Date submitted: 7/14/2008 

Learning Targets: What you want students to know and be able to do as a result of learning process	Assessment Criteria: The observable traits and dimensions of meeting the learning target—what it looks, sounds, or feels like when the student demonstrates this newly acquired knowledge or skill.
Students will know and use basic elements of dance.	Students will name and describe the use of body, energy, space, shape and time.
Students will discuss the definition of beginning, middle and end of a story.	Each part of the story will be shown as a "segment" in order to show sequence and meaning.
Students will create a tableau.	The students in each group will use body placement, facial expressions and use of space to show an understanding of the parts of the story.

Responding/Reflecting: Guiding Questions before, during and after the lesson activity that help students build critical thinking skills, link big ideas with historical/cultural resources, and reflect on and assess their own and other’s art.
1. Describe	2. Analyze
How did the students position their bodies to show a certain part of the story?	How did facial expressions show emotion?
What message was the author/actor trying to convey?	Were you able to understand the story after viewing the tableaus?
3. Interpret	4. Evaluate

Learning Sequence: Indicate steps needed to achieve learning targets Note Idaho Humanities Content Standard/student artistic process element addressed in each step
1.                                                                                                      CreatePerform/ExhibitRespond/Reflect Students practice the elements of dance.   Check for understanding by: In-process assessment of student learning through questions, self reflection, teacher scan, peer sharing, checklist, or other assessment tools
2.                                                                                                     CreatePerform/ExhibitRespond/Reflect Students discuss how body placement and facial expression convey emotion.  Check for understanding by:
3.                                                                                                      CreatePerform/ExhibitRespond/Reflect Students create a tableau showing the beginning, the middle and the end of the story.  Check for understanding by:
4.                                                                                                      CreatePerform/ExhibitRespond/Reflect  Check for understanding by:
5.                                                                                                      CreatePerform/ExhibitRespond/Reflect Check for understanding by:
6.                                                                                                      CreatePerform/ExhibitRespond/Reflect Check for understanding by:
Responding: Closing Reflection with Students Did you achieve the learning targets? How effectively did you meet each assessment criteria for the lesson? Students take turns performing their tableau for each other. As a class, the students will write a rubric and use it to assess the performance of each group.