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- 4th
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Students perform and demonstrate locomotor and non-locomotor movements, while using various dance pathways and levels, incorporating the element of space. Full Review »
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- 7th - 12th
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Students research a particular time period for popular music and film titles and determine why these titles are popular. They compile a portfolio of song titles, lyrics which accurately represent the costume history of a particular time period. Full Review »
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- 7th - 9th
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Students experience a dance club-like environment one would find in Haring's 1980's. They dress in 80's clothes and learn break dancing moves. They relate the experience to Haring's artwork and explain his influences. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 9th
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Students examine how breakdancing influenced Keith Haring. They translate a flat image into movement. They breakdance along to music of the 1980's to experience the energy and innovation of that decade. They create flipbooks of their own dancing. Full Review »
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- 7th - 12th
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Students examine Sam Cooke's transition from gospel to pop music as they study his style. They dance the Cha Cha and the Twist. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 1st
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Students participate in a dance that imitates popcorn popping. They start low to the ground, grow and grow, until they are upright at which time they pop reaching for the ceiling. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students examine the history of blues music and discover how it relates to the music of today. As a class, they listen to the drum songs of Africa and compare it to the use of drums in pop music today. Using the internet, they research the history of the blues and its early artists. To end the lesson, they write in their journals to reflect on the music. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students study dance as a way to communicate and represent oneself in the world. ¿¿¿ They perform and articulate movement skills from the "dancer's toolbox". They solve problems in dance using the "dancer's toolbox" composing, witnessing, and discussing dance messages. Full Review »
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- 4th - 6th
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Students study iconic symbols Keith Haring would make in his artwork. They invent a background for the images, and draw the characters. Students create a Tunnel Book and a Pop-Up Book based on their drawings. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 2nd
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Students participate in a variety of lessons/activities designed to teach them about Mexico. They discuss the language and the flag of Mexico. Students learn about the celebrations, family values, music and food of Mexico. The final project, a Pinata, ties together different aspects of the unit into a final celebration. Full Review »
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