Using

Eurovision in

the Classroom

Melissa Bond

Clare High School

Introductory Activity

Locate your country allocation and materials

You have 5 minutes to create decorations for your table in your country’s theme – eg. Flags, hats, posters etc

Come up with a band name for your table and write on the card provided.

What is Eurovision?

The Eurovision Song Contest is held annually.

Always crazy and zany.

42 countries, 25 in the final.

Countries vote via sms or calling up.

Winner hosts the competition the next year.

Application in the Classroom

Music European Geography Flags Family Food IT/Multimedia Research Skills Question and Answer Potential for interdisciplinary focus Text type analysis

Text Type Analysis

Songs

Posters

Interviews

Conversations

Brochures

Articles

Advertisements

Maps

Potential Assessment Tasks

Band member profile poster Song – write in German or English Rock Video Clip including Choreography Interview with the singer Country research task Blog Food from different countries Song analysis Geography Challenge Trivia/Quiz/Test Research German/European musicians

Worksheets

European geography and names

Learning stations

Computer research using www.eurovision.tv

Peer voting

Eurovision quiz

Group Task

You have 15 minutes to write a song in German and/or English for your country.

If you have time, come up with some choreography for your song.

Be creative and remember you can never be zany enough!

Questions?

See www.eurovision.tv for more information and to buy the DVD.

You can also download the songs and karaoke versions from this website.

Potential to link with text book topics, eg. Chapter 3 in Katzensprung 1