Int Modern Hour 4-Grades 7/8 Assignments
- Instructor
- Cricket Keller
- Term
- Fall 2026
- Department
- Middle School Dance
- Description
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Upcoming Assignments
Due:
Backstage Etiquette Info & Quiz
Read the attached document "Backstage Etiquette" - then take the quiz.
Complete the following Quiz once you have read this information:
https://app.nearpod.com/?pin=N8L7F
Mrs Keller
Complete the following Quiz once you have read this information:
https://app.nearpod.com/?pin=N8L7F
Mrs Keller
Due:
Dress Rehearsal = Block Day Class Time
This assignment is a friendly reminder to pack your things - hence the 7:00 am time it is due. Once your dance costume bag is packed for school - submit this assignment.
Bring all required undergarments to class on this day. This dress rehearsal is during your regular class time with me. Don't forget to pack your bag in the morning. Your grade depends on it - and it's worth a midterm in points! (Make up and hair is not required.)
Required Items Girls:
*Nude Leotard, *optional tan or caramel tights
Required Items Boys:
*Black athletic pants, *white t-shirt, *khaki pants you can move in (any type is fine)
Costumes General Info:
Please look over this document carefully to see which items you are responsible for providing. Scroll until you see your class period and grade. If it says “provided by PPA” then you will be borrowing something from us. It will live in the dressing room on a hanger with your name on it, before and after the show. This costume will NOT go home with you.
Find where it says “Provided by you” in red to see what is required on your part. Be sure to check for all dances and for both modern and tap as you might have multiple classes and / or multiple dances. All items are due by dress rehearsals.
Mrs Keller
Bring all required undergarments to class on this day. This dress rehearsal is during your regular class time with me. Don't forget to pack your bag in the morning. Your grade depends on it - and it's worth a midterm in points! (Make up and hair is not required.)
Required Items Girls:
*Nude Leotard, *optional tan or caramel tights
Required Items Boys:
*Black athletic pants, *white t-shirt, *khaki pants you can move in (any type is fine)
Costumes General Info:
Please look over this document carefully to see which items you are responsible for providing. Scroll until you see your class period and grade. If it says “provided by PPA” then you will be borrowing something from us. It will live in the dressing room on a hanger with your name on it, before and after the show. This costume will NOT go home with you.
Find where it says “Provided by you” in red to see what is required on your part. Be sure to check for all dances and for both modern and tap as you might have multiple classes and / or multiple dances. All items are due by dress rehearsals.
Mrs Keller
Past Assignments
Due:
Lit Assign #1 - "Flight Patterns" by Crystal Pite
"Flight Patterns" Lit Assignment:
*Watch the attached video of an excerpt from Crystal Pite discussing her work of dance entitled “Flight Patterns"; then answer the following questions via Google Doc. These are two part questions so please answer fully.
1. What types of past or current events could be applied to this work Flight Patterns? Who or what types of people do you think would most identify with this work of dance?
2. Based on Crystal Pite’s quote… why is curiosity more important than outrage as a motivating force, also why is it important?
3. How does this work of dance express a border or liminal space (an in-between existence)? (Think formations as well as movement / emotions.)
4. Write a paragraph using CER Rubric. (Please see attached rubric)
***Prompt: What is the theme or thesis of “Flight Patterns”? In other words, what is the choreographer, Crystal Pite, trying to express? (Is this the story of an alienated individual’s plight, or is this a story about the opinion of the masses? Then elaborate.)
I need 3 reasons and 3 elaborations (6 sentences) - plus a Thesis and Concluding sentence. This should equal 8 sentences total! Be sure to give evidence for your claim… Talk about the movement, the music, the spacings, and / or the partnering, etc. Restate your claim at the end of your paragraph.
Thanks,
Mrs Keller
*Watch the attached video of an excerpt from Crystal Pite discussing her work of dance entitled “Flight Patterns"; then answer the following questions via Google Doc. These are two part questions so please answer fully.
1. What types of past or current events could be applied to this work Flight Patterns? Who or what types of people do you think would most identify with this work of dance?
2. Based on Crystal Pite’s quote… why is curiosity more important than outrage as a motivating force, also why is it important?
3. How does this work of dance express a border or liminal space (an in-between existence)? (Think formations as well as movement / emotions.)
4. Write a paragraph using CER Rubric. (Please see attached rubric)
***Prompt: What is the theme or thesis of “Flight Patterns”? In other words, what is the choreographer, Crystal Pite, trying to express? (Is this the story of an alienated individual’s plight, or is this a story about the opinion of the masses? Then elaborate.)
I need 3 reasons and 3 elaborations (6 sentences) - plus a Thesis and Concluding sentence. This should equal 8 sentences total! Be sure to give evidence for your claim… Talk about the movement, the music, the spacings, and / or the partnering, etc. Restate your claim at the end of your paragraph.
Thanks,
Mrs Keller
Due:
Floor work video and reflection
Watch the attached video...
Write on a document which shapes you see the body carving out in space in this work. Is it 3 dimensional or 2 dimensional movement? What similarities do you see in this video to our technique work in our class here at PPA. Submit a few sentences with your reflections.
Mrs Keller
Write on a document which shapes you see the body carving out in space in this work. Is it 3 dimensional or 2 dimensional movement? What similarities do you see in this video to our technique work in our class here at PPA. Submit a few sentences with your reflections.
Mrs Keller
Due:
Syllabus Contract
1. Please read the 1st attachment "Syllabus". Have your parent read through the Syllabus too!
2. Sign and have your parent sign the 2nd attachment "Syllabus Agreement".
3. Record dates for required performances in your family calendar.
Winter Semester PM Shows = 12/1 & 12/2
Daytime "Share Out" Show = 12/17
4. Notify me immediately if you are unavailable for your required performance as soon as you know of any conflicts.
This is a graded assignment. Don't forget to submit it!
Kind regards,
Mrs Keller
2. Sign and have your parent sign the 2nd attachment "Syllabus Agreement".
3. Record dates for required performances in your family calendar.
Winter Semester PM Shows = 12/1 & 12/2
Daytime "Share Out" Show = 12/17
4. Notify me immediately if you are unavailable for your required performance as soon as you know of any conflicts.
This is a graded assignment. Don't forget to submit it!
Kind regards,
Mrs Keller
Due:
Social Contract for Dance
Hello class!
Please sign this social contract after our SHINE in dance lesson.
Thanks!
Mrs Keller
Please sign this social contract after our SHINE in dance lesson.
Thanks!
Mrs Keller