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MVP
The purpose of this strategy is for students to analyze information to determine
the MVP or Most Valuable Point within song lyrics. Dividing a song into verses
enables students to analyze smaller pieces of a song and dive deeper for
specific information. By brainstorming and discussing important ideas in a small
group setting, students will strengthen skills in the areas of listening, speaking,
writing, and summarizing.
Materials: one song with printed lyrics from Discovery Education that reinforces a
concept in the curriculum, scissors to cut the lyrics into one strip of paper per
verse, paper for group brainstorming such as chart paper, markers or writing
utensils (Note: For this demonstration, the song “Natural Satellites” by Dr. Lodge
McCammon will be used.)
1.  Introduce the topic by distributing printed song lyrics to your students. (Note:
For this example, you may want to share the video “Dr. Lodge Kinesthetic
Lecture: Chorus” from http://tinyurl.com/DrLodgeNatural.)
2.  Play the complete song while students listen and read the lyrics to
themselves.
3.  Model the MVP task for your students by discussing the chorus of the song
with the class while taking notes about the MVP, or Most Valuable Point. After
discussing the chorus, determine the MVP of the chorus by circling it on the
chart paper. (See attached image of sample MVP note taking organizer.)
4.  Group students and assign each group one verse of the song, chart paper,
and markers.
5.  Ask students to elect a scribe, discuss their verse, and brainstorm to
determine the MVP. Students should create a dance move or other
movement to illustrate or symbolize their MVP.
6.  Students attach their song lyric to their chart paper and circle the MVP, then
post their paper in the classroom.
7.  Play the song again, asking students to STAND or DANCE when their Most
Valuable Point is sung. The entire class will stand or dance when the MVP of
the chorus is sung.
8.  Allow students to reflect on their group work and share any disagreements or
roadblocks to reaching a consensus.
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Simple instructional strategies that incorporate digital media in meaningful, effective, and practical ways.
This strategy is a great way to assess students’ abilities to determine
important ideas in a curriculum-based song and provide supporting evidence
to back up their statements.
• Provide a more advanced graphic organizer from a website such as
http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/ for structuring group discussions.
• Students can select and print images from Discovery Education as supporting
visuals for their MVP. Create a more advanced visual representation of the
MVP by using a digital art or photo editing tool such as Sumo Paint or Pic
Collage to add text or vocabulary and definitions. (Note: When students use
images from Discovery Education, the citation is available to give proper
attribution.)
• Each student can create a new MVP song verse and dance moves using all
MVP statements from the class analysis of the song.
• Kinesthetic Lesson plans for Dr. Lodge McCammon songs available at -°©
http://tinyurl.com/DrLodgeNatural
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