Objective:
To provide access for teachers to a range of resources that support Second Suite Rich Task #4: A Celebratory, Festive or Artistic Event or Performance. Five major topics have been identified:
Description:
This list provides a starting point for resources to support Second Suite Rich Task #4: A Celebratory, Festive or Artistic Event or Performance. Resources have been grouped under the following headings:
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Professional associations, community members or organisations able to provide expert information and advice on topics related to the Rich Task.
Ausdance - Australian Dance Council
http://ausdance.org.au/ 
Ausdance is a professional association for dance teachers and provides support through professional development, resources and advice.
Drama Queensland
http://www.dramaqueensland.org.au/
Drama Queensland is committed to providing professional support to drama teachers and other drama educators in Queensland through publications, professional development, curriculum support, networking and advocacy. The DQ newsletter, FRAMES is published four times a year. DQ Says is DQ's professional journal. It is published up to twice a year. Drama Queensland is affiliated with Drama Australia and members receive ADEM (Drama Australia's Australian Drama Education Magazine).
QueenslandWeb
http://qldweb.slq.qld.gov.au
For schools and other users, this is a first stop for information on Queensland websites. The home page provides a listing of sites grouped under fourteen main categories, e.g. 'Arts ', sub-divided into topics like: 'dance', 'film and television', 'music', 'visual arts'.
ANZAC Day services
http://www.anzacday.org.au/anzacservices/ANZACServices.html
The site provides an outline of the components to include when conducting an ANZAC Day commemoration service.
Destination Queensland - Events
http://www.queenslandholidays.com.au/event/index.cfm
This page on the Destination Queensland site allows easy searches for various types of events by clicking on regions on a map of Queensland.
Grafton Jacaranda Festival
http://www.graftoncity.nsw.gov.au/festjack.htm
This site provides a brief history of the festival and a link to the previous year's program of events which may supply inspiration for planning a variety of activities for an event.
Queensland Week
http://203.15.126.190/awardsevents/events/queenslandweek/about
This Queensland Government site highlights planned celebrations surrounding Queensland Day, which is celebrated each year on June 6 to focus on the State's history and development and the achievements of Queenslanders. This year, the Queensland Day celebrations have been extended into a week-long program of exciting events and activities from 2-9 June for all Queenslanders, with June 6 as the pinnacle of the week. Provides an overview of possible activities to include in a celebratory event.
Follow the links to Conferences & events, to see listings of Special Days and Special Observances and Events.
Art in Australia: All
http://www.ozco.gov.au/artsInAustralia.aspx
Teaching Students Cooperative Skills
http://www.intime.uni.edu/coop_learning/ch5/teaching.htm
Teaching Social Skills
http://home.att.net/~clnetwork/socialsk.htm
Strategies for helping students develop team skills
http://clte.asu.edu/active/teamskills.pdf (new window) 
Cooperative learning
http://www.ieee.org/organizations/eab/precollege/deansummit/presentations/CLHks.pdf (new window)
MysteryNet's Kids mysteries
http://kids.mysterynet.com/
This site contains 'mysteries to solve, scary stories, magic tricks, and contests'. A variety of magic tricks are presented in clear procedural text format.
National Literacy and Numeracy Week
http://education.qld.gov.au/community/events/nlnw/
This site is a wealth of information and suggestions for National Literacy and Numeracy Week. Many of the Literacy activities could be used as a starting point for developing an original performance.
Exhibit Management Solutions tradeshow toolbox: Hints-n-tips
http://www.emsiandd.com/toolbox/hints.htm
Aimed at trade show exhibitors, this site lists eleven topics which it claims all exhibitors need to take note of to achieve value from their exhibits. The section Plan ahead would be of most use for students as a detailed timeline for planning an exhibit (event) is suggested.
E-Diary home page
http://www.alphalink.com.au/~sergeb/diary-journal-software.html
This version of a computer-based diary is available free and contains helpful phrases to help young people to put down their ideas, feelings and the events of each day. It would be a useful preliminary activity for students who will embark on the rich task.
How to keep a diary of dreams
http://nv.essortment.com/dreamdiary_rbed.htm
Everyone dreams sometime, but we often don't remember dreams. At this site are some simple suggestions for keeping a diary of dreams. This could be a useful introduction to diary keeping for students who have to keep an events diary.
Keeping a training diary
http://bicycling.about.com/library/weekly/aa122200a.htm
This is an example of how a cyclist keeps a diary on his training. He claims that the grid format he uses helps him to achieve his goals. Students will find the suggestions easy to adopt for a sport or hobby that they are working at seriously.
Advertising - Unit of work
In this TIPS (Teaching Ideas and Practices) unit, children in Year 6 deconstruct magazine and television advertisements and hortatory expositions preparatory to composing their own campaigns for the position of school leader. The activities in this unit could be adapted to cover marketing of an event.
