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Montclair State University
Exercise Science and PE Department
Lesson Planning and Teaching Assessment
Planning and Implementation Standard
Candidate Name: Ian Oates
Date: 11/7/12
Title of Lesson: Sicilian Tarantella
Class Time: 45 minutes
Target Audience/Grade Level: College Level
Numbers of students in class: 24
Teaching Location: Dance Studio Room
Developmental characteristics of students: Using the knowledge developed over the course of your program, describe the developmental characteristics
(physical, social, and cognitive) that you must consider when planning this lesson. Refer to the General Level Skill Proficiency if necessary.
Description of student(s) who need accommodations: Accommodations have been made
Goal of the lesson: To teach the students of the class how to perform the Sicilian Tarantella.
Instructional Objectives: Students will be able to perform the steps to the Sicilian Tarantella dance with partners and in groups of four and to the music 100% of
the time.
New Jersey’s Core Curriculum Content Standards and Cumulative Progress Indicators: 2.5.12.A.3 Design and lead a rhythmic activity that includes variations in
time, space, force, flow, and relationships (creative, cultural, social, and fitness dance).
Materials and Equipment List: Music for the Sicilian Tarantella and an open area to perform the dance.
Technology Utilized in Lesson: CD player
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Time Allotment
Lesson Plan Segments
How long does it take for
every segment to be
taught? Specific class time
and amount of time
Instructional segments that need to be planned.
Make sure you clearly indicate what the critical
elements and cues are that you will use while
teaching.
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Instant Activity/Attendance: Use
attendance lines to take quick attendance
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Warm-ups: Do two warm up dances from
previous lessons as chosen by the
students.
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Introduction/Motivation / Anticipatory
Set: Introduce the students to the dance
and give motivational story.
30
Learning tasks / experience: Break the
dance into 4 main parts and teach them
individually and build on each part with
the next.
Part 1: Step-hop right, swing left leg
across while clapping. Step-hop left, swing
right leg across while clapping. Run four
steps in place while snapping fingers
overhead. Repeat
Part 2: Run 4 steps towards partner
raising hands and snapping. Run 4 steps
backward lowering hands and snapping.
Repeat.
Part 3: Head couples clap hands, run to
meet neighbor, hook elbows and turn
once. Repeat with other neighbor. Repeat
Student Formations
and
Transitions
Draw or type the names of
the formations and
transitions.
Accommodations
Assessment: How will you
Include instruction and
performance experiences
that enable ALL students to
learn and practice no matter
their ability level.
measure student learning?
Include specific check for
understanding questions
6 lines with 4 students
in each line.
Spent the summer in
Italy and at every party
they would do this
dance.
Students will partner up
and form a square with
another set of partners.
In the square each set of
partners will be facing
and opposite of each
other.
The students will be
assessed based on their
ability to perform the
dance with their
partners and to the
music without stopping
or making any mistakes.
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with side couples taking the lead
Part 4: Head couples do-si-do. Repeat.
Form circle within group and skip 8 times
counterclockwise with hands on hips.
Repeat for clockwise. Repeat with right
and left hand stars instead of hands on
hips.
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Lesson Closure: 2 questions
How many running steps did we take
towards our partner? 4
How many skips did we do
counterclockwise in our group circles? 8
Teacher Reflection:
Did the lesson go the way that you had planned?
How? What worked?
What did not work?
Did you have to adapt the lesson once you started to teach?
Did you forget to perform or do something in the lesson?
What would you change if you had to do the lesson over again?
How would you adapt the lesson for another age group the next time it was used?