Topic: Carnival

Objective: I can celebrate Carnival through movement!
Vocabulary: Carnival- (or Carnaval in Portuguese), Samba
Extensions: 

• Create a dance to John Lyons’ Poetry!

  • Carnival Dance Lesson Poem

  • Carnival Jumbie

Topic: Animation
Objective: I can use tools to make a picture move.
Vocabulary: animation, motion, line, shape
Extensions: 

• Encourage students to create a series of animated pictures that tell a story or convey a sequence of events.

• Explore other animation techniques such as stop motion or creating animated gifs using tools like Adobe Express or FlipaClip.

Topic:  Form
Objective: I can show the sections of music in a song.
Vocabulary: body percussion; form (A, B, C)
Extensions: 

• Create movements, dances, body percussion, or drawings to show the different musical sections in Theme to "Star Wars" (ABA form) or Theme to "Raiders of the Lost Ark" (ABACA form). Students should develop one pattern for each section (letter), e.g., one pattern to represent A, one pattern to represent B, etc. Both videos visually indicate when the musical sections change.

• When listening to music in the classroom, point out repeated sections of music. Repetition is especially obvious when the lyrics repeat during the refrain/chorus (for example, the "let it go" section of "Let it Go" from "Frozen").

Topic: Stage Blocking:  Where do I go?
Objective: I can follow directions and create blocking
Vocabulary: blocking, center stage, cheat out, upstage, downstage, stage left, stage right
Extensions: 

• Scene Creation: Divide the class into small groups and provide each group with a short scenario or prompt (e.g., arriving at a surprise party, a family dinner, meeting a new friend). Ask each group to plan and perform a brief scene using the blocking concepts learned in the lesson. Assign a director to oversee the work and clarify the blocking. This allows students to apply blocking to create their own mini-plays.

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