in the Classroom If you sit down at set of sun And count the acts that you have done And counting find One selfdenying deed one word That eased the heart of him who heard One glance most kind ID: 633070
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Literature - "Performing Literature in the Classroom" Slide2
If you sit down at set of sunAnd count the acts that you have done,And, counting, find
One self-denying deed, one word
That eased the heart of him who heard, One glance most kindThat fell like sunshine where it went --Then you may count that day well spent.But if, through all the livelong day,You've cheered no heart, by yea or nay --If, through it allYou've nothing done that you can traceThat brought the sunshine to one face--No act most smallThat helped some soul and nothing cost --Then count that day as worse than lost.
Count that Day Lost by George EliotSlide3
Performing literature can be a tool to help students
Break through that barrier
to begin to make meaning from the textOften learners feel that literature is not accessible – lacks meaningSlide4
Let’s look at the text First make sure we know the words
The title First steps...Slide5
. . . another way of saying “playing” Play is actually a way that as young children we all experienced the world, learned about it and how to live in it.
So
, play (performance) is a way to experience and learn about a text. It can be a theatrical performance or various ways of reading it orally.Performing is...Slide6
There is a focus on:
Voice
GestureMannerismChanges in toneTempoIntention Let’s try some...Slide7
Performance is not to necessarily turn you or your students
into
“actors” Performance is a way to become better readers, a way to better understand the text and to make that learning more interesting. Taken from the article: “Teaching Dramatic Literature” by Susan McCloskey an English instructorWhy do this in a Literature course?Slide8
There is no “right” way to perform any piece of literature
The
key is performing, reflecting on what was read/performed, what can be discovered about the text to reach a better understanding Slide9
https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/teaching-through-dramatic-interpretation
What do learners say?