Your spring project is to move. You have lots of choices. You only need to choose one of the options below and complete the Reflection. Have fun!
New info as of 4/25: Ms. Turgeon will accept video submissions ONLY IF your group consists of FOUR or more students and all members are visible. Groups of 4 or fewer should perform for Ms. Turgeon live in class or during her office hours. Performances should be 2 minutes or less for most projects.
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LARGE GROUPS
Up to 10 in a group, or up to 5 couples
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SOLO OR SMALL GROUPS
Groups up to 6
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SOLO Writing Assignments
(Must also
do some sort of movement activity—playground game, jump rope, one line dance,
etc.)
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GROUP DANCING
FOR FUN
Learn 2 LINE DANCES
and/or partner dances and perform with friends Examples: Cha Cha Slide, Cupid
Shuffle, Cotton Eyed Joe, The Hustle, The Bus Stop, swing dancing, waltzing,
etc. Lyrics to the songs must be school-appropriate.
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DANCER/CHOREOGRAPHER
Learn a dance, choreograph a new dance, OR create a new
version of a dance that you already know.
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MOVEMENT IN
MOVEMENTS
Explain how dancing/marching in groups has been used in
different cultures, religions, civil/human rights movements (in history or
today) and places around the world to
draw attention to causes. Were they effective? Why or Why not?
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SING AND DANCE
Sing and create a dance to a song for yourself OR with
a small group.
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LET’S MOVE AND
SING!
Learn 2 GAME SONGS
(clapping games, circle/partner games, jump rope games, etc.) and perform
them with your friends.
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DANCING
STORYTELLER
Choose/create a dance that tells a story and perform it
to music.
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DANCE FOR YOUR
LIFE!
Research the benefits of dancing and write an essay
about why dancing and moving is good for you.
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ROUTINE MOVEMENT
Create a routine to perform with friends. Jump rope,
basketball, baton, poi, sticks, hula, body percussion, etc.
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DANCE, SING, AND
ACT
Learn a song from a movie or musical and act out a
scene to perform it (include costumes, scenery…whatever you wish!)
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DANCING IN MY
LIFE
Tell about times that you had an experience with
dancing or moving on your own or with a group. Explain why each experience
was memorable (in a good or bad way) to you.
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Students who work with a
group/partner will complete a peer assessment about how each person
contributed to the final product.
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HOW TO IMPROVE
YOUR DANCING!
Write a “how to” article about how to become a better
dancer. Be specific!
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Movement Playlist (Saman, stick game, patting game, Fight Song, how to do lots of dances, TONS of body percussion) Click the upper left corner waffle to select the video you'd like to see!
Line Dances (click for search results)
Basketball Routines to Music (click for search results)
Jump Rope Games (click for the search results)
Clapping Games:
http://funclapping.com/
Choose 2
I edited this list for age-appropriateness--BT
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