dance6context

= Dance - Grade 6 = = Context =

//It is expected that students will:// || Suggested Achievement Indicators //The following set of indicators may be used to assess student achievement for each corresponding prescribed learning outcome. Students who have fully met the prescribed learning outcome are able to:// ||
 * Prescribed Learning Outcomes
 * compare dances from a variety of historical and cultural contexts || demonstrate knowledge of the historical and cultural context of at least two different types of dance (e.g.,

identify the purposes of dance in various cultures and historical contexts

describe the roles portrayed in a variety of dances (e.g., related to gender, age, character)

compare two or more dances from differing cultural or historical contexts with respect to attributes, including
 * attire
 * props
 * setting
 * rhythmic pattern of music
 * apparent purpose (e.g., to advertise a product, to entertain, to attract attention of others, to tell a story, to convey a feeling or mood, to celebrate something, to explore new technical possibilities)
 * number and roles of participants (e.g., children only, men and women together, men only)
 * the roles portrayed by dancers (e.g., related to gender, age, character)
 * shape or pattern of movement (e.g., angular, curved, twisted)
 * specific choreographic form (e.g., call and response, rondo, canon)

relate their understanding of the historical and cultural contexts of dance to the types of movements used ||
 * identify personal opportunities in dance || demonstrate knowledge of sources of information concerning dance activities and events occurring locally (e.g., web sites, newspaper)

interview someone involved in dance in the local community ||

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 * Dance |||||||| **Organisers**
 * **Kindergarten** || Creation & Composition || Elements of Dance || Context || Presentation & Performance ||
 * **Grade 1** || Creation & Composition || Elements of Dance || Context || Presentation & Performance ||
 * **Grade 2** || Creation & Composition || Elements of Dance || Context ||  Presentation & Performance ||
 * **Grade 3** || Creation & Composition || Elements of Dance || Context || Presentation & Performance ||
 * **Grade 4** || Creation & Composition || Elements of Dance || Context || Presentation & Performance ||
 * **Grade 5** ||  Creation & Composition || Elements of Dance || Context || Presentation & Performance ||
 * **Grade 6** || Creation & Composition || Elements of Dance || Context || Presentation & Performance ||
 * **Grade 7** || Creation & Composition || Elements of Dance || Context || Presentation & Performance ||