Year 4 Performing Arts

Term 4, Week 1

Welcome Back everyone!

I hope you have had a fabulous holiday. I am so excited to see you all back at school next week!

I had some wonderful feedback at the end of last Term to say that many learners wanted to try a second option from the list of tasks - so this week, choose at least 1 new learning task that interests you! Of course if you would like to do more, you may!

As always, if you have any questions or you would like to share your learning with me, please email me on: Melinda.pattenden@education.vic.gov.au

OPTION 1: Acting

Create an entertaining video following exact instructions

  1. Watch the clip. This dad is following every instruction EXACTLY as it says

  2. Decide on a topic that you would like to follow instructions to

  3. Ask 3 friends or family members to write instructions on how to complete this task. Make sure it is a task they all know how to do.

  4. Inspired by this video, create an entertaining video showing you following the instructions EXACTLY as they are written.

  • You may choose to add text, effects, music, titles.

  • You may like to share your video with those who offered their instructions to you.

OR

Instructional video

1. Watch the clips as examples

2. Choose a topic or skill you are an expert in

3. Create an entertaining video showing your skill, explaining as you go.

OPTION 2: Get up and Dance!

Katy Perry - Roar (go Noodle)

Just dance: Waka Waka

Dynamite - Just Dance

'Jump' Go Noodle

OPTION 3: Dancing - Create your own dance to music (this is called improvising)

  • I have given 3 clips that you can dance to - or you can choose some music of your own! See if you can show emotions in your dance

Ballet - The Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy
Old Time Rock and Roll
I'm Still Standing - 'Sing'

OPTION 4: Analysing Dance - You be the judge!

  • Choose at least 3 dances to watch and analyse.

  • For each dance, create a table below and score each idea out of 5.

  • Add all the scores together for each dance and find your winner!

Amazing 3 Year Old

Very clever dance telling a story of agents on a mission

Young dances with SO much energy!

Incredible Cultural Performance by an Aboriginal Australian

Amazing Russian Floating Folk Dance "Birch Tree / Beryozka"


Amazing all female dance group wins Golden Buzzer on Arab's Got Talent
'V.Unbeatable' dance crew from India wins Golden buzzer on America's Got Talent
'Never Enough' lyrical modern dance

OPTION 5: Dance to Literacy - write or tell a narrative inspired by one of these amazing dances

  • Watch all 3 dances (they are short)

  • Select a dance to base a piece of writing on

  • You may do any style of writing you like - a poem, a descriptive piece, a narrative - you choose!

Spider dance

A fall of the soldiers!

A funny dance about mistakes

OPTION 6: Comedy

Make someone's day and tell some jokes!

  • Choose 3-5 of your favourite jokes (or learn some new ones)

  • Take a video telling your jokes in the most entertaining way you can

  • Send the video to a friend or family member who you would like to cheer up!