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Lesson 2#                              First Nation Men's Dance Styles                                     

SUBJECT:  Language Arts, Social Studies and Arts Education

TOPIC:  Various men's dance styles

TIME FRAME:  1-2 classes

COMMON ESSENTIAL LEARNING'S:  Communication, Independent Learning, Personal and Social Values.

MATERIALS:   Various pictures of First Nations dances and dancers.

1. OBJECTIVES:                         Saskatchewan Language Arts Objectives
                                                     Saskatchewan Arts Education Objectives
                                                     Saskatchewan Social Studies Objectives            

Cognitive:  Students will...

- gather and summarize information they have located to complete the corresponding question sheets.

Physical:   Students will...

- demonstrate their ability to utilize computers to organize and compile information.

 2. RESOURCES:

                       a) http://www.powwows.com/dancing/grass.html

                       b) http://www.powwows.com/dancing/fancy.html

                       c) http://www.powwows.com/dancing/straight.html

                       d) http://www.powwows.com/dancing/traditional.html

    These websites contain information about each of the men's dance styles.

 3.  PURPOSE/TEACHER BACKGROUND INFORMATION:

   The purpose of this lesson is to introduce the four different dance styles of First Nation men.

    Men's Dance Styles:               
            - Grass Dance                             
            - Fancy Dance                             
            - Straight Dance                                             
            - Traditional Dance
        
            

 4.  ACTIVITIES/IDEAS:

Have the students' research each website and complete the corresponding question sheets.

question sheet 1 - Grass Dancing
question sheet 2 - Fancy Dancing
question sheet 3 - Straight Dancing
question sheet 4 - Traditional Dancing

5.  EVALUATION:

(Fancy Dancer;  Powwwow Dancing, 1999)