These are lessons 3 and 4 of the Diversity Black Lives Matter scheme of work and look at Using RADS to come up with choreography from a moodboard and then Physical and Expressive skills. The first 2 lessons and resources are free on my store

A colourful review log for students at milestone 1 for component 2, this gives an outline of what students should include as well as target setting sheets and logs for them to fill in.

This resource was created to support students in writing workshop journals for component 1. Students work improved drastically when using this resource. Students are encouraged to add more detail to their work, there are multiple examples on the ppt and students are encouraged to write a section and then have a partner check their work using PADDY MCGUINESS no likey no highlighty! It is simple for each element of detail a different colour highlighter is used so that students can visually see which elements of detail they are missing in their work.

The 2nd workshop for 5 soldiers BTEC TECH component 1. In this workshop students learn basic military command and create their own drill sequence. This ppt includes a slide of videos that the teacher can learn commands from. It also has student tasks that can be filmed.

I created this lesson for the early stages of component 3 exam on the BTEC TECH performing arts award. This lesson requires students to share their initial ideas with other students in the class and enables them to see who might have similar or interesting ideas to them. There is also a sheet attached that students can fill out as they complete the activity.

This is for component 3 of the BTEC TECH award in performing arts. The resource is geared towards dance but could be easily adapted for drama in a matter of minutes. The mat features the main sections and questions related to them, key spellings, more interesting connectives and a space to put in information about the component 1 practitioners you have studied.

This is the 3rd workshop for 5 soldiers for the BTEC TECH component 1. This workshop sees students explore the section of the piece where soldiers socialise on a night out, this encourages students to create a piece of their own in this style, using elements of the original as an example.

I created this resource for my BTEC TECH classes studying dance, the lesson requires them to use various stimuli linked to their initial ideas such as a poem or photo and to create basic motifs from them. The ppt includes a CREATION CANVAS slide that i printed A3 so that students could explain the movement they created ready for their ideas log activities. This will link to a STORYBOARDING lesson and their COMPONENT 2 write up.

This is a handy resource to prepare students for the second written task for component 3- the skills log. The ppt features a skills log canvas slide that can be printed A3 for students to write bulletpoints on each area of the written task, a PIE themed structure tutorial, and has a paddy mcguiness themed peer assessment task.

A log for students to complete at a second milestone. This includes guidance on points to include, some evaluation tasks and some target setting sheets including a SMART target that can be reviewed at 3 key points.

This is a resource created for Component 3 of the BTEC TECH Performing Arts course. This is for DANCERS taking the course and should be delivered after the EXAM LAUNCH as an introduction to the theme and to allow students to generate some initial ideas. The PPT has links to dance pieces that might inspire students, it also has two creative tasks based on the stimulus BLANK CANVAS and Disadvantaged Children. It includes opportunity and a sheet for students to record their ideas in rough format ready for the SKILLS LOG task. All sheets and resources needed are included. The ideas log should be printed A3 for best results.

This bundle includes PPTs for all of the 5 Soldiers workshop lessons that I deliver. There are links to the live feed on youtube with appropriate timings so that students can watch the section. There are teacher links to material to learn for delivery in the workshops and there are also slides that can be printed to aid the activities and tasks. Each task has a progress and progress+ task criteria which helps to drive challenge.

This is the 4th Workshop for 5 soldiers for the BTEC TECH component 1. Students explore the concept of the skydiving section where soldiers jump out of the plane. It encourages students to build up movement material using improvisation and visual stimulus of skydiving formations. This creates excellent groupwork that can then be filmed for evidence.

A resource that leads on from the Motif creation lesson, in this ppt students are guided through storyboarding process and asked to develop their initial motifs to create more material towards their workshop performance for COMP 3

This is a handy rehearsal pack i have given to students, it features some of the choreographic devices cards which give them ideas/starting points/techniques to create movement and explores motif development through ASDR, it also includes a rehearsal schedule, personal management checklist and meeting log for them to track their progress.

This is a full PPT launch resource with Top tips, all grading criteria, explanation and definition of the stimulus and theme set by the exam board and lots of ideas/videos for students based on the COMP 3 task for BTEC TECH performing arts. There is also a research task for students to go away and complete.

This is a lesson I intend to deliver to my y11 students ahead of their COMPONENT 3 IDEAS LOG controlled asssessment. The ppt uses tips/bulletpoints from BTEC to allow students to see what is required of them during their controlled assessment of the IDEAS LOG. The ppt includes another CREATION CANVAS ( i will print this A3) that students can use to plot out their notes for the task-this can also be broken down and used for the controlled assessment as their notes. The ppt also has some checking exercises around making detailed points using PIE structure and Paddy MCGuiness themed highlighting peer assessment. The resource also comes with a simple WORD template that students can use to practice structuring a response.

This is part one of a CATS production route booklet that i have made for students studying the BTEC TECH route. The booklet features introductions, space for students to complete moodboard tasks and face plans to complete initial designs and make final choices for their work. There is also a section for them to research techniques etc and include photos of their attempts. This has suited some of my weakest students really well.

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