Arts Education 4) Create a dance phrase that communicates an idea or feeling and discuss the effect of the movement choices.
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Artistic Process: Creating
Anchor Standards:
Anchor Standard 2: Organize and develop artistic ideas and work.
Process Components: Plan
Essential Questions:
EU: The elements of dance, dance structures, and choreographic devices serve as both a foundation and a departure point for choreographers.
Concepts & Vocabulary:
prompts
use elements of dance
movement problem
choreographic devices
structure
dance phrase
concept and inspirations for choreography
feedback and revision
dance study
notation
dance phrase Skill Examples:
Use a variety of prompts for inspiration (i.e., music/ sound, text, objects, images, notation, observed dance experiences).
Find a way to travel across the floor only using a low level.
Select a choreographic device and create a dance phrase (i.e., retrograde, scramble/ deconstruct, transposition, inversion, or fragment).
Create a short movement phrase and perform with "sad" emotion then "happy" emotion. Discuss how the movement changed.
Discuss and use peer feedback or instructor feedback.
Create a floor map, using different colors for different levels of movement.
English Language Arts 22. Describe literary elements within a story, including setting, plot, characters, and themes.
a. Describe in detail the characters' behavior, emotions, and traits and explain how their actions influence events in the story.
b. Explain how the characters' actions and dialogue contribute to the meaning of the story.
c. Identify the central message, theme, or moral in a story, including myths, fables, and folktales, and explain the meaning conveyed in the passage.
d. Compare and contrast the themes, settings, and plots from two texts.
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Teacher Vocabulary:
22.
Describe
Literary elements
Story
Setting
Plot
Characters
Themes
22a.
Describe
Character
Behaviors
Emotions
Traits
Actions
Influence
Events
22b.
Explain
Characters
Actions
Dialogue
Contribute
Meaning
22c.
Central message
Theme
Moral
Myths
Fables
Folktales
Conveyed
22d.
Compare
Contrast
Theme
Setting
Plot
Stories Knowledge:
22. Students know:
Literary elements within a story include the setting, plot, characters, and themes.
Setting is when and where a story takes place.
Plot is the main events of a story (often referred to as the beginning, middle, and end of a story).
Characters are any person, animal, or figure that affect the plot.
Theme is the main, recurring idea in a text.
22a.
A story author provides descriptions of the characters' behavior, emotions, and traits.
The actions of characters in a story affect the events, or plot, of the story.
22b.
The actions of characters in a story affect the events, or plot, of the story.
The dialogue, or spoken words, of characters in a story affect the plot of the story.
22c.
Qualities of myths, fables, and folktales.
Many stories have a central message, theme, or moral.
A central message or moral is the lesson that is learned through the story or the one big idea of the story.
The central message, theme, or moral is conveyed through key details.
22d.
Compare means tell how things are alike or similar.
Contrast means tell how things are different.
Literary elements from different texts, like themes, settings, and plots, can be compared and contrasted.
Setting is when and where a story takes place.
Plot is the main events of a story (often referred to as the beginning, middle, and end of a story).
Theme is the main, recurring idea in a text. Skills:
22. Students are able to:
Identify and describe the literary elements, including setting, plot, characters, and theme, within the text.
22a.
Provide a detailed description of story characters' behavior, emotions, and traits.
Explain how story characters' actions affect the events of the story.
22b.
Explain how the actions of characters' contribute to the meaning of the story.
Explain how the dialogue between two or more characters contributes to the meaning of the story.
22c.
Identify the central message, theme, or moral of a story, including myths, fables, and folktales.
Explain the meaning of the central message, theme, or moral conveyed in the passage.
22d.
Compare and contrast literary elements, such as themes, settings, and plots, of two texts. Understanding:
22. Students understand that:
Identifying and describing literary elements within a story will help in comprehending the text.
22a.
Understanding each character's behavior, emotions, and traits will help them better understand a story's plot.
Characters in a story drive the plot by engaging in different actions.
22b.
Characters' actions and dialogue contribute to the meaning of a story.
Understanding the actions and dialogue of story characters improves overall comprehension of the text.
22c.
Understanding the meaning of the central message, theme, or moral of a story will improve overall comprehension of the passage.
Myths, fables, and folktales are types of narrative stories that often include a moral.
22d.
Comparing and contrasting literary elements can improve their comprehension, or understanding, of both texts.
