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| All the News That's Fit to Print
ESL students read several versions of Cinderella and create an English-language newsletter based on the story.
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Dance |
Language Arts |
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Arthur Miller and The Crucible
This lesson examines the consequences of personal conscience in conflict with rigid societal perceptions of what is "right" in human behavior, as articulated in Arthur Miller’s The Crucible.
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Dance |
Language Arts, Social Studies |
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| Arts of the Gilded Age
Students will explore the varied art forms of the Gilded Age, then develop a creative piece to perform, present, and/or exhibit as a studio project.
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Dance |
Language Arts, Social Studies |
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| Atomic and Molecular Structure
Students will use physical science knowledge to create movement patterns that simulate the movement of atoms and molecules.
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Dance |
Physical Education, Science |
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| Baila! Latin Dance in the Spanish Classroom
Students demonstrate and learn about the Latin dances of salsa, mambo, merengue, rumba, cha cha, bachata, and samba through oral group presentations on the dance.
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Dance |
Foreign Language |
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| Ballet and Classical Music
Students are introduced to the conceptual and practical elements of classical ballet as they learn ballet history, vocabulary, and steps.
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Dance |
Foreign Language |
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| Cheerful Hearts and Willing Feet
This lesson encourages students to explore the methods Louisa May Alcott uses to develop characterization in Little Women.
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Dance |
Language Arts |
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| Dancing A Christmas Carol
Students read the classic Dickens' tale A Christmas Carol and recreate the dance the "Roger de Coverly" described in Chapter (Stave)2.
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Dance |
Language Arts, Social Studies |
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| Dancing through Poetry
Students will review methods and create performances in which poetry can be expressed through dance metaphorically.
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Dance |
Language Arts |
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| Dancing Winds
In this lesson, students are introduced to the heating and cooling, expanding and condensing properties of air masses. Students will use movement skills and dance to learn and communicate information about the patterns of wind cycles, and the attributes of the atmosphere.
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Dance |
Science |
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| Elements of Dance
In this lesson, students will explore and discover the elements of dance by demonstrating various simple movements.
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Dance |
Physical Education |
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| Folk Art as Communication
Students choose a type of folk art to represent a method of communication, and present a research paper on it.
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Dance |
Language Arts, Social Studies |
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| From Moccasins to Tap Shoes
Students will learn the basic dance steps of various American dance styles. Later, the dance lessons are incorporated into a writing activity.
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Dance |
Language Arts, Social Studies |
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| Graham's Appalachian Spring: A Study
Students will study Martha Graham's seminal work, Appalachian Spring,analyze the historical themes, and explore the relationship of the music and the set design to the structure of the choreography and narrative.
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Dance |
Language Arts, Social Studies |
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| Graphs of the Heart
Students will examine four of Martha Graham's key dance-dramas, and learn about the symbolic and mythological sources, and the relationship of set design and collaboration to the choreography and narrative of Graham's work.
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Dance |
Language Arts |
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| Harlem
This unit introduces students to Harlem, starting with black migration from Africa and from the American South to the North, to the Harlem Renaissance (including jazz musicians, visual artists, writers, and poets), and on to aspects of daily Harlem life.
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Dance |
Language Arts, Physical Education, Social Studies |
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| Harriet Tubman Integrated Unit
Students use a variety of sources to research Harriet Tubman's life and accomplishments, then use this information to create a collage and choreograph a movement piece.
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Dance |
Social Studies |
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| Harriet Tubman Integrated Unit: Lesson 4
Students use movement to express the words and music of a song about Harriet Tubman.
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Dance |
Physical Education, Social Studies |
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| Interpreting Mythology Through Dance
In this lesson, students learn about Ancient Egyptian rituals and attitudes about death and the afterlife.
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Dance |
Social Studies |
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| James Wyeth: Capturing Dance
Students observe and learn about dance and create a series of artworks depicting a type of dance or specific dancer.
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Dance |
Physical Education |
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| Jazz Dance and Music
Students will learn about jazz music and jazz dance, explore basic movements of jazz dance, and then create a poem inspired by jazz music.
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Dance |
Language Arts |
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| Kaleidoscopic Cloud Dance
In this lesson, students use hand-sculptures and body shapes to create tableaus of the constantly changing shapes of clouds. Kinesthetic learners will benefit from this lesson relating movement and dance activities to atmospheric properties, cloud types, and the wind.
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Dance |
Science |
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| Landscapes of the Mind
Students will explore four of Martha Graham's choreographies inspired by women, and analyze the expression of emotion and structure of narrative through written and verbal assessment.
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Dance |
Language Arts |
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| Legend and Life of Rudolf Nureyev
This unit explores how creative expression, artistic freedom relate and forces of social change forged Russian dancer Rudolf Nureyev’s rich contributions to dance and choreography.
