Physical Education IV
Recommended Prerequisite: Physical Education I, II, and III
Grades Offered: 10-12
Credit: ½
SDE Course Code: 3399
MNPS Course Code: PER3411
Course Description
This advanced course expands upon the information and techniques learned in Physical Education III. This course emphasizes the maintenance of fitness through conditioning programs and the mastery of multiple skills related to individual and team games and rhythms. A variety of individual and recreational sports will also be introduced. The variety of activities allows for each student the opportunity to develop appreciation, enjoyment, and success of physical fitness.
Course of Study
The proposed sequential order for teaching each of these units is the review of the history, terminology, rules and game strategy. The refinement of skills can be accomplished through drills. At this level, students will participate in actual games and tournaments. Students will also develop and present aerobic and dance routines. Activities could include but are not limited to the following:
· Dance
o Social Dance
§ History
§ Terminology
· Balancing
· Closing
· Hesitating
· Pivoting
· Rocking
§ Basic steps
· Balancing
· Closing
· Hesitating
· Pivoting
· Rocking
§ Formations
· Fox-trot
· Swing
· Waltz
· Cha-Cha
· Rumba
· Tango
· Samba
· Contemporary dances
§ Group dance presentations
o Modern Dance
§ History
§ Terminology
· Balancing
· Directions
· Flexion
· Forward
· General space
· Gesture
· Jumping
· Levels
· Personal space
· Rhythm
· Sideward
· Turning
· Weight shift
§ Interconnected aspects of movement
· Body
o Weight shift
§ Stepping
o Gesture
§ Flexion
§ Extension
§ Rotation
§ Bending
§ Stretching
§ Reaching
§ Collapsing
§ Spiraling
o Traveling
§ Walking
§ Running
§ Rolling
§ Crawling
§ Creeping
§ Sliding
§ Foot patterns
· Walk, run, leap
· Hop
· Jump
· Assemble
· Sissonne
o Jumping
o Turning
o Balancing
· Space
o Personal space
o General space
· Directions
· Levels
· Floor patterns
· Shape
· Effort (Movement Qualities)
o Time
o Space
o Weight
o Flow
§ Rhythmic Elements
· Accent
· Phrase
· Underlying beat
§ Techniques
· Planning a dance composition
o Select a source of inspiration for creating the dance (emotion, idea, music, poetry, painting, activity)
o Imagine you are caught in a small tunnel and cannot find your way out. Express your reactions and fears in a movement pattern.
o Find a unique way to greet a friend you have not seen for some time.
o Draw an interesting design of heavy and light curves, circles, and wiggle lines. Then create a dance sequence to interpret the design.
o Select a game or a sport. Analyze part of the movement patterns used in the sport. Stylize them as to success or failure based on changes in tempo.
o Choose a simple gesture, such as opening or closing a door. Do it as many different ways as you can and relate each to a different character study, such as a fearful, shy individual; a fast-moving egocentric individual, a tough tomboy; or a demure old lady.
§ Group dance presentations
o Folk Dance
§ History
§ Terminology
· Step-Hop
· Schottische
· Polka
· Waltz Step
· Two Step
· Mazurka
§ Basic Folk Dance Steps
· Walk, Run, Leap, Hop, Skip, Slide, Jump, Gallop
· Step-Hop
· Schottische
· Polka
· Waltz Step
· Two Step
· Mazurka
§ Folk Dance Forms
· Individual formations
o Alone without touching
o In a line, circle, or broken circle (with a leader at one end)
o Neighbors may join hands, hook arms, put hands to shoulders or about the waist, or just interlace little fingers.
· Group formations
o Short lines
o Single or double circles
o Parallel lines
o Squares
o Stars
o Triangles
· Partner formations
o Closed (facing and close as for ballroom dance)
o Open (side by side)
o Shoulder-waist (man’s hands at the woman’s waist and her hands on his shoulders)
o Butterfly (partner’s facing, hands joined, and arms outstretched at shoulder height)
§ Group dance presentations
o American Square Dance
§ History
§ Terminology
· Allemande
· Dos-a-dos
· Grand right, left, square
· Promenade
· Sashay
· Seesaw
§ Square dance formation
· Performed by sets of four couples
· Woman is always positioned on the right side of the man
· Couple #1 is located in front of caller
· Couple #3 faces couple #1
· Couples #1 and #3 are the “head couples”
· Couple #2 is to the right of couple #1
· Couple #4 is opposite couple #2
· Couples #2 and #4 are the “side couples”
§ Relative position of partners
· Woman on man’s right is always his partner
· The woman on the man’s left is his corner
· The man on the woman’s left is her partner
· The man on the woman’s right is her corner
§ Shuffle step
§ Square dance composition
· Basics
· Dance
· Figure
· Name of square dance
· Phrase
§ Starting the dance
· The call “honor your partner”
§ Fundamental skills
· Allemande left
· Around that couple, take a peek
· Balance
· Balance and swing
· Circle
· Dive for the oyster
· Dos-a-dos
· Forward and back
· Grand right and left
· Grand square
· Ladies’ chain
· Promenade
· Right and left thru
· Right hand round the partner
· Sashay round your corner
· Seesaw round your own
· Star
· Weave the ring
§ Music for square dancing
· Patter, or hoedown, music
· Singing call
o “Oh Johnny!”
o “Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight”
o “Hello Dolly!”
o “Cabaret”
o “Buffalo Girls”
o “Pop Goes The Weasel”
§ Group square dance presentations
· Golf
o Review history, rules, etiquette, terminology, scoring and skills
o Equipment
§ Clubs
§ Balls
§ Golf course
§ Nets (if inside facility)
§ Putting green (if inside facility)
o Game strategy
o Drills
o Lead up games
o Game play
o Tournament play
· Lifeguard Training and/or Water Safety Instructor (Water Safety Instructor License and CPR Certification REQUIRED to teach this course)
o Refer to the Lifeguard Training and Water Safety Instructor Manuals
· Outdoor Activities
o Archery
§ History
§ Rules
§ Safety Techniques
§ Equipment
· Targets
· Bows
· Arrows
· Protective equipment
§ Terminology
· Anchor point
· Body positioning
· Draw
· Follow through
· Holding and aiming
· Holding the bow
· Nocking the bow
· Pre-draw
· Quiver
· Releasing
· Stringing the bow
· Unstringing the bow
§ Scoring
§ Skills
· Aiming
· Orientation to the target
· Stringing/unstringing the bow
· Ready position/Stance
· Holding the bow properly
· Pre-draw/Draw
· Release
· Follow through
· Sighting
§ Range/Target Shooting Drills
o Hiking and backpacking
§ Review terminology
· Benzoin