Unit 5 Assessment

Evaluación de la Unidad 5

Music as Social Commentary • 30 Points • 25 Minutes • Multiple Choice

Música Como Comentario Social • 30 Puntos • 25 Minutos • Selección Múltiple

Wednesday, May 13, 2026 • Music Studio • Mr. Mbagwu

Unit 5: Music as Social Commentary • Week 14 • Lesson 45

REHEARSED MON + TUE

Body-groove • Vocab • Sound→Meaning • Scenarios

TODAY • WED MAY 13

Silent • Independent • 25-Min Timer • Walk Out Done

"You studied them. You sang one. You moved to one. Today you prove what each anthem is saying — with your ears, your eyes, and your pencil."

"Los estudiaste. Cantaste uno. Te moviste con uno. Hoy demuestras lo que cada himno está diciendo."

WARMUP • 3 MIN • SETTLE & CENTER

Settle the Room. Center the Breath.

Calma la sala. Centra la respiración.

No singing today. We save the voice for after the test. Today we open with breath, posture, and the throughline question we have answered for 13 weeks.

2-Breath Center

In for 4 (1-2-3-4). Hold for 4. Out for 6. Repeat once.

60 sec

Posture Check

Feet flat. Paper square in front of you. Pencil ready. Phone in the bin.

60 sec

Throughline Recall

Silent in your head: "What is the music saying?" You have answered this for 13 weeks. Today you put it on paper.

60 sec

I Can…

Yo Puedo…

I can demonstrate everything Unit 5 covered — the throughline question, the five anthems, the issues they carry, and the sound moves artists use to deliver social commentary — on a 30-point, 25-minute multiple-choice assessment, working silently and independently.

Puedo demostrar todo lo que cubrió la Unidad 5 en una evaluación de 30 puntos y 25 minutos, trabajando en silencio y de forma independiente.

TODAY'S FLOW • 42 MIN

0–3 min: Warmup (breath + posture + throughline). 3–6 min: Briefing — Mr. M reads instructions, scholars do NOT flip the paper. 6–31 min: 25-MINUTE SILENT ASSESSMENT. 31–33 min: Collect + reset. 33–39 min: 60-sec pair-share — which anthem you are keeping into Unit 6. 39–42 min: Dismissal.

Hoy: calentamiento, instrucciones, evaluación de 25 min, recogida, conversación en pareja, despedida.

REMEMBER

Section 1 (Q1–Q20) = 1 pt each, standard recall + vocabulary. Section 2 (Q21–Q25) = 2 pts each, scenario thinking. That's where the high points live. Read scenarios slowly. Pick the answer that matches what we rehearsed Mon + Tue.

BRIEFING • 3 MIN • READ ALOUD

Before You Flip the Paper

Antes de Voltear el Papel

Rules of the room

Silent + independent. No talking. No phones. No looking at another scholar's paper.
Time: 25 minutes. Big timer on the SmartBoard. Alarm fires at 0.
Points: 30. 20 standard Qs (1 pt each) + 5 scenario Qs (2 pts each).
Circle ONE letter per question. If you change your mind, draw a clean X through the wrong one and circle the right one. Two circles = wrong.
No content questions. Only logistics ("Can I use pen?" = yes. "Bathroom?" = wait 10 min.).
If you finish early: flip your paper face-down and sit quietly. Phones still in the bin.

Strategy you rehearsed

Standard Qs: the answer is usually the one that names the actual concept — not the funny-sounding option.
Scenario Qs: read the situation, picture it, then pick the answer that matches the music move we rehearsed (interruption, layering, call-and-response, sparse production).
If two answers feel right: the longer, more specific one is usually correct on scenario questions.
Don't skip Section 2. 2 pts each. That's where 10 of your 30 points live.

ASSESSMENT IN PROGRESS • SILENT WORK

25:00

SILENT. INDEPENDENT. NO PHONES.

SILENCIO. INDEPENDIENTE. SIN TELÉFONOS.

Mr. Mbagwu circulates silently. At the 20-minute mark, expect a quiet "5 minutes remaining" cue. When the alarm fires — pencils down, pass to the front.

5 MINUTES REMAINING

5 Minutes Left

5 Minutos Restantes

If you haven't started Section 2 yet — skip ahead now. 2 points each. Read the scenarios carefully.
If you're done — flip your paper face-down and breathe.

Si no has empezado la Sección 2, pasa ahí ahora. 2 puntos por pregunta. Si terminaste, voltea el papel y respira.

TIME UP • PENCILS DOWN • PASS TO THE FRONT

Pencils Down

Lápices Abajo

Pass your assessment to the front of your row. Front-of-row scholars, hand the stack to Mr. Mbagwu.

I am not reviewing answers right now. Your grade + feedback will be back to you by Friday.

Sit up. Eyes forward. One more thing to do today.

Pasa tu evaluación al frente. Notas y comentarios el viernes. Sentado, mirando al frente.

CLOSER • 6 MIN • PAIR-SHARE • UNIT 6 HOOK 06:00

Turn to Your Shoulder Partner • Talk, Don't Write

Voltea hacia tu compañero. Habla, no escribas.

60 SECONDS EACH. Tell your partner: which Unit 5 anthem will you keep listening to AFTER this unit, AND WHY? Just talk — no paper.

60 segundos cada uno. Dile a tu compañero qué himno de la Unidad 5 seguirás escuchando y por qué. Solo habla — sin papel.

Then THREE hands. Three scholars share what their partner said (not their own answer). Hold that anthem — Friday we record YOUR commentary in conversation with it.

Luego 3 manos. Tres estudiantes comparten lo que dijo su pareja (no su propia respuesta). Conserva ese himno — el viernes grabamos.

UNIT 5 CLOSED • UNIT 6 LOADING

Strong Work

Buen Trabajo

You closed Unit 5 with your name on it. Five anthems studied. Five issues named. Sound-to-meaning — on paper, on a SmartBoard, in your body, and now in a grade.

Friday • Unit 6 starts. We shift from LISTENING to RECORDING your own social commentary. Bring your voice. Bring the anthem you just named with your partner. Bring a partner to write with.

El viernes empieza la Unidad 6 — grabación de tu propio comentario social. Trae tu voz. Trae el himno que acabas de nombrar. Trae un compañero.

"Let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth."

— 1 John 3:18