Lesson 4

Lesson 4

Subject: Modern 1
Grade Level: Beginning University class
Standards Addressed: Uncommon Meters
Learning Objectives: Work on use of uncommon meters
Lesson: 4
Materials: Sound system, music

Episode #:1
Subject Matter: Students will execute warm up starting in diamond position on the floor that they have learned in weeks 1-3. At this point, the students should be able to achieve this on their own with minimal help from instructor.
Objectives: Warm up the body and joints using repetitive movements.
Style: Cued response
Logistics: Music: 5 80 by Michael Wall
Time: 5 minutes
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Episode #:2
Subject Matter: Students will work in pairs to go through movement and clarify and questions they may have.
Objectives: Students work with peers to discover and answer questions.
Style: Reciprocal
Logistics: 
Time: 5 minutes
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Episode #:3
Subject Matter: Students will execute the warm up again.
Objectives: Allow students to apply corrections.
Style: Cued response
Logistics: Music: 5 80 by Michael Wall
Time: 5 minutes
Comments:

Episode #:4
Subject Matter: Students will execute the foot warm up learned in weeks 1-3.
Objectives: Warm up feet, work through pile in preparation for bigger movements in class. Combination will be assessed at the end of the unit.
Style: Cued response
Logistics: Music: Slow 7 60, Fast 7 90 by Michael Wall
Time: 5 minutes
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Episode #:5
Subject Matter: Students will work in pairs to go through movement and clarify questions they have.
Objectives: Students will work with peers to discover and answer questions.
Style: Reciprocal
Logistics:
Time: 5 minutes
Comments: 

Episode #:6
Subject Matter: Students will execute the foot warm up again.
Objectives: Allow students to apply corrections.
Style: Cued response
Logistics: Music: Slow 7 60, Fast 7 90 by Michael Wall
Time: 5 minutes
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Episode #: 7
Subject Matter: Swing on counts 1-4 with right leg, step and swing with left leg on counts 5-7, repeat across the floor.
Objectives: Warm up the hip joint and use pile to travel across the floor.
Style: Cued response
Logistics: Music: 7 70 by Michael Wall
Time: 5 minutes
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Episode #: 8
Subject Matter: Down 1, up and, down 2, swing 3-5, repeat down 1, up and down 2, into preparation for pirouette. Turn on counts 3-5, arabesque saute 1-2, passé sauté 3-4, repeat whole sequence all the way across the floor.
Objectives: Apply concepts from warm up into larger locomotor phrase. This phrase will be assessed at the end of the unit.
Style: Cued response
Logistics: Music: Slow 5 90, Fast 5 100 by Michael Wall
Time: 5 minutes
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Episode #:9
Subject Matter: Students will work together to answer any questions about the large locomotor phrase.
Objectives: Students will work with their peers to answer any questions they might have.
Style: Reciprocal
Logistics:
Time: 5 minutes
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Episode #:10
Subject Matter: Students will execute locomotor phrase again.
Objectives: Allows students to apply corrections.
Style: Cued response
Logistics: Music: Slow 5 90, Fast 5 100 by Michael Wall
Time: 5 minutes
Comments: