Sample Map:
https://mapsengine.google.com/map/edit?mid=zVIexgVxmF5A.kkR-O5s0r6Uc
Sample Worksheet:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TB6u4bXf4wxUt8t-J8CAbmXiqEhuyIY1G-exmOHs4Ic/edit?usp=sharing
Project Write-up:
Media Project 2 – Geocaching
– Jessica and Erin
2 responses so far ↓
justinbolivar // Jul 18th 2014 at 10:41 am
Erin and Jessica, thinking back on your presentation yesterday, introducing a location based activity is really neat way to teach Macbeth, in regards to the importance of place in the play. Since the play is driven by having Duncan come to Macbeth’s home, and having the witches appear in places, you could argue that place is a driving force in Macbeth and Lady Macbeth’s decisions.
Well done!
TMD // Jul 24th 2014 at 4:31 pm
Dear Erin and Jessica,
Like Justin, I think the type of kinesthetic learning involved in having students move through locations related to a literary text is a rich one, particularly in the case of drama. It is a way of enacting the text that does not put students “on the spot,” as might be the case when they are asked to perform scenes in front of their peers.
You note that you had difficulty with your original idea of geocaching for the activity you had in mind. The Google map approach is one way of getting around this difficulty. You might also try something akin to what Jackson and Jenny did in the other section of this class using QR codes: https://blogs.ubc.ca/lled368/2014/07/21/qr-code-scavenger-hunt/ .
It would have been nice to have the class engage, if only for 10 minutes, in the Google Map project; however, the notes you’ve provided and your explanation in class provide a good sense of what is possible.
Thanks for your contribution!
Best regards,
Teresa
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