Action Research Music Day 5

Students LOVED the Pop music! Something that would seem obvious, of course, but it was great to see with my own eyes. Students took about a minute to get on-task, but this was mostly due to their excitement over getting to listen to their own music. Once started, students were on-task with their writing. However, I did notice that some students got a little too "into it," by mouthing the lyrics quietly and bopping/ hopping along to the music. While this did show that they were motivated, they were NOT writing at this time. Also, whenever a new song would begin to play, students would stop writing and try to listen to what new song was playing.
Something new I noticed and found very interesting, was the fact that some students who finished early with their writing actually picked it pack up after listening to the music. This was contrary to the other music genres, where students would finish and sit quietly, uninterested in continuing the assignment.