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artificial things — lucy bennett

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4 detailed 50-minute lessons with teaching scripts, worked examples, parent guides, and assessment criteria.

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Lesson Overview

Total Lessons: 4
Tier: Foundation and Higher
Duration: 50 minutes per lesson (200 minutes total)
Exam Boards: AQA, Edexcel, OCR, Eduqas, CCEA

Learning Objectives

Prerequisites

Materials & Equipment

Lesson 1: Introduction: artificial things — lucy bennett

Duration: 50 minutes

Starter Activity (5 minutes)

Quick Recall

Write down everything you already know about artificial things — lucy bennett. Then check against the key terms: key terms from artificial things — lucy bennett. Use a mini-whiteboard or paper.

Main Content (35 minutes)

Parent/Teacher Guide:
Before lesson: Read the script below. Pre-teach key vocab: key terms from artificial things — lucy bennett.
If stuck: Re-read the revision notes (link above), then break the content into smaller steps.
Extension: See the Stretch & Challenge ideas in Lesson 4.
Teaching Script (35 mins):
Mins 0-5 - Hook: "Today: artificial things — lucy bennett. By the end you will be able to answer exam questions on it unaided. It connects to the rest of Dance because the ideas here recur across the spec."
Mins 5-20 - Direct Instruction: Work through the core ideas below one at a time; after each, ask your student to explain it back in their own words.
Mins 20-30 - Guided Practice: Model the worked example together, then let your student attempt the first practice question with guidance.
Mins 30-35 - Independent Practice: 2-3 practice questions from Lesson 3 below, with immediate feedback.
First Look

Start with the revision notes summary, then attempt: explain the key ideas of artificial things — lucy bennett

Plenary (5 minutes)

Check Out

Your student states one thing they learned and one question they still have about artificial things — lucy bennett.

Lesson 2: Core Concepts: artificial things — lucy bennett

Duration: 50 minutes

Starter Activity (5 minutes)

Review Previous Lesson

Quick recap: write 3 key points from Lesson 1 on artificial things — lucy bennett. Check them against the notes below.

Main Content (35 minutes)

Key Fact: 'Artificial Things' was choreographed by Lucy Bennett for Stopgap Dance Company and premiered in 2014
Key Fact: Stopgap is an integrated dance company featuring both disabled and non-disabled dancers
Key Fact: The choreographic intention is to explore human connection and the idea of finding joy despite limitations
Key Fact: The work celebrates difference and shows how collaboration creates something greater than individual limitations
Key Fact: The stimulus was the idea of artificial constraints — things that limit us — and how people overcome them together
Key Fact: Movement vocabulary includes contact work, counterbalance, lifts, rolls, gestures and wheelchair-based movement

Practice (10 minutes)

Q: explain the key ideas of artificial things — lucy bennett

Answer:

Plenary (5 minutes)

Explain Back

Your student teaches the key points back to you without looking. Fill any gaps immediately.

Lesson 3: Application: artificial things — lucy bennett

Duration: 50 minutes

Starter Activity (5 minutes)

Quick Recall

Recall the key terms: key terms from artificial things — lucy bennett. Define each in one sentence.

Main Content (35 minutes)

Parent/Teacher Guide: Let your student attempt each question alone first, then compare with the model answer. Award method marks for correct working even if the final answer is wrong.

Work through the practice questions on the revision notes page for this topic.

Plenary (5 minutes)

Error Review

Review any questions answered incorrectly. Identify whether the error was knowledge, method, or reading the question.

Lesson 4: Exam Practice: artificial things — lucy bennett

Duration: 50 minutes

Starter Activity (5 minutes)

Command Words

Review what these command words require: state (one point), describe (say what happens), explain (say why), compare (both sides), evaluate (judgement).

Main Content (35 minutes)

Exam-Style Question

Attempt a past-paper style question on artificial things — lucy bennett from the exam board past paper finder (see Resources), then mark it against the scheme.

Exam Tips: Always mention that the company is integrated — disabled and non-disabled dancers together — this is central to the work's meaning | David Toole is a key performer — be ready to describe his specific movement qualities and contribution | Link the episodic structure to the work's intention: each scene explores a different aspect of human connection | Include design elements: the colourful costume, varied lighting and mixed aural setting all support the themes | When writing about integrated dance, focus on what the dancers can do, not what they cannot
Common Errors: ✗ 'Artificial Things' is about disability. ✓ The work is about human connection and finding joy despite limitations — disability is part of the casting, not the subject. The intention is broader than disability alone. ✗ All dancers perform the same movement in the work. ✓ Bennett creates movement that draws on each dancer's unique physical abilities — the choreography is tailored to individuals rather than being uniform. ✗ The structure of the work is narrative. ✓ The structure is episodic — distinct scenes explore different aspects of connection rather than telling a linear story. ✗ David Toole only performs arm movements. ✓ David Toole performs a range of movement including powerful upper-
Stretch & Challenge (Grade 8-9):
  • Synoptic links: explain how artificial things — lucy bennett connects to another Dance topic you have studied
  • Real-world: research one real-world use or example of artificial things — lucy bennett
  • Critical: "What are the limitations of the models used in artificial things — lucy bennett?"

Plenary (5 minutes)

Assessment Criteria
  • Got it: Confident explanation + correct worked examples
  • Getting there: Main points OK, needs support with detail
  • Not yet: Confused on key concepts - re-run Lesson 2

Homework & Consolidation

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