ARTS UNIT TEMPLATE
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Unit title (in the form of a question even if you are not doing an inquiry based unit. Title does not have to be deep and meaningful – it can be playful eg: Can We Trick you? for an optical illusion unit)
Your name and number
Course
Summary : Year level Number of sessions Arts (s) areas covered: Other disciplines (where applicable) AUSVELS- interdisciplinary strands / Australian Curriculum -general capabilities
Rationale: Remember what the rationale is worth and argue your points accordingly!!!
The book to be used for the topic is “Teaching the Arts” by David Roy, 2015 2nd edition. The book is relayed in a clear and understandable language and hence it is easy to comprehend and interpret. This makes an …show more content…
It is believed that we humans use arts from the time we are born for example when babies learn to talk they tend to mimic other speakers (Roy, Baker, & Hamilton, 2015). The teaching of the Australian dances is not limited to the teaching of arts. The students will be enabled to learn communication, history and personal learning. As students are exposed to dancing they end up picking up certain skills. Individual students can improve on some skills that they did not initially possess. The skills include reflection and analysis through choreography (VCAA, 2015). The students can learn more of their Australian history when they are taught traditional dances of the Australian ethnic groups. The other discipline gained in this unit is communication. The students through the dancing will learn to express themselves through the dances they perform. They will additionally know to express their ideas through the dances they are required to
REMOVE GUIDING COMMENTS (in italics) FROM BOXES AS YOU GO (including this one!)
Front page
Unit title (in the form of a question even if you are not doing an inquiry based unit. Title does not have to be deep and meaningful – it can be playful eg: Can We Trick you? for an optical illusion unit)
Your name and number
Course
Summary : Year level Number of sessions Arts (s) areas covered: Other disciplines (where applicable) AUSVELS- interdisciplinary strands / Australian Curriculum -general capabilities
Rationale: Remember what the rationale is worth and argue your points accordingly!!!
The book to be used for the topic is “Teaching the Arts” by David Roy, 2015 2nd edition. The book is relayed in a clear and understandable language and hence it is easy to comprehend and interpret. This makes an …show more content…
It is believed that we humans use arts from the time we are born for example when babies learn to talk they tend to mimic other speakers (Roy, Baker, & Hamilton, 2015). The teaching of the Australian dances is not limited to the teaching of arts. The students will be enabled to learn communication, history and personal learning. As students are exposed to dancing they end up picking up certain skills. Individual students can improve on some skills that they did not initially possess. The skills include reflection and analysis through choreography (VCAA, 2015). The students can learn more of their Australian history when they are taught traditional dances of the Australian ethnic groups. The other discipline gained in this unit is communication. The students through the dancing will learn to express themselves through the dances they perform. They will additionally know to express their ideas through the dances they are required to