In my after school program, we first read a story. Usually a creationist tale works really well. We've used How the Opossum Got His Skinny Tale and Armadillo Tattletale to name a few. We read the story and discuss the elements> Then we ask who would like to act out which parts. We map out the story into segments and then the characters write their own dialogue. Then we have the students meet and discuss what they might say to each other and how they might interact with one another. Next we try to put it all together. We do this by projecting on to a screen with the laptop. We then write the script as a group. Students notice the interactions and dialogue between the characters and the progression of the action. We can notice if a character just appeared on the scene and notice if a narrator needs to do some clarification. We read the script many times over to make sure the scenes jive. Then we act it out over and over as time allows. Finally we videotape our production with some props. We watch ourselves (with snacks of course) and critique ourselves. We discuss if we had it to do over again what would we change. The kids love it. They really chose great vocabulary and build their fluency. Sue
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