Drama / Dance
Senior, Intermediate, Junior, Primary 		Critical Literacy, Drama, and Dance
The article defines critical literacy and how it connects to drama and dance. The article takes specific drama and dance strategies and links them directly to critical literacy concepts, offering a framework for teachers to help students interact with texts through a critical lens. 		Articles and Lists, 2009 Curriculum Support, Critical Literacy
Dance
Intermediate 		Grade 7 Dance
Cultural Dances - Demonstration Classroom Video
Students learn dances from a variety of cultures in this video podcast. 		Videos
Dance / Drama
Intermediate 		Grade 7 Dance, Drama, and Critical Literacy
Cyber_Bullying.ca
Students develop skills in drama, dance and critical literacy through an exploration of the topic of cyber-bullying. The unit begins with an exploration of communication in a digital age. By the end of the unit, students will understand how electronic forms of communication can be used with intention to harm or with intention to have a positive and powerful impact. 		Unit Plans, Lesson Plans, Assessment Tools, 2009 Curriculum Support, Critical Literacy
Dance
Intermediate 		ATC2O - Grade 10 Dance
Dance and Environmental Education
In this unit, teachers and students explore the environment through dance composition and use sources as inspiration for choreography. Students will be immersed in the environment through real artifacts from nature which they will use as stimulus for a solo composition. 		Unit Plans, Lesson Plans, Assessment Tools, 2009 Curriculum Support
Dance
Intermediate 		ATC1O - Grade 9 Dance, Open
Dance and Identity: Intrapersonal > Interpersonal Intelligence
In this unit, students and teachers will explore the idea of intrapersonal and interpersonal intelligence in relation to dance. 		Unit Plans, Lesson Plans, Assessment Tools, 2009 Curriculum Support

Dance
Intermediate 		Dance and Movement Resource List
A collection of descriptions and reviews of various dance education books.

Dance
Senior, Junior, Intermediate, Primary 		Dance Composition Graphic Organizer
This is a graphic organizer of the elements of dance for composition.
Dance
Senior, Junior, Intermediate, Primary 		Dance in the Faculty of Education
A position paper on why dance education should be taught in the faculty of education. 		Articles and Lists
Dance
Senior, Intermediate, Junior, Primary 		Dance Notation
This resource offers instructional strategies for teaching Dance Notation. 		Lesson Plans
Dance
Junior 		Grade 6 Dance
Dance of the Molecules - Demonstration Classroom Video
This is a video of a demonstration classroom. In this video, students use movement to represent science concepts 		Videos

Dance
Senior, Intermediate 		Dance Portfolio/Scrapbook Assignments
A series of written assignments that can be given to students individually, or over the course of the year as a series of reflections for a dance portfolio.
Drama / Dance
Junior 		Grade 6 Dance, Drama, and Critical Literacy
Departures
Students will explore the topic of migration and the related theme of departures, with a focus on the push and pull factors that are at play when people are faced with these critical life decisions. The unit invites students to learn about the journey of immigrants during the Irish Famine and to examine a range perspectives and points of view that prevailed at that time. 		Unit Plans, Lesson Plans, Assessment Tools, 2009 Curriculum Support, Critical Literacy
Drama
Senior 		ADF4M - Director's Craft
Director's Craft - Focus Course Profile
The course provides students with an opportunity to learn about theatre through the eyes of the theatre director. Students will focus on the stages of theatre production and explore various approaches to directing through text analysis and practical application. 		Course Profiles, Lesson Plans, Assessment Tools, 2009 Curriculum Support
Drama
Senior 		Dorothy Heathcote's Keynote Address at CODE Conference 2008
The transcript of Dorothy Heathcote's keynote address via video conference at CODE's 2008 annual conference. In the keynote address she discusses the Mantle of the Expert and her work with students on The Great Fire of London. 		Articles and Lists

Dance
Intermediate, Junior 		Dowel Dances
Students will create a dance using 48" wooden dowels as integral props, to help them with the exploration of the element of energy (use of pressure in movement). 		Lesson Plans
Drama
Intermediate 		Grade 10 Drama
Drama and Literacy - Demonstration Classroom Video
English language learners express themselves through drama in this video. 		Videos
Drama
Senior 		ADC3M - Grade 11 Drama in the Community, College/University Preparation
Drama in the Community - Focus Course Profile
In the beginning of the course, students define their understanding of community through the development of the ensemble and then apply their skills and understanding to build bridges to their local community. Students experiment with a variety of drama processes and conventions to become agents of change within their communities. 		Course Profiles, Lesson Plans, Assessment Tools, 2009 Curriculum Support
Drama
Senior 		Grade 12 Drama
Drama Performance - Demonstration Classroom Video
Students learn how to teach drama while creating their own drama production in this video. 		Videos
Drama
Intermediate 		Grade 8 Drama
Dramatizing Social Interactions - Demonstration Classroom Video
Students create their own dramatizations using excerpts from a play in this video. 		Videos
Dance
Senior 		ATC4M - Grade 12 Dance
Embodying the Dancer
This unit will give senior dance students the opportunity to explore and document a physical, creative, and critical process independently, with ongoing modeling and prompting by the teacher. Dancers will show their understanding of their current physical condition, re-mediate areas of need, build on existing strengths and choreograph a work that has autobiographical influences. 		Unit Plans, Lesson Plans, Assessment Tools, 2009 Curriculum Support