Title: Traits, Motivations, and Feelings (adapted from Arts Now)

Teacher: Kasi Young

Grade: Third
Subject: Reading

Content Standard(s): Fine Arts Standard(s):

ELAGSE3RL3 Uses text evidence to evaluate
a character’s traits, motivations, and
feelings and explains how the character’s
actions contribute to the sequence of
events.
D3FD.1: Identifies and demonstrates movement elements, skills, and
terminology in dance D3FD.2: Understands and models dance
etiquette as a classroom participant, performer, and observer.
D3CR.1: Demonstrates an understanding of creative and
choreographic principles, processes, and structures D3CR.2:
Demonstrates an understanding of dance as a way to
communicate meaning D3RE.1: Demonstrates critical and creative
thinking in all aspects of dance

Lesson Process:

Students will get into pairs and each pair will be given a portrait of a person to analyze.
They will use their imaginations to think about what character traits the people in these
portraits might have. They will also have to tell me how the characters’ actions SHOW
these character traits.
The students will then create a movement phrase where each movement depicts one
of the character traits chosen. They will use locomotor and non-locomotor movements.
The closing will be the students presenting their movement phrase to the rest of the class.

Materials: Key Words/Vocabulary:

Portraits Traits Collapsing
Motivations Vibratory
Feelings Sustained
Space Percussive
Time Suspended
Force Swinging