Lesson Plan Assure Model
Subject: Social
Studies
Topic:
Our Cultural Dance Forms
Subtopic: Jonkunnu Dance Form
Grade: 7A
Age Group:
12-13 year
Time: 15-20 minutes
Date: April 7, 2014
Analyze Learners
The lesson plan is prepared for student at the grade 7 level.
The class population consists of 45 students mainly female. Most of the
students love Social Studies, this they show by giving full attention and
participating. The class contains student who have varied learning styles such
as visual, auditory and kinetic, thus, technology has to be implemented in the
class to cater for each and every student need. Technology been implemented in
the Social Studies class will aim at maintaining the students attention span as
there are numerous activities that can be done by using technology that are fun
and exciting. Some students prefer to view video clippings and observe images,
these are the visual learners meanwhile others learn best when they hear
information, these students are referred to as auditory learners. Therefore,
this lesson plan is been done to cater to each and every student need so that
meaningful teaching and learning can take place.
Entry
competencies
Students will:
Be introduced the Jonkunnu Dance
Form.
Learning
Styles
It can be observed that the students learning style varies
from the visual learning style, to the auditory and the kinetic learning styles.
In order to ensure that each student actually learns, it is the duty of the
teachers to cater to there every need. According to Dale’s Cone of Experience
students remember 10% of what they read, 20% of what they hear, 30% of what
they see, 50% of what they see and hear, 70% of what they say and 90% of what
they say and do. Therefore, activities have to be prepared to in such away as
to stimulate learning.
Objectives:
Students should be able to:
1. Describe
the Jonkunnu dance form after reading the hand-out.
2. Compare
and contrast the Jonkunnu dance form with the present day dance in our society
after reading the information on the power point.
3. Show
appreciation for the relevance of the Jonkunnu dance form in today’s society
after watching the video.
Selected
Media, Materials and Methods
Projector: The teacher will use the projector
to allow the students to view PowerPoint Presentation.
Computer: A computer will be used to run
slides on the overhead projector.
Marker: This will be used to write on the
whiteboard.
Skills:
Ø Critical
thinking
Ø Collaborative
learning
Ø Class
discussion
Key Concepts
Jonkunnu
dance form: A band of
masqueraders who usually perform in towns and villages at Christmas time
Christmas
Season: An
annual commemoration of the birth of Jesus Christ and a widely observed
cultural holiday, celebrated generally on December 25 by millions of people
around the World.
Slavery: It is a system under which people
are treated as property to be bought and sold and are forced to work.
Emancipation: Full emancipation came in 1838, a
system that had been tried and tested in the Caribbean since the sixteenth
century came to an end.
Cultural Heritage: The legacy of physical artifacts and
intangible attributes of a group or society that are inherited from past
generations and maintained.
Content Summary
The
purpose of this lesson is to introduce the students to the Jonkunnu dance form
by the implementation of technology which will seek to engage the students.
This will not only allow the students to learn about the dance but they will
also develop effective technological skills that will be worthwhile for present
and future use. Dance has formed a very crucial part of our cultural heritage.
Many of our cultural activities and traditions have been passed down to us
through this medium. The dances that we are accustomed to today have a rich
historical background as they were done by our African ancestors during
slavery. Our ancestors once danced to the rhythm of their hands and feet, drums
or anything they could lay their hands on that could maintain a beat. Christmas
time was one of the few times when the slaves could gather to celebrate. The
Jonkunnu dance form was named after an African chief known as John Conny. During the Christmas season the slaves would
dress up and put on masks. Persons would play the role of Belly Woman, Pitchy
Patchy, Horse Head, King and Queen.
Description of the Jonkonnu Dance
Form
v The Jonkunnu dance form was carried out by slaves in
Jamaica.
v The Jonkonnu dance was done during the Christmas
season.
v The Jonkonnu dance form includes
characters such as: Belly Woman, Pitchy-Patchy and Cow Head
v The
Jonkonnu dance form was done in areas such as St. Thomas, St. Mary and St.
Catherine.
v The
Jonkonnu dance form was named after a chief known as John Conny.
v The Jonkonnu dance form is of the
African origin.
v The
Jonkonnu dance form became less important during the emancipation period.
Show
appreciation for the relevance of the Jonkonnu dance form and carnival in
today’s society
v The Jonkonnu dance form is still
practiced in some parishes such as St. Mary.
v The
Jonkonnu dance form is still been practiced at cultural festivals.
v The
Jonkonnu dance form is still done at
Jamaica’s Anniversaries to preserve the heritage of Jamaica.
v Carnival
is a festive season which occurs immediately before Lent the main events are
usually during February.
v Carnival
typically involves a public celebration or parade combining some elements of a
masked and public street party.
Procedure
1.
The lesson will be introduced with a Game.
The game will be used as the introductory activity. This will be done to
enhance prior knowledge. The students will participate in the playing of the
game on the computer by answering the questions, points will be awarded to the
correct answers, a point varies from 200 to a 1000. The students who do not
know the answer to the questions will guess. The introductory activity will
take (5) A projector will also be used so that the students who are seated at
the back can see what is been done clearly.
Step 1
The teaching strategies that will be used are Discussion,
Explanation, Questioning and Cooperative Learning.
After the introductory activity where
the students had been engaged in questioning, individuals will be selected to
read different paragraphs on the hand-out which will be projected. The hand-out
will be done to describe the Jonkonnu dance form. After which the teacher will
randomly called on students to describe the Jonkonnu dance form based on what
they had heard from the audio visual. The discussion process will take place; therefore,
misconceptions will be cleared up. Based on the students answers the teacher
will be able to detect if learning has taken place or was made effective.
Step 2
Students will be provided with computers with
internet access to view information, to run the slides for the power point
presentation and to view still pictures on the overhead projector. The students
will use the information technology lab which consists of approximately (20)
computers, which will allow one student to work at his/her individual desk. The
power point presentation will provide students with information whereby they
will be asked to compare and contrast the Jonkunnu dance form with the present
day dance in today’s society such as the carnival. The teacher will seek to
explain the necessary details so that the students can develop their knowledge
base.
Step 3
The students
will watch a video-clip showing the Jonkonnu dance form. After which the
students will be asked to show appreciation for the relevance of the dance form
in today’s society. The aim of the video is draw the attention of the students.
The video will also cater to more than one of the learning styles as students
will be able to hear and observe what is been done in the video.
Lesson Summary
The lesson will be summarized by using
game which was used as the introductory and which set the tone for the rest of
the lesson. This will allow the teacher to know which level the students are at
and how much they have learnt. By doing this the teacher will know at what pace
to set each lesson and how to cater for the different learning styles.
Culminating Activity:
The students
will be asked to compare and contrast the Jonkunnu dance form with the present
day dance in today’s society.
Evaluation
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