This document provides a lesson plan for teaching 5th grade students about the composer Ludwig Van Beethoven. The lesson uses multimedia tools like a video biography on Photostory, an online resource for listening to Beethoven's music, and evaluation quizzes created with HotPotatoes software. Students will learn key facts about Beethoven's life and works, listen to and draw pictograms of famous pieces, and be assessed on their understanding. The plan aims to engage students and make the evaluation process enjoyable through the use of technology.

1. BEETHOVEN
By: Cynthia Chamoun
2018

2. Introduction
This sample will guide the teacher to explain
to his students and evaluating their
knowledge through technological instruments
and softwares.

3. –Target Group:
Grade 5
–Main Objective:
Learning about Ludwig Van Beethoven.

4. Specific Objectives
– Learning the biography of Beethoven through a video
made by Cynthia Chamoun on “PhotoStory”.
– Surfing the internet through a given link in order to listen
to his most famous pieces.
– Trying to produce what they are hearing through the
pictogram technique.
– Evaluating students’ knowledge with HotPotatoes
software through some tests made by Cynthia Chamoun.

5. Pre-requisites
Some information about other
composers, such as Vivaldi,
Chopin, Bach and Mozart.

6. Educational Content
– When and where did Beethoven born.
– What he played as instruments.
– How he was taught music.
– Some actions in his life.
– When and where did he die.
– Listening to his music.
– Draw a pictogram of one of his famous pieces.
– Evaluation of the student’s information.

7. The Process and Exercises of
application
Step 1
– Watch a small video about Beethoven made on
Photostory.
– It is a 1 minute video that introduces the
biography of Beethoven.

9. Step 2
This step will take around 15 minutes.
– Giving students a web link to search for Beethoven’s
greatest musical pieces:
http://kidsmusiccorner.co.uk/composers/classical/beethoven/
– Hear the chosen piece on YouTube and then draw a
pictogram such as this one:

11. Step 3
This step will take around 15 minutes.
– Evaluate with HotPotatoes software the
students’ previous knowledge.
– Evaluate with HotPotatoes software the
students’ knowledge about Beethoven to make
sure if they understood what they learnt during
the session.

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13. file:///C:/Users/cynth/Desktop/Beethoven/HotPotatoes/Beethoven.htm

14. Materials Needed
– Laptop
– PhotoStory
– Computer Lab
– HotPotatoes
– Projection

15. • Budget Needed:
No Budget Needed
• Time Needed For All The Activity:
35 Minutes.

16. Norms To Respect
–Respect the class diversity and their levels.
–Respect the social background of the students.
–Respect the previous knowledge of the students.

17. The Added Value Of The
Multimedia Usage
– Motivate the students to focus more on what they
are learning.
– Make the students feel that they are helping in the
educational process.
– Making an evaluation in a fun way, without letting
the students feel stressed.