Discussion Questions for the Bird Song Hero Game

Guide students to explore the following questions for the Bird Song Hero game:

1. How is a spectrogram similar to a musical score?
2. What can you learn from a spectrogram that is different from only listening to a song?

Additionally, you may want to have students explore the essential question: Is bird song music? Why or why not?

(Adapted from the Bird Song Hero Lesson Plan)

Lesson Plan Common Core State Standards Alignments

Grade: 11-12

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.11-12.1

Initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grades 11–12 topics, texts, and issues, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively.

Grade: 04

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.4.1

Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 4 topics and texts, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly.

Grade: 04

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.4.3

Identify the reasons and evidence a speaker provides to support particular points.

Grade: 05

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.5.1

Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 5 topics and texts, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly.

Grade: 06

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.6.1

Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 6 topics, texts, and issues, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly.

Grade: 06

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.6.2

Interpret information presented in diverse media and formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively, orally) and explain how it contributes to a topic, text, or issue under study.

Grade: 07

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.7.1

Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 7 topics, texts, and issues, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly.

Grade: 07

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.7.2

Analyze the main ideas and supporting details presented in diverse media and formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively, orally) and explain how the ideas clarify a topic, text, or issue under study.

Grade: 08

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.8.1

Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 8 topics, texts, and issues, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly.

Grade: 09, 10

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.9-10.1

Initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grades 9–10 topics, texts, and issues, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively.

Filed as: Bird Song Hero, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.11-12.1, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.4.1, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.4.3, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.5.1, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.6.1, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.6.2, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.7.1, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.7.2, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.8.1, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.9-10.1

Discussion Questions for the Bird Song Hero Game

Lesson Plan Common Core State Standards Alignments

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