verse, chorus, bridge, or another repeated part helps create a mood, and I can connect that mood to a detail from After Dark such as setting, pacing, or viewpoint
- I can write a short track note or journal response that shows a basic claim about how the music or text made me feel.
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- I can sequence three songs into an intentional emotional arc and justify my choices using specific lyrics, sound, or structural elements, along with evidence from After Dark’s shifting perspective, pacing, or nighttime atmosphere
- I can revise my playlist notes and Pitchfork-style review using feedback, and I can explain how my thinking or emotions changed over time.
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- I can independently create a polished three-song mood mix, write precise track notes and a strong Pitchfork-style review, and make a clear evidence-based claim about how my playlist’s mood connects to After Dark and to my identity
- I can use feedback thoughtfully, lead reflection in the class blog anthology, and explain how my choices show growth in interpretation, effort, and collaboration.
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Deeper Learning Competencies
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Collaboration
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- I can contribute to a team playlist project by sharing a song idea, listening to peers, and helping the group make a simple choice about mood or order
- With support, I can give one respectful reason for my choice and help the class blog team stay on task.
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- I can work with my group to choose songs that fit a mood, explain basic reasons for our decisions, and use peer feedback to improve our 3-song mix and track notes
- I can listen to classmates, make adjustments to my part, and help the team write clear, shared responses.
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- I can collaborate with my team to build an intentional emotional arc, using song structure, lyrics, and sound to justify our playlist sequence and revise it based on feedback
- I can take a role in shared blog writing, compare viewpoints, and help connect our choices to After Dark and the class mood vote.
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- I can co-design and refine a strong playlist package with my team by leading shared decisions, integrating peer critique, and helping the group explain how each song’s structure and sound create mood
- I can communicate clearly, resolve differences productively, and contribute to a polished class blog anthology and exhibition presentation that shows growth over time.
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Deeper Learning Competencies
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Content Expertise
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- I can identify a few basic music structures and describe a song’s mood using simple words, with support, and I can make a connection to a scene or detail from After Dark that the song reminds me of
- I can contribute one track note or playlist choice that fits our class mood focus.
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- I can identify verse, chorus, bridge, and a related element in a song and explain how those parts help create a mood
- I can connect my song choice to a detail from After Dark’s setting, pacing, or perspective and use some evidence in my track notes or review.
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- I can analyze how song structure, lyrics, and sound choices work together to create an intentional emotional arc in a three-song mix, and I can explain how that arc connects to After Dark’s shifting viewpoint, nighttime setting, and pacing
- I can use precise evidence in a Pitchfork-style review and revise my playlist notes based on peer feedback.
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- I can independently synthesize musical structure, lyrical and sonic details, and After Dark’s structure to build a polished playlist package with a clear claim about how music defines identity and shapes interpretation over time
- I can sequence songs strategically for a consumer-ready mood experience, support my choices with strong evidence, and explain how my thinking changed through revision, reflection, and collaboration.
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