Dance: can you create actions to tell the story of a real life hero?
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use my actions to tell the story of a real life superhero.
Key learning points
- Move: control and accuracy help us to perform actions to accurately tell a story.
- Think: linking actions to tell a story requires concentration and focus.
- Feel: performing a quality sequence requires self-belief.
- Connect: sharing ideas with others requires performing our sequence accurately.
Keywords
Story - a description of events, real or imaginary, told in a structured way with a beginning, middle and an end
Linking - successfully adding two movements together so that they flow one after the other
Hero - a person admired for their courage, noble qualities or outstanding achievements and can also be a character with superpowers who uses them to help or protect others
Common misconception
Dance has to be to music.
Dance can tell stories and actions can be linked to words not just music.
Content guidance
Risk assessment required - physical activity
Supervision
Adult supervision required
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
4 Questions
Q1.What can you do to ensure you perform to the best of your ability?
Q2.What is a superhero?
Q3.Why do we need control in dance?
Q4.How could you show a superhero flying?
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.What is a story?
Q2.Which is true? Dance can be linked to ...
Q3.What is the name of a bad person in a superhero story?
Q4.How could you best show the superpower of being super strong?
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The starter quiz will activate and check your pupils' prior knowledge, with versions available both with and without answers in PDF format.
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The assessment exit quiz will test your pupils' understanding of the key learning points.
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