Transformation

Lesson 3

Do Now
Recap your reflections and rotations
phrase.
Recap your translations phrase.

Learning Objectives
To know: the four areas of
transformation.
To be able to: display the four areas of
transformations within the dance.
So that: you can display your
understanding of transformations in
your assessment.

Lesson Structure
Warm-up
Professional work
Recap and refine the reflection/rotation
phrase
Recap and refine the translations phrase
Structure them together
Assessment

Professional work
Richard Alston- Overdrive
Watch the piece and write down any
points were the dancers show a
transformations quality.
Now think have you applied this to
your duet?

Recap Reflection/Rotation
phrase
Original task.
Learn set phrase.
Add 2 moments where you reflect
your partner.
Add 2 moments when you rotate.

Checklist
Do you have two moments when you
reflect your partner?
Are there two moments where
rotation is shown?
Are these shown clearly?

Recap Translations in your

Groups
Original task..
Create a position in your group (first spacing)
The teacher will give you the coordinates you need
to move (last spacing)
You need to produce movements which will get you
from the first spacing to the last.
Dont forget the basic actions: Balance, Turn,
Travel, Jump, Gesture and Transfer of Weight
Extension- Enlargement, can you make your movements bigger.

Check list
Is the position still the same?
Have you moved the correct amount
of spaces?
Do all of your group know it?

Structure
Can anyone tell me the structure we used last
term?A
B
A

This unit we are going to use a binary

structure.
A
B
Reflection
Translation
and rotation
Gesture, turn, jump, balance and travel

Assessment time
You should have section A and B
pieced together.
Make sure you are showing the
transformations well.

Key Words

Reflections
Rotations
X-axis
Y-axis
Translations
Enlargements

Plenary
1. Which of these shapes are
congruent?

2. Which of these solids are

congruent?

3.Which triangle is a reflection of

triangle A?

4.Which triangle is a translation of

triangle A?

5. Shape A is rotated in a clockwise

direction. Which of the following
shows A after 1/4 turn