Digital Unit Plan Template

Unit Title: Using the Elements of Dance

Name: Caitlin Roberto

Content Area: Dance

Grade Level: High School: 9-10

CA Content Standard(s)/Common Core Standard(s):

1.0 Artistic Perception

Development of Motor Skills and Technical Expertise

CS: 1.1 Demonstrate refined physical coordination when performing movement phrases (e.g., alignment,
agility, balance, strength).
CS: 1.2 Memorize and perform works of dance, demonstrating technical accuracy and consistent artistic
intent.
Comprehension and Analysis of Dance Elements

CS: 1.4 Demonstrate clarity of intent while applying kinesthetic principles for all dance elements.
Development of Dance Vocabulary

CS: 1.5 Apply knowledge of dance vocabulary to distinguish how movement looks physically in space, time,
and force/energy).
5.0 CONNECTIONS, RELATIONSHIPS, APPLICATIONS
Connections and Applications Across Disciplines

CS: 5.1 Demonstrate effective use of technology for recording, analyzing, and creating dances.
CS: 5.2 Apply concepts from anatomy, physiology, and physics to the study and practice of dance techniques.
Big Ideas/Unit Goals:

-Development of Motor Skills and Technique: Motor skills and technique are essential to dance as an art
form and how skills can be produced to form a dance or performance.
-Development of Dance Vocabulary: Dance vocabulary holds an importance of proper etiquette to dance
itself and an aspect of history and its meaning.

-Comprehension and Analysis of Dance Elements: This allows students to have a better understanding
of dance and its underling meaning to effectively communicate with one another.
Unit Summary:

This unit explores beginning dance technique, vocab, and analysis. Throughout the unit students will be
demonstrating dance movement skills, understanding and analyzing the main components of dance, and
have kinesthetic body awareness while performing/demonstrating dance movements. Students will be able to
generate knowledge learned in this unit through dance by creating a dance of their genre choice within a
group for their final project. The students will apply their knowledge learned in this unit to demonstrate dance
skills to those around them and apply basic knowledge to real-world situations.
Assessment Plan:
Entry-Level:

Formative:

Summative:

Brainstorm: What are the dance

elements and how do they relate
to dance?

-Flashcards Quizlet: The Dance

Elements
-Webercise-Dancers Advantage
-Quiz: Dance Elements and how it
relates to dance
-Diagram/Mind map: How dance
elements all connect.

-Final Project= Dance Creation:

Students can present the topic in a
superior and meaningful way,
relating all 5 dance elements to a
genre of their choice: Dance
Elements Rubric
-Rubi Star-Dance Elements Relation

Lesson 1
Student Learning
Objective:

Acceptable Evidence
(Assessments):

-SWBAT perform 3
different dance
skills learned in
class sufficiently 3
out of 5 times.

-Demonstrate
dance movements
with kinesthetic
body awareness.

Lesson Activities:

-Teacher Lecture: The Dance Elements

-Guided Notes Handout Student Follow Along

Lesson 2
Student Learning
Objective:

-SWBAT identify,
understand, and
explain at least 3
different dance
skills and
definitions.

Acceptable Evidence:

Lesson Activities:

-Dance journal
-Dance definition
flashcards
-Working with
partner

-Dance phrases into organized forms.

-Dance Elements Webercise.

Acceptable Evidence:

Lesson Activities:

-Understand the
components of the
performance
process.
-Questions asked:
--What are the
movement
elements space,
time and energy?
--How can dancers
move and relate to
each other?
-Group members
-Scoring Rubric

-Graphic Organizer
-Complete diagrams and drawings

Lesson 3
Student Learning
Objective:

-SWBAT to
demonstrate
clarity of skill and
explain intent of at
least 2 dance
elements to peers.

Unit Resources:

http://people.bethel.edu/~shenkel/PhysicalActivities/Rhythms/Choreograph.html - Rhythm and Physical Activity for dance.

http://www.danceadvantage.net/improve-tendu/ - Great website! Has info on all things dance! Webercise-main guidance tool.
http://www.elementsofdance.org - Main Unit Website- all things dance elements.
https://hobbylark.com/performing-arts/importanceofdance - Helpful website on why dance is important and importance of elements.
http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/daproficient.asp - CA Content Standards Dance
https://quizlet.com/14360093/dance-terms-flash-cards/ - Quizlet flashcards to general dance vocab.
https://quizlet.com/180195297/dance-dance-elements-flash-cards/ - Quizlet Ms. Roberto dance elements flashcards (Assessments)
http://dance.about.com/od/getstarteddancing/u/Beginners.htm - All things about dance for beginners and learning.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGuD9Geeb2k - Video on dance elements. Useful for Teacher Lecture.

Useful Websites:
http://www.pecentral.org/lessonideas/searchresults.asp?category=56
http://people.bethel.edu/~shenkel/PhysicalActivities/Rhythms/Choreograph.html
http://kerndance.org/event/dancing-your-way-to-college-a-crash-course-in-planning-your-dance-future/
https://quizlet.com/180195297/dance-dance-elements-flash-cards/
https://www.brainpop.com
http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/daproficient.asp