AE17.D.3.20

Arts Education (2017) Grade(s): 3 - Dance

AE17.D.3.20
Present research about a key aspect of a dance in oral, written, or movement form.

Unpacked Content

Essential Questions

EU: As dance is experienced, all personal experiences, knowledge, and context are integrated and synthesized to interpret meaning.
EQ: How does dance deepen our understanding of ourselves, other knowledge, and events around us?

Skills Examples

Identify appropriate/ inappropriate touch in a dance and compare to other context such as working with friends in a school setting or with siblings at home.
Identify the beginning, middle, and end of compositions of dance and music.
Isolate and move fractional sections of the body (half, quarter, and whole).
Identify purposes of dance, for instance, to tell a story, build community, demonstrate a ritual, experience social interactions, or showcase movement for its own sake.
Identify smooth and/or sharp movement within a folk dance.

Vocabulary

Elements of dance
Compare dance relationships to non-dance relationships.
Connect dance to written and oral skills.
Relate dance to culture, society, and community characteristics and values.
Elements of dance
Cultural Movement Practices
Dance Literacy

Anchor Standards

Anchor Standard 10: Synthesize and relate knowledge and personal experiences.

COS Examples

Example: Collect information from classmates about why they like a dance and perform a dance that includes all the feelings that were expressed.

Aligned Learning Resources

Céilís: Exploring Irish Folk Dance