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Phase:
During/Explore/Explain
Activity:
Students will retell a familiar story that they have previously studied using expressive movement and body percussion. Examples of body percussion are: stomping, patting thighs with hands, clapping, and snapping.
Students will rehearse in small groups to retell the story with movement before performing.
The teacher will observe the students rehearsing and will ask the students if they have thought about the expressive intent of the characters. What is the voice quality of their characters, what about the tempo and dynamics of their movement to retell the story?
The teacher will make anecdotal notes of students using create expressive movement and retell of the story as assessment when the groups of students perform for the class.