Tuesday, October 8, 2011

The groups got to work on their History/Drama projects today.  Each group started to develop ideas for presenting the historical concepts we have been talking about.  I did not take photos of them working and developing their ideas, but I will do this tomorrow once I provide each group with some detailed feedback about their ideas.  After they have reviewed my constructive feedback, they will make changes before they begin to rehearse in front of the class.

Each group has several option on the forum in which they can perform.  It can be in the form of a chant, a tableaux (or still image), a role play, in a storytelling format, or as an interview.  We did a fun drama warm-up exercise involving a cloth.  Each student had to explain how it might be used and then dramatize the use of it.  Here are a few photos from the exercise.

The class continued to develop their Book Talks/Chat assignments with Ms. Wills in the Library using the Photostory program.  The jot notes will continue to be done for homework.  When the students return to the Library next Tuesday, they will begin to fill in the details of the book they are reading in the program under the supervision of Ms. Wills.

I have my eye on using a fun movie maker program to showcase the writing and directing skills of the students.  It will involve using a program called Xtranormal.  Check out the website http://www.xtranormal.com/ for more information.  More details to come.  We will be reviewing the skills of writing simple and compound sentences.  Here are a few of the sentences we created, as a group, today. 

 HOMEWORK:  Complete jot notes for Chapter 6 and 7 in Language notebook; return Interview confirmation forms for next week's interviews.