Weekly outline

  • Intro

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    Hi Everyone!!!!

    Welcome to Year 8 Performing Arts.

    Mr Bartlett, Miss Shields and Miss McGregor are sharing this course and you will get to spend time with both of us learning Music, Drama and Dance.

    We want to give you a taste or our passion for these subjects, and if you enjoy it over your junior years you can choose it as an option when you are in year 9.

    You will be able to try out your skills in acting and performing, working with a musical instrument and testing your rhythm in both music and dance.   

    We hope you have a great term with us!


  • Music

    Our music website

    Click here to access our Google website for music.

    This website has more of our learning, all our resources and planning for the next three weeks of music. I suggest bookmarking it as we will be using it every session.

    Kia ora and welcome to Year 8 Music! My name is Mr Bartlett (EBA) and I will be your music teacher. In music class you will build on what you learnt in class last year. You will learn new musical skills and have a go at a variety of instruments that you may have not played before. Please do not hesitate to ask any questions - I will be happy to answer them. You can email me at ebartlett@mhjc.school.nz. You can I wish you all the best for this year, and I look forward to working together with you.

    Learning Intentions: We are learning to (WALT)...

    • Identify and explain one important musical element - CHORD

    Activities:     
    • Rhythm games
    • An intro to the Four Chord Progression (Axis of Awesome video)
    • Exploring the guitar and keyboard

    Success Criteria: I can/have...

    • Participated in rhythm games
    • Play at least three chords (out of G, D, Em and C) on the guitar or keyboard

  • Drama

    You will have approximately 9 sessions of drama, during that time you will complete the following: 

    Learning Intentions: We are learning to (WALT)...

    Communicating and Interpreting

    • Present and respond to drama, identifying ways in which conventions combine to create meaning in their own and others’ work.

    Developing Ideas

    • Initiate and develop ideas with others to create drama.

    Understanding Drama in Context

    • Investigate the functions and purposes of drama in cultural and historical contexts.

    Developing Practical Knowledge

    • Use techniques and conventions to explore drama.


    Success Criteria: I can/have...

    • Describe and understand the expectations in drama class

    • Discuss Drama Conventions - Slow Motion, Freeze Frame, Flash Back, Stage Fighting, Ceremonies, Conscience, Invisibility, Ghosting, Narrator, Spoken Thought, Telephone, Overheard Conversation, Dream Sequence,

    • Work with my group to create short skits based on my context


    Activities:

    • Ice breakers and classroom expectations

    • Every session discussion different conventions then creating a skit demonstrating those conventions

    • Work with a group and brainstorm a range of ideas for your final skit based on your context and rehearse

    • Finish with final performance to class


    Assessment

    • Your assessment will be devised (created) by your assigned group
    • You will be given a topic and you will be able to create your own skit based on that idea
    • You will be graded as a group on your overall use of Drama Conventions and how effectively they are used



  • Dance

    You will have approximately 9 sessions of dance, during that time you will complete the following: 

    Learning Intentions: We are learning to (WALT)...

    Developing Practical Knowledge

    • Use the dance elements to develop and share their personal movement vocabulary.

    Developing Ideas

    • Select and combine dance elements in response to a variety of stimuli.

    Communicating and Interpreting

    • Prepare and share dance movement individually and in pairs or groups.


    Success Criteria: I can/have...

    • Warm up of just dance

    • Focus on learning dance elements - Timing and Space - pathways, formations, locomotive and non-locomotive

    • Learn dance combo - use it as a base to choreograph your 30 second dance routine

    • Rehearse each session and develop your routine

    • Perform your routine to the class

    • Can identify the dance elements


    Activities:

    • Just dance

    • Learn Dance elements

    • Learn dance moves

    • Choreograph 30sec dance routine

    • Rehears and practice - focus on elements

    • Perform it to class

    • Reflect on dance elements and if you saw them used




  • Assessment

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      Year 8 Performing Arts Assessment Assignment

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