2020 REVISED CURRICULUM AND ASSESSMENT PLANS Dance Studies

2020 REVISED CURRICULUM AND ASSESSMENT PLANS Dance Studies GRADE 12 Implementation: June 2020

Presentation Outline 1. Purpose 2. Amendments to the Content Overview for the Phase; 3. Amendments to the Annual Teaching Plan; 4. Amendments School Based Assessment (SBA) and Performance Assessment Task (PAT) 5. Conclusion

1. Purpose

Purpose • To mediate the amendments of the trimmed and re-organised 2020 Annual Teaching Plan including School Based Assessment for Dance Studies, Grade 12 for implementation in June 2020 as stipulated in Circular S 2 of 2020. • To ensure that meaningful teaching proceeds during the remaining teaching time as per the revised school calendar. • To assist teachers with guided pacing and sequencing of curriculum content and assessment.

Purpose (continued) • To enable teachers to cover the essential core content /skills in each grade within the available time. • To assist teachers with planning for the different forms of assessment. • To ensure learners are adequately prepared for the subsequent year/s in terms of content, skills, knowledge, attitudes and values.

2. Amendments to the Content Overview for the Phase

Summary: Amendments to the Content Overview for the Phase Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12 Topic 1 • Removed: All group activities • Removed: Learning a Popular African Dance • Removed: Foot care and hygiene • Reduction: Practical classwork activities • Removed: Class work to be examined in term 4 • Removed: All group activities • Removed: Learning a Ceremonial African Dance • Removed: Foot care and hygiene/main muscle groups • Reduction: Practical classwork activities • Removed: Class work to be examined in term 4 • Removed: PAT 2 Group Dance • Reduction: Practical classwork activities • Removed: Class work to be examined in trials/final NSC examination

Summary: Amendments to the Content Overview for the Phase Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12 Topic 2 • Removed: All group improvisation activities • PAT – to be composed as a solo or online collaboration for film/video. • Removed: All group improvisation activities • PAT 1 to be converted to 100 mark • Removed: Production organisation Topic 3 • Removed: African dance • Reduced: ONE dance being studied work & choreographer • Remove evolution and • Removed: Dance related development of dance careers • Reduced: ONE dance work & choreographer

3. Amendments to the Grade 12 Annual Teaching Plan (ATP)

Summary: Reorganisation of content topics • All group activities to be replaced as solo activities/ performances • PAT 2 removed • June examinations removed • Only ONE dance work & choreographer

Summary: Amendment to the weighting of content topics No weightings have been changed and remain as before: • 100 Marks SBA • 100 Marks PAT • 100 Marks Written Examination (Paper 1) • 100 Marks Practical Examination (Paper 2)

Summary: Amendment to the weighting of content topics The School Based Assessment(SBA & PAT) Grade 12: Term 1: • Written & practical test = 100 marks • PAT 1: Choreography = 100 marks (50 marks written + 50 marks practical) Term 2: • No June examinations Term 3: • Prelim/trials Written & Practical examination = 200 marks • Term 2 or 3: PAT group dance removed

Summary: Content/Topics Amended Content/Topics Topic 1 Topic 2 Topic 3 Term 2, 3 and 4 Grade 12 Amendments • Classwork to be reduced + no assessment in examinations • 1 - 2 Minute solo demonstrated twice; o once for technical ability o once for performance ability o PAT 2 removed • All group interaction removed • 1 Minute unseen solo to be performed in examinations • Prescribed dance works and choreographers reduced to ONE only

4. Amendments Grade 12 School Based Assessment (SBA)

Summary: Revised Programme of Assessment Grade 12 Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4 Task 1: Written Test = 50 marks Practical Test = 50 marks Total Term 1 = 100 NO MID YEAR EXAMINATIONS Task 3: Prelim/Trial written examination = 100 marks Prelim/Trial Practical examination = 100 marks FINAL NSC examinations Written Paper 1 =100 marks Practical Paper 2 = 100 marks Task 2: PAT 1 choreography Written = 50 marks Practical 50 marks Task 4: Pat 2 group dance removed SBA: 100 marks PAT: 100 marks SBA: 200 marks SBA: 100 + 200 = 300 MARKS ÷ 3 = 100 MARKS PAT: 100 MARKS FINAL EXAMINATIONS: 200 MARKS Final NSC examinations: 200 marks

