Enduring Understanding 3: Connections among the arts and other disciplines strengthen learning and the ability to transfer knowledge and skills to and from other fields.

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Number: DA.5.H.3
Title: Connections among the arts and other disciplines strengthen learning and the ability to transfer knowledge and skills to and from other fields.
Type: Enduring Understanding
Subject: Dance
Grade: 5
Big Idea: Historical and Global Connections

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Related Access Points

This cluster includes the following access points.

Independent

DA.5.H.3.In.0
Use movement sequences to represent concepts in other fields.
DA.5.H.3.In.1
Identify similarities between skills required for dance and those required for other areas of study.
DA.5.H.3.In.2
Practice using vocabulary common to the study of dance.

Supported

DA.5.H.3.Su.0
Use movement to represent concepts in other fields.
DA.5.H.3.Su.1
Recognize similarities between skills required for dance and those required for other areas of study.
DA.5.H.3.Su.2
Practice using selected dance vocabulary.

Participatory

DA.5.H.3.Pa.0
Associate movements with a concept from another field.
DA.5.H.3.Pa.1
Recognize a skill that dance and another area of study have in common.
DA.5.H.3.Pa.2
Recognize selected dance vocabulary.

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Lesson Plan

Discovering the Culture of Gullah:

In this lesson, students will learn about the Gullah culture through the vivid paintings of Jonathan Green. Students will rotate in activity stations that provide opportunities to observe, reflect, and create movement inspired by Green's art. The lesson culminates in a writing exercise prompting students to describe significant aspects of the Gullah people and culture in an essay.

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