1) The document describes a project for 7th grade students to explore different aspects of popular music. Students will research music bands, create their own pop band, and present their work in a "fanzine" format. 2) Over 4 lessons, students will investigate bands online, learn about their histories and styles, and design profiles for real and invented bands. They will create band names, logos, member profiles, and outfits. 3) In the final lesson, students will compile their research and creative work into fanzines to share with the class, demonstrating their new knowledge of popular music genres and band structures.

1. ICT APPLIED TO LANGUAGE TEACHING 2011
Assignment # 3: Project Work based on Internet
Students: de Miguel Anabella, Duarte Rocío, Hacinlioglu Jacqueline
Project Work: MUSIC
http://www.zunal.com/webquest.php?w=111936
School: Colegio Integral Nuevos Ayres
Grade: 7th form
Description:
In this project the students will explore different aspects of popular music. They are supposed to investigate
and learn about some music bands to be able not only to create their own pop band, but also write a
biography, design a profile and an outfit for one of the members of the band and present it to the class in a
“Fanzine” format.
Language:
-Present simple for descriptions.
-Present simple to describe characteristics and habits
-Past Simple to describe events in the past
Skills:
Designing and drawing
Working co-operatively
Expressing dislikes and likes
Describing daily routines
Writing descriptions
Reporting on information gathered
Materials:
Internet sources for the Webquest.
The online material the teacher decided to include in the project is the following:
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_(band)
• http://www.blackeyedpeas.com/home/bio
• http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/backstreet_boys/artist.jhtml
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonas_Brothers
• http://www.starpulse.com/Music/Spice_Girls/Biography/
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanson_(band)
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beatles
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man%C3%A1

2. • http://www.kissonline.com/history/
• http://www.rickymartinmusic.com/Media/Photos
• http://backstreetboys.com/bio/
Other materials:
• Fashion or music magazines or newspapers
• Sheets of coloured paper, glue, scissors, etc.
Lesson 1 - Webquest part 1.
WARMER:
The teacher will stick on the board pictures of different bands and the students will have to guess (if they
know them) who they are. The teacher will introduce the project asking the sts which are their favourite music
bands. The idea is to discuss why they like them or not and see how many coincidences there are in the group.

3. USE of WEB:
The sts will start working in the project with the Webquest.
Activity # 1
The kids will have to choose 3 bands out of 7 and read about it. The links the kids will have to explore are the
following:
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_(band)
• http://www.blackeyedpeas.com/home/bio
• http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/backstreet_boys/artist.jhtml
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonas_Brothers
• http://www.starpulse.com/Music/Spice_Girls/Biography/
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanson_(band)
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beatles

4. Activity # 2
After reading the biographies, the kids will have to complete the following chart for each chosen band. The
teacher will hand out a copy with the chart.

5. WHAT’S NEXT?
When activity # 2 is finished, the students will look at the pictures used at the beginning of the lesson, and see
if now they can recognize which band they belong to. In groups they will tell to the rest of the class which
bands they have chosen and if they have learnt something new about them.
Lesson 2
WARMER:
The teacher will play the first 2 minutes of three different songs, the kids will have to listen to then and say
which band of the analyzed the lesson before they belong to.

6. Activity # 3
Now the kids will have to invent a band. The teacher will ask the kids to explore the following official web
site of a famous heavy metal group and a non-official web site just to see the differences, look at the pictures,
the kind of info they present, in order to have an idea of how a band is introduce to their fans and be able to
think about their own band and give it a name.
The Links are: (resources 8 – 9)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man%C3%A1
http://www.kissonline.com/history/
Then, the kids will have to complete the same chart in Activity 2 but with the info of their own pop band.
After completing the chart they will have to write a short biography. ( see link 10)

7. Activity # 3 My OWN BAND !
Complete the chart and then write a short biography about your new band.
Name of the Number of Type of music The band Your first hit
band: members: you play: started in: single was:
HYSTORY :
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WHAT’S NEXT?

8. Once activity # 3 is finished, the teacher will stick on the board clothes flashcards. In groups, and orally, the
students will have to categorize the flashcards according what kind of bands wear those clothes ( a heavy
metal, a pop band, etc) The students will have to provide names of bands represented by those clothes.
The teacher will tell the students to start thinking about the kind of clothes their band members will wear,
since next lesson they will have to work on it.
Lesson 3
WARMER:
Each group will tell to the rest of the class the name of the band they have invented and the class will
have to guess: the number of members, the type of music and, if possible, the name of their first hit.
USE OF WEB:
Activity # 4
Again the teacher will ask the students to explore three new web sites, but this time to concentrate on the
pictures, the kind of clothes the singers wear, etc. The sites are the following:
http://www.rickymartinmusic.com/Media/Photos
http://backstreetboys.com/bio/
The students are going to design the outfit for one of the members of their pop band. They can either draw a
figure or make one, using pictures cut out from newspapers or magazines. The children will write a
description of what their pop star is wearing, what are his/her likes and dislikes, and a short description of “A
day in the life of this pop star”

9. Activity # 4
A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A POP START!
- Write about she or he.
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WHAT’S NEXT?
The students will start to make the final task: The posters and fanzine.

10. Lesson 4
- Final Task: Presentation.
The children are supposed to make a collection of the work done during the project and present it in the form
of a magazine or “fanzine” which can be displayed in class, or photocopied and a copy given to each child.
Items that have to be included in the fanzine are:
- A selection of some pop bands biographies, with pictures of the band ( From task 2)
- Their own pop band and all the info they wrote about it. ( task 3)
- The profile of the pop star and his outfit ( task 4)
Evaluation

11. After sts have presented orally their own version of the "fanzine" magazine and introduced
their band to their classmates, they will be assigned a mark on each aspect of the project.

12. Conclusion
Finally, sts will have to write their opinion about this project including the following ideas:
- If they like the project
- If they like using this tool
- Their feelings while preparing the project
- If it was difficult or easy.
- If they would like to add anything to the project
Later on, the teacher will read aloud their pieces of opinion in order to share new ideas for
future projects.