Summary: Revision Final Examination Structure: Paper 1 Grade 12 Paper 1 Written Content: Marks: 100 Time: 3 Hours Section A: Safe Dance Practice and Health care Question 1: Injuries (10 Marks) Could include: Types/ causes/ prevention/care/treatment Question 2: Components of Fitness (15 marks) Could include: defining/ developing/enhancing/preventing injury/analysing images Question 3: Choice question Muscles and Anatomical actions (optional) Could include: labelling/recognising/analysing images/identifying Question 4: Choice question General Health Care (10 marks) Could include: nutrition/hydration/eating habits/body image/mental health/relaxation/ concentration Question 5: Dance Performance (5 marks) Could include: performance skills & movement quality/technique/conventions & values/commitment/reflecting Total Section A = 40 Marks

Summary: Revision Final Examination Structure – cont. Section B: Dance History and Literacy Question 6: Improvisation and Choreography (15 marks) Could include: benefits/stimuli/dance elements/choreographic structures/music/technology/ multidisciplinary works/reflecting Question 7: History of Dance Major (15 Marks) Could include: evolution/development/characteristics and principles of dance major/ comparisons/ functions of dance/careers/theatre dance/concert dance/symbolism Question 8: ONE Prescribed dance work and choreographer (30 Marks) 8. 1 Choreographer (10 marks ) Could include: background/training/influences/style/characteristics/awards/recognition/ contribution to dance 8. 2 Dance work (20 marks ) Could include: synopsis/intent/theme/production elements/music/dance vocabulary/symbolism Total for Section B = 60 Marks

Summary: Revision Final Examination Structure: Paper 2 Grade 12 Paper 1 Practical Content: Marks: 100 Time: 10 minutes per learner – examined individually so that learners do not have to wear a mask 1 – 2 Minute Solo to be performed TWICE TECHNICAL PERFORMANCE OF THE SOLO = 50 MARKS To include: Recall of solo Well-developed safe dance practices and techniques Well-developed components of fitness Well-developed dance principles/style Complexity of movements (neuromuscular skills)

Summary: Revision Final Examination Structure – cont. PERFORMANCE QUALITY/DANCE SKILLS OF SOLO = 30 MARKS To include: Suitable beginning & ending Confidence and commitment to movement Individual interpretation of the solo Expression, focus and dynamics Musicality

Summary: Revision Final Examination Structure – cont. IMPROVISATION = 20 MARKS 1 Minute improvisation to an unseen stimulus to include: Interpretation of stimulus Use of dance elements(space/time/force) Musical interpretation Confidence, creativity, imagination Candidates will be given a stimulus on the day + 2 minutes to prepare the improvisation before preforming it to the marking panel.

Summary: Grade 12 Practical Assessment Task (PAT) DBE PAT GUIDELINES SHOULD HAVE BEEN USED PAT 2: Group Dance = 50 marks is removed PAT 1: Composition – completed in term 1. Marks to be adjusted as follows: Written content = 25 marks to be converted to 50 marks Practical content = 25 marks to be converted to 50 marks • • No adjustments to weighting of marks to be made No changes to the candidates original marks out of 50 to be made only adjusted to 100 marks

5. Conclusion

Conclusion • The DBE revised Annual Teaching Plans (ATP) for term 2 – 4 must be adhered to. • Protocols for social distancing must be developed for all practical class activities • All practical group work/activities must be removed and only done individually – no contact work • Class work to develop technique, fitness and safe dance practice to be done regularly even though not examined • Consideration must be taken for the wearing of face masks during class – content requiring aerobic and travelling movements might have to be reduced • The set solo for the final examinations should be at the highest level of complexity the learner can manage and should be based on the technical class activities so that appropriate technique, principles and fitness can be demonstrated. • No mask to be worn in the final practical examination – only appropriate social distancing from the markers. • Examinations to be filmed for UMALISI verification.

Contact Details Phil Manana CES: Arts Subjects Department of Basic Education Tel: 012 357 4191 Email: Manana. P@dbe. gov. za