I’ll start with a big thank you to Alice for doing this morning’s videotaping. Who will be the victim, er… budding cinematographer next class?
Artifcat Related Warm Up
To get your body moving and your brain fired up we played What Is It?, an object transformation drama game. Each class member took a scarf and transformed it into another object – a kite and an elephant’s trunk, among many other things – while class members guessed about what “artifact” the scart had become. You’ll find the guidelines for the game, along with instruction for many other drama games, in this handout:
What Is It? & Other Drama in the Classroom Activities
Me in a Bag Speeches
After discussing the learning intentions – the goals – for this task, we:
- Reviewed the task criteria
- Rehearsed with A/B partners
- Looked at past examples of the Post-Speech Analysis activity
- Chose a speaking order
- Reviewed what active listening looks like
- Started the speeches
Here is the full speaking order, if you’re curious about where you fit into the mix:
- Sarah
- Jeremy
- Maria
- Amber
- Lou
- Devin
- Melanie
- Jenna
- Jennifer
- Farisha
- Tyrel
- Kat K
- Aaron
- Amanda
- Leanne
- Sally
- Kat M
- Alice
- Lars
- Shaun
- Miguel
- Christian
- Ian
- Ross
- Caitlin
Thanks to those who’ve already presented. You can all take a lot of pride in the knowledge that you, while you may have been nervous at the front, none of you let the pressure get to you like it got to Miss Teen South Carolina (2007):
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lj3iNxZ8Dww&p=40547FE48EBE79D7&playnext=1&index=2[/youtube]
Please keep the video of your speech on your flash drive. You’ll get further instructions on how to analyze it in an upcoming class.
Administrivia
- TC Profile: Please see the previous post – Completing the TC Profile (September 2010) – for the Word template and details on how to fill it out. Your profile is due on Monday, 27 October 2010.
- Social Committee: Thanks for Melanie, Miguel, Alice and Leanne for volunteering to form the Middle Years Cohort’s Social Committee. The SC will be organizing a potluck on Tuesday of next week before the Ropes Course. Stay tuned for more info.
- Copying Fee: I will be charging a copying fee for copies I make during this term. I’ll do my best to keep my copying to a minimum and, therefore, keep the fees down as low as possible.
- Pre-Prac Prep & Ropes Course Day on Tuesday, 28 September: On this day we will have the following schedule:
- 10:00 – Noon: Pre-Prac Workshop in PONE 123
- 12:00 – 1:00: Potluck in Room TBA
- 1:30 – 4:30: UBC Ropes Course Activity
I’ll share more details on the Ropes Course- what to wear, what to bring, and what not – next class and I’ll post it on the blog.
That’s all for today.
Cheers,
– Lawrence