• Dance Performance Make Up Assignments

     

    Each of the Assignments below requires the student to:

    *Write a 5 paragraph essay

    *Times New Roman 12pt. Font and Double Spaced

    *Write in your own words. Assignments that are copied from another source will be an automatic 0.
     

     
    Include the following information on the first page of your assignment:
     

    Your Name

    Ms> Johnson

    Dance Class, Period __

    Date

     

    Title of your Essay

    Format for assignment:
                    Introduction Paragraph (Thesis)

                Body 1

                Body 2

                Body 3

                Conclusion Paragraph

    Writing Assignment Choices:

    Make Up Assignment #1: Expository Process (How to) Essay

    Prepare a letter to a younger student at your school, explaining how to be successful in a Dance class. Be sure to include specific examples and details.

     

    Make Up Assignment #2: Expository Process (How to) Essay

    At this point in the year, we have all created dances in class. Write instructions for making up a dance within a group.  In an essay, describe each step to creating a dance within a group. Do not forget to include the social dynamics of the group (such as how work will be divided and how decisions will be made).

     

    Make Up Assignment #3: Persuasive Writing

    It is Spring Show time again for your high school.  Your principal wants to see a high audience turnout and has appointed you to write an essay for the student newspaper, convincing your peers to come see the show.

                Write an essay persuading your fellow students to attend the recital.  Include a thesis and develop it with sufficient examples and details.

     

    Make Up Assignment #4:  Biographical Narrative

    The quote, “Dancing is the art of getting your feet out of the way faster than your partner can step on them” relates to the need for a dancer to respond to their partner’s advancement toward them by stepping back and getting out of the way. Have you ever been in a position where someone was being aggressive toward you and you had to respond to them by stepping back or giving in? Was that helpful in resolving the conflict?

    Write a narrative essay describing that experience. Be sure to provide examples and give details about the conflict between you and the other person and how stepping back allowed you to better work together to resolve the conflict.

    Make Up Assignment #5:  Biographical Narrative

    The quote, “Dancing is the art of getting your feet out of the way faster than your partner can step on them” relates to the need for a dancer to respond to their partner’s advancement toward them by stepping back and getting out of the way. Have you ever been in a position where someone was being aggressive toward you and you had to respond to them by stepping back or giving in? Was that helpful in resolving the conflict?

    Write a narrative essay describing that experience. Be sure to provide examples and give details about the conflict between you and the other person and how stepping back allowed you to better work together to resolve the conflict.