Step 1: Warm up Ask students to find a place in the room where they will not touch each other or another object. Share the reasons for “warming up” our bodies with students (to focus attention and get the body ready to move). Warming up is movement done in personal space (within “body bubble”). Ask
LESSON 2: Creating Shapes
Step 1: Size and level Warm up by talking about the concept of size and level: high (tall, reaching up, tiptoes) and low (on the floor; crouching, sitting, lying down), big (arms out, legs out) and little (arms in, legs in). Call out body parts to be performed at high and low levels, large and
LESSON 3: Character Development
Step 1: Reading the story Read the story aloud to the class. Then read it a second time and ask the students to pay close attention to the main characters. Talk about the characters after reading the second time. (What makes a character in the story? Who are the characters? Are there characters who do
CELEBRATION OF LEARNING
Celebration Suggestion Dance for the school and engage the community Invite other classrooms, families and community members to view the dance performance. Help students create invitations or a poster advertising the event.
DANCE: STANDARDS ADDRESSED
COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS corestandards.org Speaking and Listening: CCSS ELA literacy SL k.1-10 Vocab Acquisition: CCSS ELA literacy LK.1-5 NATIONAL CORE ART STANDARDS nationalartsstandards.org Anchor Standard 1: Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work. VA: CrK.1.Ka Anchor Standard 2: Organize and develop artistic ideas and work. VA: CrK.1.Ka Anchor Standard 3: Refine and complete artistic
LESSON 1: Composition
Step 1: Define composition Ask the students if they know the meaning of the term “composition.” Explain the various meanings and how it is used in many different media (music, painting, sculpture, drawing). Show examples of composition in other art forms. Teaching Tip: Before filmmaking: students should have already thoroughly researched the content of their chosen
LESSON 2: The “Five Shots” in Filmmaking
Step 1: Camera operation and safety Introduce how to use the cameras. Give the students a tour of the camera, pointing out the various operation and safety needs…stressing the importance of using the wrist strap! Introduce the five types of shots used in filmmaking to the students. Establishing shot Wide shot Two shot Close
LESSON 3: The Production Notebook
Step 1: Film guidelines Go over the guidelines of the film project: The films must be 2 minutes in length. The films must stay true to history, according to student research. Students should create props to emphasis certain parts of the story. Students should create and use title cards to help explain pivotal moments in
LESSON 4: Storyboards
Step 1: The purpose of the storyboard Ask for a volunteer to read about storyboarding in the Production Notebook: The purpose of the storyboard is to help you organize your ideas for your film in a visual way before you start filming. Think of the storyboard as a visual outline of your film. Each card
LESSON 5: Filming
Step 1: Are you ready to film? Ask for a student volunteer to read the PN blurb about film readiness: “Before you start filming take a moment to go over the checklist with your group. Use your storyboard as a reference; remember each index card on your storyboard should have all the information you need
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