Unit Assessment Plan

Subject: Dance Topic: Choreography

Grade: 9 Length: 5 classes (70 minutes each)
Stage 1 – Desired Results
Established Goals (GOs): 

GENERAL OUTCOME A
Students will acquire skills through a variety of developmentally appropriate movement
activities, dance, games, types of gymnastics, individual activities, and activities in an
alternative environment, e.g., aquatics and outdoor pursuits.

GENERAL OUTCOME C
Students will interact positively with others.

All outcomes are achieved through active and safe participation in physical education.
Understandings:
Big picture/ideas after you have unpacked the
outcomes
 Dance allows for creativity and
exploration of personal interests.
Students will be able to choreograph and
create individually and with a group.
 Dance is an activity that exemplifies
sportsmanship and etiquette that can be
carried over and demonstrated
elsewhere, in and out of sports.
Essential Questions:
 What are some skills that you can
improve upon for better technical
success?
 How can choreography reflect creative
design and personal interests?
 What roots does your chosen style stem
from? What relevance does it have to
the creation process?

Specific Learning Goals (SOs):

Students will be able to…

Basic Skills: Dance

 A9-8: create, refine, and present a variety of dance sequence (jazz, novelty, hiphop)
 A9-9: choreograph and perform dance sequences using the elements of movement and
basic dance steps and patterns 

Fair Play
 C9-5: develop practices that contribute to teamwork

Teamwork
 C9-6: identify and demonstrate positive behaviours that show respect for self and
others
Prior understanding… Where does this lead? (Future outcomes in
 Students have had to refine movement skills the same course, following grade-level
and concepts in a variety of environments to classes, etc.)
 improve personal performance.  Students will be able to advance
 Previously, in grade 8, students have further in grade 10 and progress into
incorporated simple and complex dance more advanced technical skills and
techniques into choreography. aspects of dance.
 Students have employed sport-specific  Students will be able to use complex
terminology, etiquette and fair play practices choreography strategies and apply
in all units leading up to choreography them to all dance styles.
creation.   Students can collaborate and work
 Students have worked on demonstrating with others in a sporting context.  
sportsmanship during all stages of the  Students will appreciate their genre
previous lessons; learning the appropriate of dance and learn more about the
behaviors conducted during the context of history.
various sports, games and activities.
Stage 2 – Assessment Evidence
Pre-Assessment: 
Inquire about prior knowledge in relation to dance

Formative Assessments: Observation during in-class activities 

End of class discussions: 
 1: Main takeaway discussion with the group (intro to the concept)
 2: Basic technique (how do we structure choreography with counts)
 3: Levels (basic demonstration of the 3 levels)
 4: Choreographic devices
 5: Blocking 
Summative Assessment(s): 
 Self-reflection
 Choreography piece performed in groups
 Attendance
Other Evidence (observations, work samples, dialogues): 
 Observation of group cohesion and participation
 Can students answer the questions, and do them with clarity
 Listening to students communicate when playing and strategizing 

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Type  
(Formative/Summa  F  F  F S  S 
tive)
 Weighting 15%  N/A   N/A  35% 50%

Basic Skills: Dance    

A9-8: create, refine, and present
a variety of dance sequence
(jazz, novelty, hip-hop)
 x x 

Basic Skills: Dance        

A9-9: choreograph and perform
dance
x        x x 

Fair Play:        
C9-5: develop practices that x x x 
contribute to teamwork

Teamwork:       
C9-6: identify and demonstrate
positive behaviours that show x  x x 
respect for self and others

Based on stage 2 listed above: 

Assessment Brief Description Assessment Assessment
Tool  FOR OF
Learning Learning

At the beginning of the unit, we will inform  

students that this can contribute to the
summative mark for the week. Open class x
discussion surrounding what students
Inquiry of  
already know about choreography and
Knowledge
dance. The teacher gets an understanding of
how knowledgeable the students are
surrounding the skills, creation, execution,
etc.

This is the time for the teacher to walk  

In-class around and observe what is going on. During x 
Observation this time, you can stop and answer student
questions and guide conversations. 
 End of class (Informal) End of class discussions  
discussion surrounding the main takeaways from that x
(continuous) lesson (skills, example of proper form), use  
of choreographic devices. 

Attendance    
Students will receive marks for coming to
class prepared and in the proper dance attire. x

Final Students will reflect on their experience  

Performance during the choreography lessons and
participating in the creation of a 30 second
routine. They will create with a group a x 
structured routine incorporating
choreographic devices used in the previous
lessons (levels, blocking, poses). The student
and teacher, following the performance will
discuss the overall participation for the unit,
which has been reflected / discussed prior in
other formative assessment strategies.