With instructor(s) Patricia Applegate
From William McKinley MS, Brooklyn
Grade Level Secondary (6-12)
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Synopsis
My 6th grade dance students worked in groups of 4 to choreograph and perform an eightcount pattern that depicted farming, hunting, housework, or fishing. Students learned the skills of working cooperatively to create, practice, perform, and revise. They also selfassessed as a group using a checklist in order to make and implement decisions to improve their dances. In the end, students reflected on the process and experience of working collaboratively to create, revise, and perform a dance.
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Inquiry
Does self-assessment using a criteria checklist help students improve the movement quality of their original dance phrases?
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Strategy
A student-generated checklist of criteria stating the characteristics of exciting and clear movements, self-assessment within small groups, and teacher feedback during class practice.
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