school library journal leadership summit: the play's the thing
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The Play’s The Thing: Using Theater to Get Kids Excited About Reading and Writing
Erica S. Perl and Tasara Redekopp
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“Look around, look around at how Lucky we are to be alive right now.”
- Eliza Schuyler, Hamilton
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Relationship-building with students. Trying out new teaching styles and
methods. Making kids into content-creators.
What’s in it for librarians and educators?
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A supportive community for kids with a variety of creative interests and talents.
What’s in it for students?
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A chance to venture out of our comfort zones.
What’s in it for all of us?
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Cooperative learning that doesn’t feel like learning.
What’s in it for all of us?
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Step One: Warming Up.Okay, so how does it work?
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Step Two: Learning How to Read a Play.
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Step Three: Thinking Like a Thespian.
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Step Four: Developing Dialogue.
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Thanks! Please pick up a Capybara Conspiracy handout, which includes:
a sample scene, staging notes, and a bibliography of plays and theater-
oriented books