Year 9

Personal Development, Health and Physical Education

2013 Assessment Task No 3

Task Title: Exercise Movement Composition

Distribution
Date:
Term 3 Week 1
Unit/Module On Stage
:
Weighting: 25%
Presentatio
n/ Students are to create and lead the performance of an exercise movement composition
Submission set to music.
Instructions:
Progress In class during weeks 2 and 3
Check:

Presentations will be handed in on USB during PDHPE lessons commencing the first
Due Date:
practical lesson in week 4 Monday August 5th

Outcomes 5.5 A student composes, performs and appraises movement in a variety of

to be challenging contexts
Assessed: 5.13 Adopts roles and responsibilities that enhance group cohesion and the
achievement
of personal and group objectives

Task Students will work in groups of five, however each student will create and lead their
Description: own
exercise movement composition set to music.Each student will be marked individually
on
their own exercise movement composition performance.
The exercise movement composition will be recorded and handed up on USB. ie each
group will be responsible for five videos .
Each exercise movement composition should include the following;

a) Exercises for the following body parts 1.Lower legs 2. Upper legs and buttocks
3.Uppper body chest,shoulders 4.Arms 5.Core
b) Address the following elements of composition 1.Space 2. Dynamics 3.Rhythm
and Timing 4. Relationships. ( Refer to attached sheet)
c) Theme
d) Length - two and a half minutes no more than three minutes.
e) Appropriate and suitable music.

NB The same exercise cannot be used in any other of the members exercise
movement compositions. ie five different exercises required for the core etc.

*Please consult the marking criteria to see the areas in which you will be assessed
on*
 2013 Year 9 PDHPE Assessment Task 3 Marking Nam
Criteria e:

Extensive Thorough Sound Basic Elementary

5 4 3 2 1
Demonstrates basic . use Demonstrates
Demonstrates sound use
of time, space, force, elementary use of time,
Demonstrates thorough of time, space, force,
Demonstrates extensive. and space, force, and
use of time, space, force, and
use of time, space, force, body shapes, body shapes,
and body shapes,
Elements of and incorporating incorporating
body shapes, incorporating
exercise body shapes, choreographic principles. choreographic principles.
incorporating choreographic
movement incorporating Majority of time Majority of time
choreographic principles principles.Sometimes
composition choreographic principles. hesitates and makes hesitates and makes
with .minor errors. hesitates and makes
Movements/lyrics are several errors. several errors.
Movements/lyrics are some errors
extensively original. Movements and lyrics Movements and lyrics
thoroughly original. Movements/lyrics are
may repeat with limited may repeat with very
mainly original.
originality. limited originality.

The relationship between

the chosen music and
The relationship between
theme/performance has The relationship between The relationship between The relationship between
the chosen music and
Music and been exrensively the chosen music and the chosen music and the chosen music and
theme/performance has
Theme developed. theme/performance has theme/performance is theme/performance is
been thoroughly
been soundly developed. basic extremely limited
developed.

Shows an extensive Shows a thorough Shows a satisfactory Shows a basic

Shows an elementary
understanding of tempo understanding of tempo understanding of tempo understanding of tempo
understanding of tempo
Rhythm/Tempo and beat and stays on and beat and stays on and beat and stays on and beat and stays on
and beat and sometimes
rhythm throughout the rhythm throughout the rhythm throughout most rhythm throughout the
stays on rhythm.
entire dance. entire dance. of the dance. some dance.
 Extensively covers all Thoroughly covers all Soundly covers all FIVE Covers most of the body Covers some of the body
Body Parts
FIVE body parts FIVE body parts body parts parts parts

Two and a half minutes More than one and a half

Length More than Two minutes More than one minute Less than one minute
to three minutes minutes

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Ideas for manipulating elements of exercise
movement composition
Space

Varied floor patterns

Working within the space and with other group members

Dynamics

(force and flow)

Change in the energy of movements e.g. fast and slow

movements

Adapting the force of movements to become strong

movements, jerky movements

Adapting the height and speed of movements

Rhythm and timing

Moving in time with music/group members

Movements linked to pace of music

Change in rhythm to emphasise movements

Pace of movement flows freely through routine

Relationships
 Movements that mirror the leader

Moving towards and away from group

Linking steps together to music

Relationships with the performance environment

Cooperative group effort

Fulfilling individual role to achieve the groups goal