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Students will explore, perform and create dances from various historical, cultural, and social genres to increase their knowledge and appreciation of dance and its relationship to other significant components of human history and experience.

Students will demonstrate the ability to relate dance experience to other disciplines in order to increase knowledge and understanding.

Students will identify, analyze, and apply various criteria in dance aesthetics in order to develop critical and creative thinking skills.

Integrating Video Production into the Curriculum
Video Production Title	Asian Dance
Video Type	Public Service Announcement
Description/Overview	Integrated with the Asian Dance Research Model First you will research traditional dance for an Asian culture. Then you will use the information from your research to create a promotional product or presentation to inform your school community about an upcoming live performance of traditional dance from that culture. You will present your research product to your Dance classmates for their approval, and it may be presented to the school community in the event that a live performance is scheduled. Your promotional product should be a videotaped PSA (public service announcement).
Approximate Time Needed	360 minutes (180 research/write, 90 film, 90 edit)
Curriculum Connections/Outcomes BCPS Dance Indicators	Students will explore, perform and create dances from various historical, cultural, and social genres to increase their knowledge and appreciation of dance and its relationship to other significant components of human history and experience. Students will demonstrate the ability to relate dance experience to other disciplines in order to increase knowledge and understanding. Students will identify, analyze, and apply various criteria in dance aesthetics in order to develop critical and creative thinking skills.
Information Literacy	AASL: 1, 2, 3
Technology Literacy	MSDE MTLSS: 1, 2, 3, 4 (5 if Internet research is used) ISTE NETS: 1a, 2b, 3b, 4b
Media Literacy	CML Core Concepts 1, 3, 4, 5
Learning Styles	Visual, Auditory, Kinesthetic, Tactile, Active, Reflective, Global, Analytical, Field Independent
Skills	Research Script Writing Story boarding Public Speaking Camera Techniques Computer Editing
Production Environment	Field Production
Activities	As a class activity, show a sample Research topic Organize research Gather B-roll and stills of traditional dances of your chosen cultures of Asian culture Storyboard Write script Students use information found in their research to write their script Plan production Think about where and when to film Who is performing? Who is running the equipment? WHO'S IN CHARGE? Rehearse Shoot and compile remember to use good videography techniques Edit final product Use MovieMaker (or other software) Import the video from camera and/ or other sources Arrange video / pictures Add transitions and titles Edit audio Finalize and save Present/ share
Differentiation	Assign production roles appropriate to student needs and/or abilities Extended time
Assessment Suggestions	PSA Rubric
Extension	Submit to a contest Peer critique and/or gallery walk Submit to BCPS Education Channel Upload to Safari or School Tube Embed in a Power Point presentation Add to electronic portfolio Broadcast school wide