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A. Teachers Names: Lynn Capodagli & Mayra Carrera B. Teaching Date: 3/14/11 C. School and Grade Taught: St. Josephs Middle School 7th grade D. Content/Unit: Line Dancing E. Equipment Needed: Music player Poly spots (25) F. Student Prerequisites: None G. Student Objectives: (each should have behavior, criterion, condition) The student will be able to: 1. (psychomotor): perform the dance to music without making more than 3 mistakes 2. (cognitive): demonstrate mastery of the dance by reciting the cues when called upon by the teacher 3. (affective): constructively criticize an assigned classmate about the execution of the dance when given an assessment sheet H. National Standards: 1. Demonstrates competency in motor skills and movement patterns needed to perform a variety of physical activities. 5. Exhibits responsible, personal, and social behavior that respects self and others in physical activity settings. I. ISBE Standards: 19. A.3 Demonstrate control when performing combinations and sequences of locomotor, nonlocomotor and manipulative motor patterns in selected activities, games and sport. 21.A.3c Remain on task independent of distraction (e.g., peer pressure, environmental stressors). J. Overall Safety: Students will watch spacing with one another and respect personal boundaries K. Health-Related Fitness (HRF) Component & Activities that Support Learning of HRF: Muscular endurance will be addressed during this lesson during the repetition of the dance. This will be addressed at the end of the lesson by teachers during the closure. L. (4-5 min) Instant Activity: Cupid Shuffle 1) Description: The students will do the explicitly stated dance moves to the song Cupid Shuffle. The students will be standing in a grid and they will start facing forward (toward the teachers). 2) Safety: Students will remain respectful of each others space. Body parts will be kept to

themselves. 3) Diagram of activity: See Attached 4) Transition to next lesson component: The music will end and the students will be instructed to sit where they are. M. (1-2 min) Set Induction The students will be asked, How many of you have done some kind of dance in the past? How many of you have ever line danced? It is important to learn how to line dance because line dancing is everywhere. N. (6 min) Task 1:The First 4 Steps to the Rocky Mountain Line Dance 1) Description: The students will be instructed to get into one large circle. The students will then turn their attention to the center of the circle to see the teachers. The teachers will demonstrate the full Rocky Mountain Line Dance to the students. The teachers will then show the students the first 4 steps to the dance (see attached). The teachers will then ask the students to perform the first 4 steps of the dance without the assistance of the teachers while the instructors look on. 2) Safety: Be respectful of other students space 3) Diagram: see attached 4) Extension: The students will perform the dance to music 5) Refinement: Right heel, crossover toe Right heel Together 6) Application: Can you do the dance while saying the cues to the dance? 7) Transition to next lesson component: The students will return their attention to the center. O. (5 min) Task 2: Steps 5-10 of the Rocky Mountain Line Dance 1) Description: The teachers will demonstrate steps 5-10 of the dance while giving cues (see attached). The students will then be asked to perform the steps with the teachers leading. The teachers will then ask the students to perform steps 5-10 without visual guidance from the instructors. The students will then perform the whole dance up to this point while following along with the teachers. The teachers will then ask the students to indicate if they think they have a grasp of the dance by show of thumbs up or down. 2) Safety: Be respectful of other students space 3) Diagram: see attached 4) Extension: The students will perform the entire dance up to this point with music. 5) Refinement: Left heel, together Right toe, together Left heel, together 6) Application: Can you do the dance up to this point while saying the cues? 7) Transition to next lesson component: The students will return their attention to the center. P. (5 min) Task 3: Steps 11-16 of the Rocky Mountain Line Dance 1) Description: The teachers will demonstrate steps 11-16 of the dance while giving the class cues (see attached). The students will then be asked to perform the dance with the teachers leading. The teachers will ask the students to perform steps 11-16 without visual guidance from the instructors. The students will then perform the entire dance up to this point while

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following the teachers. The teachers will then ask the students to indicate if they think they have a grasp of the dance by a show of thumbs up or down. Safety: Students will remain respectful of each others space. Body parts will be kept to themselves. Diagram: see attached Extension: The students will perform the dance up to this point with music. Refinement: Stomp, stomp Pivot, and pivot Application: Can you do the dance up to this point while saying the cues? Transition to next lesson component: The students will return their attention to the center.

Q. (5 min) Task 4: Steps 17-24 of the Rocky Mountain Line Dance 1) Description: The teachers will demonstrate steps 17-24 of the dance while giving the class cues (see attached). The students will then be asked to perform the dance with the teachers leading. The teachers will ask the students to perform steps 17-24 without visual guidance from the instructors. The students will then perform the entire dance up to this point while following the teachers. The teachers will then ask the students to indicate if they think they have a grasp of the dance by a show of thumbs up or down. 2) Safety: Students will remain respectful of each others space. Body parts will be kept to themselves. 3) Diagram: see attached 4) Extension: The students will perform the dance up to this point with music. 5) Refinement: Right-left-right Left-right-left Right-left-right Left-right-left 6) Application: Can you do the whole dance while saying the cues? 7) Transition to next lesson component: The students will return their attention to the center. Q. (1-2 min) Closure: The teachers will reinforce the unique features of line dancing as well as the health related components of performing a line dance. The teachers will ask for cues from the students. The teachers will tell the students, Next time we see you, we will be working with short jump ropes. R. Assessment: The teachers will ask the students to recite the cues as a group during the closure of the lesson. How would you assess at least one learning objective from your lesson? S. References: http://www.isbe.net/ils/pdh/standards.htm

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Description of Steps Touch right heel out to the side Cross right foot over left and tap right toe on ground Tap right heel to the right side Bring feet together Touch left heel out to the side Bring feet together Tap right toe back Bring feet together Touch left heel out to the side Bring feet together Stomp right foot twice Right foot goes in front and one half turn is completed (x2) Step right, bring left foot in, step right Step left, bring right foot in, step left Step right, bring left foot in, step right Step left, bring right foot in, step left

Cues Right heel Crossover-toe Right heel Together Left heel Together Right toe Together Left heel Together Stomp, stomp Pivot, and pivot Right-left-right Left-right-left Right-left-right Left-right-left