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Dance |
Language Arts |
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| Life of a Navajo Weaver
Students explore ways of relating a weaving pattern to dance movement.
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Dance |
Social Studies |
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| Moccasins Are Made for Dancing
Tomie DePaola's Native American legends lend themselves to the study of Native American dance movements.
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Dance |
Language Arts, Social Studies |
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| Musical Harlem
Students learn about the musicians of the Harlem Renaissance.
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Dance |
Language Arts, Social Studies |
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| Native American Chants and Movement
This lesson challenges students to create expressive movements inspired by Native American chants and poetry.
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Dance |
Language Arts |
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| Navajo Weaving
Students explore patterns of Navajo weavings and create and perform a traveling pattern based on them.
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Dance |
Language Arts, Social Studies |
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| Nureyev: After Petipa
Students study how Nureyev's life and work were affected by social, cultural and political forces in Russia.
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Dance |
Language Arts, Social Studies |
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| Nureyev: Bringer of Light
This lesson focuses on Nureyev’s artistic endeavors and achievements in the dance world of the West.
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Dance |
Language Arts, Social Studies |
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| Nureyev: The Unconquerable Will
This lesson focuses on how creative expression developed in the West, particularly in dance.
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Dance |
Language Arts, Social Studies |
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| Our Russian Folk Dance
Students learn the Russian folk dance "Troika" and research one aspect of Russian culture.
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Dance |
Foreign Language |
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| Prairie Magic and Territory Folks
Students closely examine several aspects of the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Oklahoma!.
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Dance |
Language Arts, Social Studies |
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| Shakespeare Stealer
This four-lesson unit centers around the play The Shakespeare Stealer, and the book of the same name.
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Dance |
Language Arts, Math, Physical Education, Social Studies |
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| Shall We Dance?
Students identify the qualities of a successful dance partnership by researching well-known dance duos and practicing dance sequences with a partner.
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Dance |
Physical Education |
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| Shaping Patterns and Dancing Shapes
Students explain, and then use rope to create, several geometric shapes. They then create a dance based on the shapes.
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Dance |
Math |
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| Southern Puritanism and Tennessee Williams
This lesson continues the exploration of "Puritanism" as an influence on the development of modern American drama by focusing on elements of narrative, theme and characterization in selected works of Tennessee Williams.
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Dance |
Language Arts, Social Studies |
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| Sphere's Density Dance
Above our heads nature directs an atmospheric drama unparalleled here on the ground. This lesson focuses on students using movement at different levels (low, medium and high) to understand and convey concepts such as layering, air-density and particles.
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Dance |
Science |
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| Steps of a Giant: Martha Graham
This unit is dedicated to exploring the work of Martha Graham, one of the most innovative and celebrated dance artists of the twentieth century.
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Dance |
Language Arts, Social Studies |
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| Street Games
Students experience street games of Harlem by learning about and playing established games.
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Dance |
Language Arts, Physical Education, Social Studies |
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| Sundiata, Mali's Lion King
This lesson introduces the legendary Malian king Sundiata Keita through mask-making, an element of traditional Malian festivals.
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Dance |
Language Arts, Social Studies |
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| Swing Your Partner!
Learn the origins of square dancing in the U.S. along with experiencing the dance form and the actual calls, culminating in learning to write a friendly letter about the experience.
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Dance |
Language Arts, Social Studies |
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| Systems of the Body: Movement and Choreography
Basic systems and organs of the body are explained through movement exercises.
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Dance |
Physical Education, Science |
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| Tappin’ to My Tune
The third lesson on American Dance forms takes us to the origins of Tap, exploring its history.
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Dance |
Language Arts, Social Studies |
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| Telling a Story through Dance
This lesson uses The Nutcracker to introduce the concept of telling a story through dance and pantomime.
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Dance |
Language Arts |
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| The Art of the Wyeths
This unit includes research and studio lessons focusing on the illustrations of N.C. Wyeth, the watercolor drybrush paintings of Andrew Wyeth, and the portraiture of James Wyeth.
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Dance |
Language Arts, Physical Education, Social Studies |
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| The Gilded Age
This unit explores the history, architecture, arts and culture of American high society from the 1890s-1920s, during the Gilded Age.
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Dance |
Language Arts, Social Studies |
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| The Language of Ballet
Students learn basic ballet vocabulary and associate it with the actual physical movement.
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Dance |
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| Weather and Wind
Students will write a report on wind and weather patterns, and will create a dance demonstrating weather patterns.
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Dance |
Science |
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| Weather on the Move
This unit gives teachers instruction to lead and facilitate movement and dance activities about atmospheric properties, cloud types, and the wind.
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Dance |
Science |
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| Wonka's New Product
Students propose making a new candy by writing a persuasive letter to the character of Willy Wonka.
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Dance |
Language Arts, Math |
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