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Sample Lesson Plans, Curriculum Design, and Resources

PreK-12 Unit and Lesson Plans 

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Higher Education Unit Plans and Curriculum Design

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Implementations: Inspired by the workshops at Shakespeare Globe and Tate Britain in London

Developing Lesson Plans Towards

Multimodal Literacies and Technology

 

Alternative Texts: The Intersection of Art & Writing in Edward Hopper’s “Nighthawks (1942)”

Written Word- Verse and prose to express their artistic work.

1st and 3rd person perspectives in writing their choreographic critiques, self- and peer assessment.

Students' background as text: Previous knowledge and experiences

Video Recordings: Documenting progress of their work-Movement projects: commercials, trailers/ music videos 

Photo Montage: Display of choreographic ideas, constructing, and deconstructing dances.

Sound and Poetry- Using software to record their poetry/music.

Semiotics through Language of Dance Symbols and Laban Movement Analysis

Researching Online

Shakesperae Plays: Choreography based on plays, character movements, concepts, etc.

 

Activities to enhance Choreography and Improvisation Lessons

 

  • Circle up!- Keeping eye contact and changing places. 

  • Heaven and Earth Touch-Activity for Levels

  • And then...Yes! Remember!- Activity to recap on plots, stories, etc.

  • Body language duets- Activity for embodiment of ideas and characters.

  • Argument with movement- LMA Activty

  • Argument with YES/NO/PEACE/FIGHT

  • Tactics/gestures-hooking, blocking, pointing, etc.

  • Museums Visits-Movement in Art (Sculptures, paintings, etc.)

  • Role Play

Activities to Target Musicality and Rhythm

 

  • Heartbeat and chest/ galloping horses.- Locomotors Movements

  • Poetry and Shakespeare- Accents and Rhythm- Locomotor movements and Improvisation based on charcaters'personality.

Dancing: The Highest Intelligence in the Freest Body.  

―Isadora Duncan 

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