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Year 5 - Physical education

Visual metaphors

Dance: your tag, everyday art

Unit Summary

A themed approach uses Action-Space-Dynamics-Relationships to react to controversial art forms. Looking at Basquiat and Banksy, pupils question if it is social comment, work of art or criminal act. Using analytical skills, infusing dance with Hip-hop influences that emerged alongside graffiti art.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to create actions that communicate meaning through symbolism.

Key Notes

Move: performing actions that communicate a mood, idea or concept requires control and precision.
Think: identifying how actions can communicate ideas requires decision making.
Feel: creating and performing actions that accurately communicate an idea requires self-motivation to keep trying.
Connect: valuing the contribution(s) of others requires respect.

Vocabulary To Learn

visual metaphor: the representation of a person, place, thing or idea through an image
symbol: a sign, shape or object that represents something else
manipulate: to move or adjust

Common Mistakes To Avoid

Pupils think that to communicate an idea we have to show a picture.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

1. Explain the lesson in two key points.

Move: performing actions that communicate a mood, idea or concept requires control and precision. Think: identifying how actions can communicate ideas requires decision making.

2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'visual metaphor'

the representation of a person, place, thing or idea through an image.

3. Correct this common mistake.

Mistake: Pupils think that to communicate an idea we have to show a picture. Correction: We can communicate ideas through our dance actions.

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