Unit Title Dancing with and Against Gravity Length of Unit 2 weeks Focusing Lens(es) Choices Standards and Grade DA09-GR.7-S.1-GLE.1, DA09-GR.7-S.1-GLE.3 Level Expectations DA09-GR.7-S.2-GLE.2 Addressed in this Unit DA09-GR.7-S.3-GLE.1 DA09-GR.7-S.4-GLE.1 Inquiry Questions Which is more satisfying: resisting gravity or giving into it? Why? (DA09-GR.7-S.1-GLE.1,3) (Engaging- How would you describe the feeling of working on the floor as opposed to working in a vertical plane? Debatable): Unit Strands Perform on and off center Create while giving into and resisting gravity Context of environmental forces Respond with intent Concepts Improvisation, Investigate/Discovery, Space/Time/Energy, Order/Form Generalizations Guiding Questions Understand Factual Conceptual My students will that… Improvisation suggests movement ideas for choice What does it mean to have an intent or inspiration for How does being balanced or unbalanced affect the making and refinement of dance works an improvisation? outcome of an improvisation? Relationships between the elements of movement and What are the movement elements? What is the How does a dancer’s relationship to gravity affect use of gravity evokes the intent of dance movement connection between a strong center and: fall, the movement elements? and (DA09-GR.7-S.3-GLE.1) recovery, and suspension? How does a dancer’s relationship to gravity affect use of What does it mean to choose or select movements for a movement dance? Order and form encompasses the content of composition What does it mean for a dance to have a form? How does dance form change in relation to content? (DA09-GR.7-S.4-GLE.1) Key Skills: Critical Content:
Unit Title Dancing with and Against Gravity Length of Unit 2 weeks Focusing Lens(es) Choices Standards and Grade Level Expectations Addressed in this Unit DA09-GR.7-S.1-GLE.1, DA09-GR.7-S.1-GLE.3 DA09-GR.7-S.2-GLE.2 DA09-GR.7-S.3-GLE.1 DA09-GR.7-S.4-GLE.1 Inquiry Questions (Engaging- Debatable): Which is more satisfying: resisting gravity or giving into it? Why? (DA09-GR.7-S.1-GLE.1,3) How would you describe the feeling of working on the floor as opposed to working in a vertical plane? Unit Strands Perform on and off center Create while giving into and resisting gravity Context of environmental forces Respond with intent Concepts Improvisation, Investigate/Discovery, Space/Time/Energy, Order/Form Generalizations My students will Understand that… Guiding Questions Factual Conceptual Improvisation suggests movement ideas for choice making and refinement of dance works What does it mean to have an intent or inspiration for an improvisation? How does being balanced or unbalanced affect the outcome of an improvisation? Relationships between the elements of movement and gravity evokes the intent of dance movement and (DA09-GR.7-S.3-GLE.1) What are the movement elements? What is the connection between a strong center and: fall, recovery, and suspension? What does it mean to choose or select movements for a dance? How does a dancer’s relationship to gravity affect use of the movement elements? How does a dancer’s relationship to gravity affect use of movement Order and form encompasses the content of composition (DA09-GR.7-S.4-GLE.1) What does it mean for a dance to have a form? How does dance form change in relation to content? Critical Content: Key Skills:
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