Subject

Subject: Construction Studies

List of Topics: Bodhrán

Pupil Year Group: Transition Year

No. of Pupils: NA

No. of Lessons: 10

Length Of Lessons: 40

Date: NA

Time of Lesson: NA

PREVIOUS LEARNING KNOWLEDGE

SKILLS 

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Successfully complete junior certificate. Some know woodwork and technical graphics to a junior certificate level.

AIMS

1. Introduce students to Construction Studies.

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Some have knowledge on how to complete basic projects on within woodwork. Ability to comprehend and solve technical questions. Ability to use a number of hand tools.

LEARNING OUTCOMES (LOs)

the Introduce the new subject to the students and clearly walk to the systematic process.

Work with their peers 2. Facilitate different comparing each other’s work. levels of learning Both students will give advice within the to each other to reach their classroom. full potential. (Dewey – CoOperative Learning) 3. Asses’ prior learning Memorize previous learning and build upon this and bring it into future classes. knowledge.

ASSESSMENT

Access the knowledge of each student after they have been shown the necessary information about the subject.

Monitor the relationship between each students.

Continuously question the students on previous learning.

Compare the students 4. Compare the interests and methods of bodhrán to Students working to elements they may interests. find or see in everyday life. 5. Question the students on the Evaluate and identify the different methods of methods used and justify their creating the use. bodhrán. 6. Initiate a designing Illustrate a clear vivid personal aspect to the making design to their piece. of the bodhrán.

LITERACY STRATEGIES Word Wall – Display new key words and terms on the wall that were learnt in previous lessons.

NUMERACY STRATEGIES

ORACY STRATEGIES

Students will relate their work to their own interests. Examine each student with an end of project portfolio on the key points of the project. Each design will represent the student’s hobbies or pastimes.

GRAPHICACY STRATEGIES

Adding, Dividing, Subtracting, Multiplying.

Presentations.

Solidworks Model.

Posters and Drawings.

Scaled Drawings.

Explaining a project to the class.

Sample Projects.

Worksheets.

Converting inches to meters or meters to millimeters.

Class Dialogue.

Images.

Time and Date on the board.

Measuring.

Questioning.

Animated PowerPoints.

Mind maps.

Measurements that need to be found out by the students.

Group Work.

Posters.

DIFFERENTIATION STRATEGIES Gender Inclusion

Have a boy, girl, boy, girl seating plan. Allow the girls to have their own interest and hobbies shown in the bodhrán aswell as the boys. Give extra help to weaker students.

Mixed Ability Teaching Strategies

Multicultural Inclusion

Allow certain students to use a sample pieces which the teacher made during a demonstration. When learning how to play the bodhrán use different cultured music when playing the bodhrán to music.

CURRICULUM/ WEEK

LESSON/ TOPIC

SYLLABUS

TEACHING STRATEGIES

ASSESSMENT STRATEGIES

CONTENT

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Introduce Traditional music.

Design the bodhrán

Students own design

Sanding

The students will research information on traditional Irish music and focus on the history and heritage of the bodhrán. A portfolio will be started with this information. The students will be shown a sample bodhrán and will then be asked to design their own type of bodhrán and invent new modern ways of making it.

The students are asked to design their own logo or piece of art work.

Once the designing process is finished the students will begin sanding their frames.

The teacher will ask for the students to research information on traditional music. The students will put the info into a portfolio for the teacher to examine. The teacher will show a sample bodhrán to the students and will inspect the quality of bodhráns the students are designing.

The teacher will show the students sample drawing and pictures to give the students ideas.

The teacher will have the frames already made to speed up the process. Once the teacher is happy

The portfolios will be examined and will have to reach a high standard in order to move o to the next process.

If the students design a high standard bodhrán and ate confident that they will be able to make it the student can make their own design. The students will hand up the design ideas and the teacher will determine if the students are allowed to use the design The students have to have an adequate design finalized before getting the frame to be sanded.

Christmas Holidays

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Christmas Holidays

Applying the skin

Applying the finish

Finishing touches

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Learn how to play

9

Learn how to play

10

Learn how to play

Christmas Holidays

Once the skin is cured in the concentrated water the students will remove the hair and apply the skin to the bodhrán while still wet. Once the skin is dry the students will apply a water based lacquer which will preserve the timber and give it a shiny look. Once the finish is dry the students can start attaching the tuning screws and apply the tape to the front of the bodhrán.

Once the bodhrán is finished being made the students will move to the music room and begin to learn how to hold the bodhrán firmly and how to play a slow reel and jig rhythm. The students will begin to play the jigs and reels at a slightly faster tempo. The students will be able to play the bodhrán at a relatively fast tempo.

with the designs the frames will be handed out. The teacher will have to make up concentrated water including bogwater and builders lime during the Christmas to let the skins soak in to speed up time. The teacher will have the skins ready for removing of the hair and also give a demonstration on how to apply the skin to the bodhrán.

Christmas Holidays

All of the hair has to be removed from the skin and the skin is tightly applied to the bodhrán.

The teacher will demonstrate to the student how to apply the finish to the bodhrán.

The finish will have to be a high quality shiny lacquer with no defects present.

The teacher will demonstrate to the students how the tuning screws are connected to the frame and also how the tape is applied to the skin.

The tuning screws must be placed in the correct position following the template made by the teacher. The tape on the skin must not have any air bubbles present.

The music teacher will get the students to hold the bodhrán in the correct position and demonstrate to them how to play the different rhythms. The teacher will begin to play traditional music for the students. The teacher will get the students to increase the speed of their playing.

The students will be able to play a very slow jig and reel.

The students will be able to keep in time with the music that is being played for them. The students will be ready to at the end of year school concert.