Stage 3 Year B NSW Creative Arts Sample Unit 6 Teaching Pack

CA3-DAN-01 composes and performs dance to communicate ideas and intent using the elements of dance, and explains how ideas are conveyed to audiences and ways contexts influence dance

CA3-MUS-01 performs, uses listening skills and composes to communicate musical ideas using the elements of music, and explains how musical ideas are conveyed and ways contexts influence music

CA3-CWT-01 creates written texts to communicate ideas and understanding in Dance, Drama, Music and Visual Arts

Unit Description:

This unit teaches students to combine and apply their dance and music learning from Creative Arts K–6 by demonstrating freedom in the groove as they compose dance and music performances.

In dance, students explore their groove through sequentially composing a class jazz dance, culminating in a performance. Students collaboratively rehearse and refine dance sequences using the elements of dance to enhance their performance quality. They explore historical and contemporary jazz dance sequences to help inspire ideas for composition. Students reflect on their learning and appreciation for dance through multimodal forms.

In music, students investigate the key features of funk music to explore how it provides freedom for self-expression within musical boundaries. They experiment with creating simple rhythmic and harmonic backing layers to lay a foundation for self-expression through melodic grooves and solos. The unit culminates with students being supported to compose and perform their own funk-inspired songs, using the elements of music to express musical ideas. Students reflect on their learning and acknowledge musical influences by annotating musical ideas using graphic or staff notation.

• NSW Creative Arts Syllabus (2024-25) 
• Fully planned lessons structured around the explicit teaching model.
• Clear Learning Intentions and Success Criteria for every lesson.
• Reflection and consolidation tasks to reinforce learning.

Assessment Opportunities

• Ongoing formative and observational assessment embedded in lessons.

Engaging Digital and Print Resources

• Teaching slides that directly complement the written unit.
• Interactive elements including embedded songs, videos, and high-quality images to support the implementation of content.
• Additional/optional brain break and movement activities.

File Type:

This teaching pack consists of both pdf and PowerPoint files.

The teaching slides have been made in PowerPoint but are Google Slide compatible.

Please note: These files are large. The complete file containing all 16 lessons and 4 optional activities will not open in Google Slides due to file size limitations. Individual lesson files will open in Google Slides.

To access all 16 lessons in a single file, PowerPoint is required. PowerPoint supports larger file sizes and offers greater functionality and flexibility for teaching and presentation. While Google Slides provides convenient access from any device, PowerPoint is necessary to view and use the full program as intended.

To use in Google slides you will need to:

• Upload the PPT file to your Google drive first.
• Open in Google slide
• Click file - Save as Google slide.

Please note that some formatting, font issues may occur when using in Google slides as they were designed in PowerPoint.

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Why Teachers Love It

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