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: Trend Task: Move It
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Approach: Group Level: 4 & 8 
Focus:   Movement to music 
Resources: Masking tape, audio recording on laptop computer
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Questions/instructions:
Before starting, apply masking tape to the floor to define an area so that the camera can capture all students during their movements.
In this activity you will be making up a short movement sequence, or dance. I’ve marked an area on the floor to show where you can move around. You will need to do your movements inside this area.
Show and explain the defined area to the students.
Imagine that your team has the job of cleaning lots of windows in a large building. To make the work more enjoyable, you clean them in time to some music.
Try to think of the movements and actions you would make as you work away as a team of window cleaners who are surrounded by windows.
To start off, I’ll play some music. While it’s playing, think about movements you could make while cleaning the windows that are all around you.
Think of the equipment you might be using, like hoses, mops, buckets of water, cloths and sponges.
Click on the Move It button. The video will start.
[Soundtrack only. No video.]

You’ve been thinking about movements you could be making to that music.
Before I play it again, have a talk to each other about the kinds of movements you think would be good — movements that show you are busy cleaning windows to the music.
Allow time for discussion.
Now I’m going to play the music through three times so that you can have a good practice as a team.
I’ll stop the music each time after it has been played so that you can talk about what you did, and how you could improve your movements.
Click the Pause/Play button to re-play the music three times.
Allow a minute or two between each practice for students to talk together.
Now it’s time for your very best final performance.
Remember, you are working as a team and cleaning windows all around you.
Click the Pause/Play button to re-play the video.


% responses
y4
y8
Inventiveness:
(use of space and range of body movements)
strong
14 (14)
30 (9)
moderate
54 (39)
49 (52)
weak
32 (47)
21 (39)
Appropriateness of response to music:
strong
10 (9)
29 (19)
moderate
53 (25)
49 (40)
weak
37 (66)
22 (41)
Delivery:
(confidence, coherence, unity)
strong
16 (7)
36 (25)
moderate
46 (34)
39 (37)
weak
38 (59)
25 (38)
Appropriateness for window washing context: strong
13 (14)
30 (7)
moderate
61 (55)
51 (56)
weak
26 (31) 19 (37)
Total score:               7 – 8
6 (5) 21 (9)
5 – 6
20 (14) 28 (14)
3 – 4
36 (21) 28 (28)
1 – 2
24 (41) 16 (36)
0
14 (19) 7 (13)
Commentary:
In 2004, about 20 percent more year 8 than year 4 students performed well on this task. Between 2000 and 2004, there was a reduction in weak performance at year 4 level and a very substantial overall improvement at year 8 level.
 
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