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3. Use Props
Use props to make it work and help students get into the movements. These are some of the things I have used in my classroom to represent objects in the play.
These are some of my examples. You will have your own supplies on hand. YOU COULD ALSO HAVE YOUR STUDENTS MAKE A PROP AS A PROJECT. |
2. Share Roles
"Sharing roles" in an excellent strategy for helping to share the burden of acting out a role, and make it more feasible for students. You may divvy out a substantial role, by either assigning it two students, or by sharing it with the student yourself. Deciding to share the role with the student has a couple of advantages. First of all, the student will feel more confident knowing the teacher is backing him up. As well, you can provide an example to her, for how to speak, and what the meaning of the passage is. As well, you can simply take over if the student gets tired. Having two students share a role can be very effective, too. The nice thing about two fellow students doing it, is that they may feel comfortable with each other. I would only ask two students who are friendly with each other to share a role, especially at first. And how do share the lines? There a couple of ways: a. Read one line at a time. The advantage of doing it this way is that it's less intimidating to only read one line. As well, if you, the teacher, are reading, you cn provide an example sooner. The disadvantage is that it's less smooth, for acting out. b. Read until tired. The advantage of doing it this way is that's more smooth. The disadvantage is that a student may be not sure when to stop. |
You're no Lawrence Olivier, but that's okay!
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