tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34161179.post6315683672784110492..comments2023-09-19T03:17:44.567-04:00Comments on Epic Adventures Are Often Uncomfortable: DemotivatedClixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04460380696875928585noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34161179.post-15782165001281395962008-11-17T00:05:00.000-05:002008-11-17T00:05:00.000-05:00I found a link with the columns: http://www.panglo...I found a link with the columns: http://www.pangloss.com/seidel/shake_rule.htmlDr Pezzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09160506091556539766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34161179.post-55951601362825790592008-11-17T00:02:00.000-05:002008-11-17T00:02:00.000-05:00I use an audio version on my computer played throu...I use an audio version on my computer played through the speakers. We read the first scene aloud, and then we use the professionally read version the rest of the way. The kids take notes as we chat, and I give the students a chart of all the literary terms we study, so they can find examples as we go.<BR/><BR/>You know, (as I start thinking about teaching this unit next semester) I also have a Dr Pezzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09160506091556539766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34161179.post-73723720085741551352008-11-13T14:33:00.000-05:002008-11-13T14:33:00.000-05:00I haven't tried asking them to summarize what we'v...I haven't tried asking them to summarize what we've read - usually I try to ask a question or two about it. I don't know if we stop that often, but it feels like it takes forever to get through it!<BR/><BR/>How important is it to read through the play out loud? I mean, it's... I hate it. They said it'd help, but the ones who were reading were stumbling through their parts, and the ones who Clixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04460380696875928585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34161179.post-234464797345951252008-11-11T23:14:00.000-05:002008-11-11T23:14:00.000-05:00I was thinking about your post again today. I gave...I was thinking about your post again today. I gave a writing assignment, which we had reviewed and discussed--true discussion, not just teacher talks and students listen--and the students BOMBED it. I didn't even grade them after I read the first 5 or 6. I will just hand them back tomorrow and have another session about the assignment. Grrr. There go my plans for tomorrow.Dr Pezzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09160506091556539766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34161179.post-55818625051451879992008-11-11T11:02:00.000-05:002008-11-11T11:02:00.000-05:00Now before I ask my question, I want to state that...Now before I ask my question, I want to state that I do not always think students will perform well no matter what we do. However, because of the low average in both classes, my question is: what was done while the students read the play (or listened to the play)?<BR/><BR/>I know I spend almost an entire month reading the first three acts, and then we watch the final two. During that time I have Dr Pezzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09160506091556539766noreply@blogger.com