The Arts Unit Plan Template Level 8

TITLE OF UNIT:
Year(s) Level(s) Duration Teacher Classroom
8

Strand(s) Select the Achievement Objectives to be assessed

Understanding Dance in Context
Investigate, analyse, and discuss the features and development of dance in New Zealand including the
contribution of selected individuals and groups.
 Dance

Developing Practical Knowledge in Dance

Extend and refine their dance skills, practices, and use of production technologies in a range of dance
genres.
Developing Ideas in Dance
Initiate, develop, and produce dance works, with appropriate production technologies, to communicate
choreographic intentions.
Record the development of and reflect on the resolution of dance ideas.
Communicating and Interpreting in Dance
Understanding Drama in Context
Drama

Research, analyse, and critically evaluate how drama interprets, records, or challenges social and cultural


discourse.
Developing Practical Knowledge in Drama
Research, analyse, and integrate elements, techniques, conventions, and technologies in dramatic forms for
Understanding Sound Arts – Music in Context
 Visual  Sound Arts-

Research, analyse, and evaluate the production and presentation of sound works in historical, social, and
cultural contexts.
Music

Reflect on and express how music is valued in their own and others’ lives.
Developing Practical Knowledge in Sound Arts – Music
Apply, analyse, demonstrate understanding of, and evaluate musical qualities, devices, and structures, using
aural perception, practical and theoretical skills, stylistic conventions, and technologies.
Developing Ideas
Understanding in Sound
Visual Arts
Arts in – Music
Context
Use research and analysis to investigate contexts, meanings, intentions, and technological influences related
Arts

to the making and valuing of art works.

Research and analyse contexts relevant to their intentions and the expression of meanings in their own
work.

Additional Curriculum areas

Technology Learning Languages Health & P/E Science

Te Reo The Arts Social Sciences Mathematics Digitech

Specific Learning Outcomes

By the end of this unit, students will be able to:

Context for Learning

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 Setting(s)

New Zealand Rekohu (The Chatham Islands) Asia Space

Australia Americas Global Arctic Regions

Perspective:

The Past (History) The Present (Current Issues) The Future.

Multicultural Indigenous people Equality Rights Gender

Key Competencies focus:

managing self relating to others participating and contributing

thinking using language, symbols, and texts.
How are you specifically focusing on those competencies?

Values Focus (if any)

See here >>>> for the Hokotehi Values foci .
excellence, by aiming high and by persevering in the face of difficulties
innovation, inquiry, and curiosity, by thinking critically, creatively, and reflectively
diversity, as found in our different cultures, languages, and heritages
equity, through fairness and social justice
community and participation for the common good
ecological sustainability, which includes care for the environment
integrity, which involves being honest, responsible, and accountable and acting ethically and to
respect themselves, others, and human rights.

How are you embedding the values in the learning?

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 Teaching and Learning Activities Resources / Time needed

Introduction

Setting objectives

Warm-up

Presentation

Practice

Assessment

Additional Resources

Links to websites:

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Assessment Rubric
Key /criteria
1= Cause for Concern
2= Below Standard
3= At Standard
4= Above Standard
5= Excellence

Students Names

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 Unit Evaluation

Teaching Inquiry Teaching Learning

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I’ll put ideas from ‘teaching inquiry’ into practice (I’ll change what I do)

Learning Inquiry
I’ll gather information about the impact of what I changed in my practice. Did it m

Is there something that I need to change?

Focusing Inquiry
What is the most important and therefore most worth spending time on?
what’s not working well and what’s worthy of close focus. I’ll gather the evidence.

What are the next steps for learning?

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