YEAR LEVEL: 8 DURATION: 100 mins DATE: 10.08.

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LESSON TOPIC: Time Frames
MENTOR TEACHER: Dee Clapton

STATEMENT OF PURPOSE & LINKS TO VELS strands and domains

Students working towards VELS Level 5 will generate and develop ideas
that explore particular concepts, techniques and issues when making arts
works. They will begin to learn to seek innovative alternatives and use
their imagination to generate possibilities as well as observe and reflect on
their explorations to develop, discuss, express and support opinions about
their own and others’ use of arts elements.

LESSON OBJECTIVES (guided by VELS) or other appropriate

concepts, skills or attitudes students are expected to learn during
the lesson)

 Students are expected to have an input and join in their group

discussion and share their ideas.
 They will uses their understanding of time frames of create a
performance.
 Students will work in groups and will show their skills and
knowledge of time frames through a short, rehearsed performance.

Time Key issues

ANTICIPATED PROCEDURE At the end of the lesson, see
what the class thought
Intro: Mark the Roll worked and didn’t work. Get
Warm up game. them to consolidate the unit
What was covered
Revise last lesson. What are the of time frames making sure
in the last lesson.
types of time frames etc. that they comprehend.
How could this be
used?
If there is time, play a game.

Activity: Explain the task to the

class. Get students to work in small
groups. They are to create a
performance with 3 scenes,
including the elements of time that 15mins
they have learned. They will use a
‘family unit’ as the starting point
for their short rehearsed
performances.

Walk around
Conclusion: Get the students to 20mins watching the
show what their group has come up
scenes play out.
with. Get feedback from the
Offer advice and
audience .
feedback as they
go. on a short
End
discussion, when
could time frames
be used? How,
15mins why?
REVIEW

At the conclusion of the lesson, students will have a deeper understanding

to the concept of time within a production. They will have, in groups,
created a performance that highlights the elements that they have been
working on, showing their understanding of the unit and their skills.

RESOURCES
White board. Pens, paper.

CRITERIA FOR ASSESSMENT

Students will be assessed on their participation within the class and their
effort and input. They will be expected to join in group discussion and the
class activities.