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Curated OER

Phenomenology Lesson Plan #1

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students approach media with a phenomenological criticism. They recongize biases that they have and where they have come from. They also identify biases in professional work.
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Curated OER

Presentaciones De Danzas En La Ciudad De M¿¿xico

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Pupils practice writing in Spanish. They visit web site that provides information about theatrical presentations, and answer questions in Spanish about schedule of performances for that week.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The World Through Art

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students create a multimedia report comparing a favorite form or work of art with those from other cultures around the world. In small groups they research the cultural influences on art in different regions of the world using an Encarta...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Identifying Subjects and Predicates - School-Home Links

For Students 3rd
In this sentence structure worksheet, 3rd graders review the meaning of subjects and predicates in sentences. They underline the predicate in 5 sentences.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Word Choice: Whose and Who's

For Students 6th - 7th
In these word choice worksheets, students read the sentences and complete each sentence with one of the choices of whose or who's.
Article
Other

Dancing History Online: History of Ballet

For Students 9th - 10th
Substantive essay on the evolution of ballet as an art and theater form. Includes information on specific composers and performers.
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Other

Ballet Arts School of Dance

For Students 9th - 10th
This website advertises a school in Westlake,CA. Classes are from pre-ballet through adult. The 4-5 year old class's focus is on basic coordination, stretching, and simple ballet terms.
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Other

American Ballet Theater: Homepage

For Students 9th - 10th
Official site of one of the United States' largest and oldest classical ballet companies. Includes repertory and performance information as well as photos and biographies of the dancers. A ballet dictionary with videos and photos...
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Other

Ballet Met Columbus: Ballet Notes

For Students 9th - 10th
This page on the BalletMet Columbus site provides notes on many classical ballets. Also provides biographies on famous ballet choreographers and composers. Click on links for fun ballet games.
Activity
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Centers for Disease Control: Bam! Body and Mind: Ballet

For Students 3rd - 8th
Meet an expert ballerina to learn what it takes to become a ballet dancer. Find out what gear you will need, safety tips, the basics of ballet dance, and more.
Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: The Origins of Ballet

For Students 9th - 10th
Can you imagine a party where every movement and every visual detail were governed by a complex system of rules and procedures? For centuries, such rituals were commonplace for European nobility. And while they've gone out of fashion, we...
Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: Dancing Towards Dreams

For Students 3rd - 5th
CommonLit.org is a wonderful resource to use in a Language Arts classroom. Each story or article is accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. In addition, students can click on words to see...
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Yale University

Living Pictures Representing the History of Black Dance

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief history of black dance in America, includes dance pioneers in jazz dance, ballet, and modern dance.
Handout
Black Past

Black Past: Alvin Ailey Dance Theater

For Students 6th - 8th
This brief encyclopedia entry describes the creation and development of the dance company Alvin Ailey began. There is a link to a website that will take you to the theater's web page.
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Other

Houston Ballet

For Students 9th - 10th
The Houston Ballet's website profiles the classical company's leading dancers and offers information on its current season. Also provides history and information on The Houston Ballet Academy.
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Other

Andros on Ballet: Galina Ulanova (1910 1998)

For Students 9th - 10th
A description of the dance career of Galina Ulanova. Discusses her training while growing up and some of her performances in later life.
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Other

Netherlands Dance Theater

For Students 9th - 10th
This site offers information on the unique Holland-based modern dance company and its primary choreographer, Jiri Kylian.
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Other

Ballet Hispanico

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the main page for the Ballet Hispanico of New York city which works to present and preserve Spanish dance in the United States.
Article
Other

Frequently Asked Questions: Ballet and Modern Dance

For Students 9th - 10th
This site, in question and answer format, contains information about the history of and emergence of both ballet and modern dance.
Primary
Other

Ballet Dance Magazine: An Interview With Evelyn Cisneros

For Students 9th - 10th
An interview with Evelyn Cisneros and with the choreographer of a dance, "Lambarena," created especially for her. In it, Cisneros discusses why she started dance, her early training, and the work that went into "Lambarena."
Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: The Physics of the "Hardest Move" in Ballet

For Students 9th - 10th
In the third act of "Swan Lake", the Black Swan pulls off a seemingly endless series of turns, bobbing up and down on one pointed foot and spinning around and around and around.. How is this move- which is called a fouette- even...
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Library of Congress

Loc: Invitation to the Dance

For Students 9th - 10th
This site briefly details various artists and group contributions to the history of dance. Includes some information on costume design and dance manuscripts.
Professional Doc
AdLit

Ad lit.org: Reading Discussion Guide: To Dance: A Ballerina's Graphic Novel

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
To Dance is a graphical memoir of Siena Cherson Siegel, a young girl growing up in Puerto Rico who eventually came to New York to study with the School of American Ballet. It captures the passion of the artist, as well as the discipline...
Lesson Plan
John F. Kennedy Center

The Kennedy Center: Lesson: Telling a Story Through Dance

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this lesson plan from ArtsEdge, learners focus on the ballet, "Nutcracker," while learning about storytelling through dance and movement. Provides assessment criteria, a list of sources and links to use for references.

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