Why is Dance So Good for Children?
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Children getting enough fitness and not becoming overweight at to young an age is one of the top issues today. Many articles have suggested various activities for kids so see that they have fun while they get fit at the same time. Researchers are finding that dance is both a good social experience where children can exercise and not even know it. The author of this article, Keen, gives a new voice to child fitness and how it can be very easy for a child to become fit and have fun by being involved in dance.
The first thing that jumped out to me as I read the article was Keen's language. The article is a combination of sophisticated and casual language making it very easy to understand both to an adult as well as a child. Near the end of the article she talks about how the brain works when involved in dance which would be hard to understand by younger children. Keen also constantly talks about how dance can be a good social experience where children can make new friends and learn to work together with others while staying fit. While children understand how to form new relationships through activities such as dance only older children and adults would understand the "fit" part.
Keen's detail also struck me while reading the article. She expands on the idea that dance is a healthy activity by giving numerous examples oh how it can improve a child's brain, body and social skills. As part of her research Keen includes a quote by the the National Curriculum which believes that "by providing rich and varied contexts for pupils to acquire, develop and apply a broad range of knowledge, understanding and skills, the curriculum should enable pupils to think creatively and critically, to solve problems and to make a difference for the better. It should give them the opportunity to become creative, innovative, enterprising and capable of leadership to equip them for their future lives as workers and citizens" (National Curriculum). Many researchers agree with this statement which can leave the reader thinking about other activities, in addition to dance, that are healthy and fun.
For many younger children staying fit is of the lowest concern. They may not understand what it is to be fit or how to get fit by participating in various activities but in the end it helps them to stay fit. Parents have many options to involve their child in fit activities and dance is only one of many.
3 comments:
Melanie,
I thought you did a good job with this close reading post. The article was very interesting, and the author, as well as your analysis of it, provided me with very valid and relevant points about the topic. The arguments you made seemed to be accurate. Also, I like how the quotes that you used flowed so well with the paper rather than sticking out, as mine usually tend to do. The only criticism I have is you might want to choose more challenging techniques than details and language. Syntax is a tricky one for me, so I tried to use it on my last paper for practice. It may not be as hard for you, but just a suggestion! Good job!
-NIkki
Hey Melanie~!
Wow, I find it interesting that almost all the articles you have done for Close Readings are about the fine arts! Of course, it's what you're good at, and I feel that you relate to these articles very well, which allows for better understanding!
However, I do believe that we're supposed to have three literary techniques to analyze this writing... just be careful about including all three!
I enjoyed your second paragraph, and I thought that it was very accurate and well written, but I think that it would have been better if you used more quotes from the text.
Great job overall!
Erin <3
Over all the analysis on the essay was very good. For the first body paragraph I would come up with a good quote. So the reader can try to understand a little better about what you are trying to prove. The second paragraph is very good, and I love your quote. To improve I would possibly put another quote in as well. Over all great job!!
-Laura
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