In our class on Monday, 10/04/2010, I enjoyed the plays we put on! Now, I am not good when it comes to getting up in front of classes...in front of children, not a problem...in front of peers, STAGE FRIGHT! I think there are few that can testify to this that were my storytelling class..mmhmm. However, I think this is a great way for students to make History come to life and they will learn so much more than from reading the same story in a History book. They will think, "Ok, Kathryn played Lord Greneville in the play..what did she do again?..Oh yeah! That was the character that..." That will help them on testing and other projects they would do. I've got some videos of the other group doing the play on my phone that I will try to get up so we can have little snippets to remember.
As Mrs. Meier and others said in class, definitely classes that we will be teaching will need more time to prepare for their performances. Also, definitely give students that might not read as well or maybe shy (not that I know of anybody who is shy...) some parts with several reading lines so that they can practice and get more comfortable at being in front of their peers.
Woo! Great week in Social Studies..(That is what we want all OUR students to say, too!)
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