Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Readings
The readings we did in class this week talk about the element of drama when it comes to teaching a lesson. As a theatre minor I feel like this is so so true. With teaching you cannot be one dimensional in your methods and getting to your students or you will lose them. Since I will be teaching literature and English I feel a good outlet for adding the dramatic elements is through reading and plays. I remember back in high school, my freshman year we read Romeo & Juliet and out teacher encouraged us to bring in hats of our own or other costume pieces to wear while we read the play. She herself had a tote box filled with hats for kids to use as well as other props that those doing the reading could use during the action. It was fun and it kept us all engaged because we weren't just reading at our seats, we actually got up and were a part of the action. My junior year we read the play The Crucible and even though we didn't get up and act it out we got in a circle like a table read with all the named characters sitting on the same side of the circle. The drama kept everyone interested. As a teaching I think you have to have some element of theatrics in you so that your students may think yeah she's a bit crazy but that is what makes her class fun and interesting to go to.
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I am really glad you brought adding the element of drama into a classroom. My senior year of high school my English teacher also had us act out the Shakespeare play Macbeth. After each group performed each student got to vote and we were given awards based on Best Actress, Best Actor, Best Group Ensemble, etc. It was probably the most memorable thing I did in any classroom. Even though I am not much of an actress, I actually was not to nervous to do this because it was a different way to look Shakespeare that at times was difficult to read. It allowed all the students to see the scene acted out with gave everyone a better understanding for what was going on in each scene. As a teacher I am going to try to incoroporate this into my lesson when we cover Shakespeare. I feel this really gets students involved and allows them to step outside their comfort zone.
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