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Words in Motion!For Teachers of Grades 3 - 6 This book is designed to instruct teachers on how to assist students compose free-verse poems and choreograph them into Words in Motion! Dances. To prepare, students explore free-verse poetry and delve into the nuances of rich vocabulary and learn how prosody enhances the meaning of text. As a culminating event, students showcase their poetry and dances for an audience and reflect on their experience.Literacy Components: - Vocabulary: The purpose of the vocabulary instruction is to develop deep and sustained word.- Prosody: Prosody is referred to as "reading with expression." It is the variation of tone used when speaking or reading aloud and the emphasis given to certain syllables in a word. Prosody is used to express understanding of words and poems.
About the Author: Harlan Brownlee understands the transformational power that the arts have to improve the quality of life for individuals and the community. He possesses a passion for the arts guided by a disciplined approach to change. Brownlee has worked for thirty-three years in the arts education field as a performing artist, educator, and arts administrator. He is the Chief Executive Officer for the Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey (KCFAA). KCFAA makes dance accessible to all people, teaching young people critical life skills through dance, and modeling interracial and multi-cultural community partnerships. From February 2009 to July 2015 he led ArtsKC - Regional Arts Council as the President and CEO, developing community partnerships dedicated to insuring access to the arts and cultural development for the region. From 2005 to 2009, he served as the Executive Director for Kansas City Young Audiences, a non-profit dedicated to engaging all youth in the arts, promoting creativity, and inspiring success in education. Mr. Brownlee is on the Kennedy Center's National touring roster for the Partners in Education program and has conducted master classes, workshops and residencies extensively in the Midwest and throughout the United States. In addition, he has designed and implemented hundreds of lesson plans over 33 years instructing a weekly class at Community School #1 that integrates dance and movement into the general curriculum with an emphasis on the subject areas of science and literacy. Harlan has been an adjunct professor for Rockhurst University's School of Education and the University of Missouri - Kansas City's School of Education. Harlan served as a consultant for the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and as a member of the Fine Arts Task Force. Mr. Brownlee received his B.F.A. from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee where he was educated as a dancer and choreographer. His performance background includes work for thirteen years as one of the Artistic Co-Directors with City in Motion Dance Theater in Kansas City, Missouri. Mr. Brownlee received his M.A. in Educational Research and Psychology from the University of Missouri - Kansas City. He has served as a past Associate Editor for the Teaching Artist Journal.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781548762339
  • Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
  • Publisher Imprint: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
  • Height: 280 mm
  • No of Pages: 88
  • Spine Width: 5 mm
  • Width: 216 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1548762334
  • Publisher Date: 03 Jul 2017
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Weight: 227 gr


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