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Intermediate (7 & 8) Level Activity #7
After having seen "Arising Phoenix", ask students to prepare a
critical response to what they saw. Each response should provide
a well written paragraph on each of the following:
main
theme of the work
how that theme was presented
one aspect of the work that was effective
one aspect of the work that distracted
student's feelings about the work
Each
paragraph should include specific examples from the work to support
statements made. Younger students (Gr.7 or 8) may require some
whole group discussion to get them started.
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Intermediate (7 & 8) Level Activity #7
1.
Communicate their thoughts and feelings about the music they hear,
using language in a variety of art forms.(A. Music: Gr. 7 & 8)
2. Describe their response to a musical performance in their community.
(A. Music: Gr. 7 & 8)
3. Explain how artistic choices affect the viewer, and support
their conclusions with evidence from the work.(A. V. Art: Gr.
7 & 8)
4. Explain how the effective use of the elements and principles
of design contributes to an artwork's ability to communicate feelings,
convey ideas, and enrich people's lives.(A. V. Art: Gr. 7 & 8)
5. Explain their preference for art works, with reference to the
artist's use of the principles of design and their understanding
of the ideas and feelings expressed in the work.(A. V. Art: Gr.
7 & 8)
6. Evaluate the quality of a drama and a dance performance by
writing a review that refers to what was seen, heard and experienced.
(A. Drama: Gr. 7 & 8)
7. Communicate ideas and information for a variety of purposes.
(L. Writing: Gr. 7 & 8)
8. Use writing for various purposes and in a range of contexts.
(L. Writing: Gr. 7 & 8)
9. Organise information to develop a central idea, using well-linked
and well-developed paragraphs.(L. Writing: Gr. 7 & 8)
10. Use a variety of sentence types, sentence structures, and
sentences of varying length.(L. Writing: Gr. 7 & 8)
11. Produce pieces of writing using a variety of forms.(L. Writing:
Gr. 7 & 8)
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