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    EDUCATION 488-4
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    SPECIAL TOPICS: MOVING INTO DANCE
    SUM v
    IER SESSION, 1985
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    INSTRUCTOR: PROF. B. WABRELL
    Tuesday and Thursday
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    LOCATION: MPX 7541
    8:30 - 12:30
    Prerequisite: 401/402
    DESCRIPTION: An introduction to the teaching of dance in the Intermediate
    Grades
    This course is intended to provide student teachers and classroom teachers with
    the theoretical knowledge and practical skills needed to develop a dance
    curriculum for grades 4-7.
    Students will:
    - examine Laban' s analysis of movement, basic steps and dance vocabulary,
    relevant creative and folk dance literature, lesson planning and teaching
    strategies.
    - consider the value of dance for both boys and girls as an integral part of
    the P.E. curriculum
    - consider the problems of introducing dance to grades 4-7 with particular
    emphasis on selecting suitable dances for boys
    - evaluate dances in terms of their contributions to the development of
    physical and motor fitness
    - explore possibilities for integrating dance with classroom subjects.
    Assignments
    1. Students will complete all reading assignments as these, along with the
    content of each session will provide the basis for the quizzes. Each
    session will begin with a quiz. ?
    40%
    2.
    Students will select, modify and teach a folkdance. ?
    15%
    3. Students will plan a creative dance unit. ?
    15%
    4.
    Working in groups of four students will create a dance and perform it
    on the last day of classes. ?
    15%
    S. There will be in class assignments to develop practical skills.
    Attendance and participation wil also count towards the final grade.
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    15%
    Required Texts
    1.
    Harris J.A. et al. Dance a While, Burgess Publishing Co. Minneapolis,
    Minnesota, 1977.
    2.
    Preston-Dunlop, Valerie, A Handbook for Dance in Education MacDonald
    and Evans, Estover, Plymouth, pL6 7PZ, 1980, 2nd Ed.

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