Scroll down to locate the following activities which would be of interest when developing a performance: Writing a play - Convict times
This TIPS (Teaching Ideas and Practices) unit describes, in unit plan format, strategies used with Year 5 students to write a factually correct play about 'Convict times' using knowledge acquired during a Social Studies unit about 'Life in England prior to transportation to Australia'.
Comprising non-website resources available from a variety of sources.
CUSWORTH, Robyn; SIMONS, Jennifer 1997, Beyond the script: Drama in the classroom, Newtown, NSW: Primary English Teaching Association.
Theory and practical application are clearly interlinked, facilitating teacher usage for classes from Early Childhood to Secondary. An excellent appendix details the translation of novels and picture books into scripts. Instruction is also given for their use as stimuli for improvisation, verbal collage, hot-seating, sculpting and more. It will provide ideas for student performances.
HILL, Susan 1990, Raps and rhymes, South Yarra, Victoria: Curtain.
The collection is organised into sections: improvising, claps and clicks, action rhymes, two-part reading, shared reading of many parts and nonsense. The text is easy to read and directions for performance clearly indicated. Useful for teachers wishing to incorporate performance poetry into their Language education program.
AccessEd Curriculum Library online catalogue
Book resources can be found and borrowed from the AccessEd Curriculum Library by Queensland teachers who are registered borrowers.
The Queensland School Curriculum Council has developed these units as modules based on the Studies of Society and Environment syllabus. Each module is available as a downloadable PDF file, as well as in booklet format in schools.
Whistle while you work: Working together
http://www.qsa.qld.edu.au/yrs1to10/kla/sose/docs/modules/sose1_04.pdf (new window) 277k
In this unit, students explore the concept of belonging to groups in familiar settings and, through group activities, investigate work roles, rights and responsibilities. Opportunities are provided for students to reflect on working individually and cooperatively.
My first magic video. A10830049
For children and teachers, this program shows how to prepare for and perform magical tricks. A professional magician demonstrates and divulges the secret of each trick, including: spotted tie trick, vanishing silks, colour change silks, dancing matchboxes and levitating genie.
On the road with Circus Oz. A1029080X
This video follows members of Circus Oz on a six-week country tour. Circus Oz does not have the usual animals but a versatile team of members who are multi-skilled, combining backstage and performing roles. It shows the members performing as jugglers, acrobats, highwire artists, clowns and musicians. There is a minimal amount of dialogue; however there is plenty of movement, sound and activity.
Persuasion at work. A10859012
Designed to increase student awareness of the concept of persuasion, this three-part program, a follow-up to Persuasive Language, focuses on the art of persuasion in three fields: the advertising industry, public relations and real estate sales. A representative from each group provides an insight into its use in his particular sphere and explains the persuasive skills needed to operate successfully. It includes comprehensive teachers manual. Although this video is aimed at Year 10 - 12 students the section on how a public relations officer works would be useful.
Puppet schmuppet: A study of puppets and how to make and use them. A10825525
This is a practical program covering many aspects of puppets and puppet making. Gives a brief history of puppetry mentioning the Punch and Judy show. Professional puppeteers discuss their work, present workshops and are shown performing. Presents instruction on how to make a rag rod puppet. Other puppets illustrated include finger, hand, junk, muppet-style, rod, shadow, marionette and ventriloquial. Full of clearly presented ideas useful for Primary Art and craft and Secondary Theatre and drama. Includes activity sheet.
Soopergoop. A10293108
This video outlines the methods employed by advertisers to sell products. Shows, in animated form, two rather shady characters designing an advertising program to sell 'Supergoop', a breakfast cereal, to children. The advertisers try to convince the children that the cereal is good for them and will make them popular. Includes study guide.
Theatre: Getting your act together. A10269738
This video is presented in segments, each of which discusses one aspect of the theatre by concentrating on experts in each particular area. Aspects include writing, directing, and rehearsing of plays; technicalities (lighting, sound); the importance of the audience; the first night and the performance season.
AccessEd Video Library online catalogue
http://nslib.qed.qld.gov.au/oau-fvlib/webinqu2.dll?
Video resources may be borrowed from the AccessEd Video Library by Queensland teachers who are registered borrowers.
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Other resources for Second Suite Rich Task #4: A Celebratory, Festive or Artistic Event or Performance may be found by searching the Curriculum
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Curriculum level:
Middle primary; Upper primary
Audience:
Student; Teacher
Keywords:
Event management; Enterprise education; Group performance; Celebrations; Celebration
Subject:
Theatre arts; Performing arts; Festivals; Ceremonies; Singing; Circuses; Dance; Drama; Magic tricks; Playwriting; Poetry; Public relations; Marketing; Entrepreneurship; Cooperative learning; Group activities; Group dynamics; Curriculum materials
Dewey number:
791
Source:
New Basics Project, Education Queensland
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