- STEP 1: Select an essential question. Be sure that this is a question that probes deeply into a key aspect of the standard of focus.
- STEP 2: Ask the learners to choose an art form through which to communicate for the rest of the lesson: music, dance or drama. Ask the learners to sit with others who chose the same art form.
- STEP 3: Provide the learner groups an opportunity to define or answer the essential question through their chosen art form. For example, if students chose dance, they would define the essential question through dancing.
- STEP 4: Record or video each group performance of the essential question exploration. Once complete, share the recordings as a class and reflect upon similarities and differences in their definitions or answers.
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