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1.2 Components of Creative Arts and Sports
Creative Arts and Sports · Grade 7 · 8 lessons in the design
What this covers
- Elements of a story: character, setting, plot and theme
- Components of fitness: coordination
- Components of fitness: strength
- Note values and their rests: semibreve, minim, crotchet, a pair of quavers
- Pitch: treble staff, lines and spaces, ledger lines
- Pitch: keyboard and the scale of C major
- Grouping music notes in 2/4 time
- How the components of Creative Arts and Sports inter-relate
What you will be able to do
- describe elements of a story
- perform activities demonstrating the components of fitness
- write note values on a treble staff
- name pitches on treble staff
- group music notes in 2/4 time
- appreciate the components of Creative Arts and Sports
Key questions
“How are the components of Creative Arts and Sports inter-related?”
“How are components of Creative Arts and Sports applied?”
Lessons
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Story elements: character and setting
40 min · 1 practice tasks · quizA story needs a who (character) and a where-and-when (setting), named before plot and theme.
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Story elements: plot and theme
40 min · 1 practice tasks · quizPlot is the ordered path of events; theme is the idea the story leaves, such as teamwork or honesty.
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Fitness: coordination
40 min · 1 practice tasks · quizCoordination is using body parts together on time; practise clap-step, catch and skip to music.
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Fitness: strength
40 min · 1 practice tasks · quizStrength is muscle force for pushing, pulling or holding; practise wall push-ups and a safe carry, then say how it meets coordination.
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Note values and rests
40 min · 1 practice tasks · quizWrite and clap semibreve, minim, crotchet and a pair of quavers, each with its rest of the same length.
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The treble staff and ledger lines
40 min · 1 practice tasks · quizDraw a five-line treble staff, name lines EGBDF and spaces FACE, and place middle C on a ledger line.
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Pitch, keyboard and C major
40 min · 1 practice tasks · quizMatch treble-staff letters to white keys and sing or play the scale of C major from middle C.
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Group notes in 2/4 and see the components meet
40 min · 1 practice tasks · quizFill 2/4 bars so each adds to two crotchet beats, then notice how story, fitness and music share one performance.