Critical Learning
Dance film is its own genre, different from dance movies or live dance performances.
Guiding Questions
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Questions directrices
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Learning GoalsAt the end of this lesson, students will be able to:
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Buts d'apprentissageA la fin de cette leçon, les élèves seront capables :
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Instructional Components
Readiness
Students should have some previous experience using the critical analysis process to analyze dance works. They should be familiar with the elements of dance.
Terminology // Terminologie
- Elements of dance // Éléments de la danse
- Placemat // Napperon
Materials
- Dance film excerpts
- Dance movie excerpts
- A recording of a live dance performance
- Chart paper
- Tape
- Markers
- Student notebooks
Approximately 10 minutes
Minds On // Esprit en marche |
Pause and Ponder |
Whole Class > Setting the Context //
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Assessment for Learning (AfL)Do a diagnostic assessment of students knowledge of dance film during whole class brainstorming and discussion. Differentiation (DI)Apply teaching strategies as necessary to encourage student participation in class discussion, and group work. Provide graphic organizers as needed to assist students to create written lists and to give verbal feedback, Quick TipCreate a list of criteria before the lesson based on the examples that you have chosen. If the students are having difficulty identifying criteria for evaluation pause the film at predetermined points and prompt discussion. Link and LayerLink the questioning to the students previous work on composition, performance and stagecraft, including the elements of dance. Hyperlinks in the LessonKaeja films has several dance film trailers posted at https://www.kaeja.org/film . These films are available for purchase for institutional use. Other sources include: Festival Des Arts dance: made in canada National Film Board of Canada/Office national du film du Canada (NFB/ONF) Sources for information on dance film techniques: Dance Film Techniques: Angles, Shots & Movement (Youtube) |
Approximately 120 minutes
Action! |
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Whole Class > Viewing DanceShow students an excerpt of a dance film, a dance movie and a dance performance recording. Possible Example for Dance Film: Any film by Kaeja Films. (see hyperlinks).Possible Example for Dance Movie: Any recent mainstream dance movie, ie. Step Up, Save the Last Dance. Possible Example of Dance Performance Recording: Any dance that was intended for a live audience but was recorded. Small Group > Place mat //
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Approximately 15 minutes Consolidation |
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Whole Class > Creating CriteriaAfter viewing the dance films and creating individual lists of criteria, gather the students in front of another piece of chart paper. Use a student volunteer(s) to be the recorder(s). Students will give the criteria from their lists to make a master, Criteria for Evaluating Dance Film List // Critères d'évaluation de la liste des films de danse. |