Topic: Basic Hip Hop

Objective: I can perform a dance phrase!
Vocabulary: Dance phrase, Hip Hop
Extensions: 

• Practice the dance phrase you learned in class! We learned part 3 and 4. Practice the whole dance!

Topic: Vantage Points and Collage
Objective: I can create a collage using at least two different vantage points of the same subject and order them to make a unified and purposeful media arts production.
Vocabulary: collage, consent, diptych, subject, vantage point
Extensions:

• In pairs or small groups, students create a collaborative collage project that combines their diptychs from the lesson and discuss creative choices.

• Have students write a short story about a series of photographs in a digital storytelling project, emphasizing the importance of consent and respect in storytelling and photography.

Topic: Body Percussion
Objective: I can create and perform rhythm patterns using my body.
Vocabulary: beat, rhythm, body percussion
Extensions: 

• Practice body percussion (rhythmic body sounds, like clapping, snapping, stomping, etc.). Identify whether the body percussion is beat (the steady pulse of music) or rhythm (long and short sounds).

  • • Use the play-along videos Alpha Four, It's Corn, or One More Time from class. 

    • Have students suggest a favorite pop song and see if there is a body percussion play-along available on YouTube.

    • Have students demonstrate some of the body percussion patterns they created in class.

Topic: Intro to Improvisation
Objective: I can add to an improv using the rule of “Yes, and…”
Vocabulary: improvisation, environment
Extensions:

Emotion Exploration

• Objective: Enhance emotional expression and connection.

• Activity: Before playing "Yes, Let's," introduce various emotions (e.g., happy, sad, excited). As students engage in the game, encourage them to express the chosen emotion through their actions and dialogue. Afterward, hold a discussion about how different emotions influenced their choices and interactions during the game.

Storytelling Chain

• Objective: Develop narrative skills and collaborative storytelling.

• Activity: After playing "Yes, Let's," students create a story together, using the same cooperative spirit. Start with one student setting the scene, and then each student adds a sentence or action based on the previous contributions, following the “Yes, Let’s” principle. This encourages listening, adaptation, and creativity while building a cohesive narrative.

Topic: Line
Objective: I can draw a design to transform a basketball court for a community.
Vocabulary: style, unity, variety, repetition,quality
Extensions: