Individual Practical: Student-devised movement sequence based on music (2 mins) Forming: Due week 4 Presenting: Group- student devised: choose a myth/legend to perform using Asian/physical theatre techniques 3 mins per actor) Due week 7 Individual Written: Peer critique of student devised performance (400 600 words) Responding: – Due week 10 Possible Learning Experiences Unpacked – Based on 4 x 50 minute lessons a week Week 1 Introductory activities warm-ups: – Sending the energy around the circle etc. “cha” “zap” Chay-chuk-ulay: Chant/movement game Basic physical warm-up: Stretch/yoga, use music to focus the group Movement patterns: Students in a circle. Person 1 stands in the middle of the circle, begins a movement. Person 2 enters the circle, faces the person 1, and mirrors their movement. When person 1 is satisfied person 2 has the movement perfected, they leave and resume their place in the circle. Person 2 develops/changes the original movement into something new. Another person enters the circle and the process repeats. Eventually challenge students to think about using their whole bodies, levels, different pace etc. Activities other: – Postcards: Students select a location and as a whole group create a 3D postcard each person becoming – a person or object etc. Allow the postcard to come alive for 10 seconds and encourage movement and sound in this time. Object Competition: Students work as a group to create a shape or object using their combined bodies. Split the class into groups. 2 groups compete and 1 group is judge. The judging group, who works with the teacher, decides on an object they would like the 2 competing groups to make. They call it and then all count down, aloud, from 10. The judging group then chooses the work they think is most effective by pointing at it. The competing group with the most wins, the other becomes the new judging group. ‘votes’
Forming: Individual Practical: Student-devised movement sequence based on music (2 mins) Due week 4 Presenting: Group- student devised: choose a myth/legend to perform using Asian/physical theatre techniques mins per actor) Due week 7 Responding: Individual Written: Peer critique of student devised performance (400 – 600 words) Due week 10 Possible Learning Experiences – Unpacked Based on 4 x 50 minute lessons a week Week 1 Introductory activities – warm-ups: Sending the energy around the circle “cha” “zap” etc. Chay-chuk-ulay: Chant/movement game Basic physical warm-up: Stretch/yoga, use music to focus the group Movement patterns: Students in a circle. Person 1 stands in the middle of the circle, begins a movement. Person 2 enters the circle, faces the person 1, and mirrors their movement. When person 1 is satisfied person 2 has the movement perfected, they leave and resume their place in the circle. Person 2 develops/changes the original movement into something new. Another person enters the circle and the process repeats. Eventually challenge students to think about using their whole bodies, levels, different pace etc. Activities – other: Postcards: Students select a location and as a whole group create a 3D postcard – each person becoming a person or object etc. Allow the postcard to come alive for 10 seconds and encourage movement and sound in this time. Object Competition: Students work as a group to create a shape or object using their combined bodies. Split the class into 3 groups. 2 groups compete and 1 group is judge. The judging group, who works with the teacher, decides on an object they would like the 2 competing groups to make. They call it and then all count down, aloud, from 10. The judging group then chooses the work they think is most effective by pointing at it. The competing group with the most ‘votes’ wins, the other becomes the new judging group.
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