Finding Balance Resource DetailsSubject: DanceDramaCourse Name: Grade 8 Dance, Drama, and Critical LiteracyPanel: IntermediateAbstract: In this unit teachers and students explore the many factors leading to depression and its associated stigma. From the perspective of fictional characters in the drama, students will explore the significance of emotional/mental health and balance and the challenges faced by youth and families when this balance is compromised. Created in 2010 for 2009 Ontario Curriculum Support. DocumentsRelated Documents: BLM#1 Anticipation Guide BLM#2 Monologue BLM#3 Symmetry and Asymmetry and Elements BLM#4 Balancing Acts Assessment Checklist BLM#5 I Have Lost My Balance Poem BLM#6 Choral Peer Checklist BLM#7 Elements of Choral Drama BLM#8 Elements of Tableau BLM #9 Self-Portrait BLM#10 Roleplay Rubric BLM#11 Journal Artifact BLM#12 Statistics Symptoms and Facts BLM#13 Writing-in-Role Rubric BLM#14 Collective Creation Choice Board BLM#15 Collective Creation Culminating Rubric BLM#16 Choice Board Checklist APPENDIX 1 - Elements of Drama and Dance APPENDIX 2 - Compositional Forms and Tools APPENDIX 3 - Writing-in-Role RAFT APPENDIX 4 - Graffiti Poster APPENDIX 5 - Collective Creation Anecdotal Record Unit OverviewLesson 1 - StigmaLesson 2 - Finding BalanceLesson 3 - Losing BalanceLesson 4 - Introducing a character/Building contextLesson 5 - Growing Up - Changing WorldsLesson 6 - More Than SadLesson 7 - Becoming Informed - Reaching OutLesson 8 - Culminating Task Choice Board: Collective Creation Read more about Finding Balance
Addressing Oppressions through Drama and Dance Resource DetailsSubject: DanceDramaAbstract: Explore resources for various oppressions and their connections to dramatic arts and dance including scholarly articles, relevant policy documents, teacher supports, community practitioners, and so on. DocumentsRelated Documents: Tanisha Taitt's Facebook Post - May 30, 2020 4:42 p.m. IntroductionCreating Safety for StudentsAddressing Ableism, San(e)ism & NeuroableismAddressing Class-Based DiscriminationAddressing Fatphobia or SizeismAddressing HomophobiaAddressing Linguistic DiscriminationAddressing RacismAddressing Religious DiscriminationAddressing Settler ColonialismAddressing Sexism and Transphobia Read more about Addressing Oppressions through Drama and Dance
