Reader's Theater
Reader's Theater has been a 6th grade elective in some school years.
In this 10-week class, students learn to give effective oral presentations and explore various aspects of script writing.
Students:
- work successfully in flexible collaborative groups
- develop convincing attributes that assist in adding credibility to a character
- incorporate weekly themes into a script
- establish and develop a plot and setting
- provide constructive feedback to presenters
- willingly receive constructive feedback from peers
- connect verbal communication to nonverbal messages
- cultivate academic courage
Each class begins with Silent Sustained Reading. Selected books are based on student choice. Every week students are assigned new groups to develop a script. All group members contribute their ideas to the final writing of the script.
- Drama Production
- East West Players after-school drama program
- Theater Arts elective
Mr. Kim's Reader's Theater class performed its short interpretation of Around the World in 80 Days, starring T’sai Cade as Phileas Fogg and Alfredo Hernandez-Sanchez as Passepartout.
There was art by students of Ms. Goldin and special guest Ballet Folklórico Son de la Palma (after-school dance class), which had a fundraiser preceding the show.
Mr. Kim's Reader's Theater class performed the jazz-themed show It's the Jazz, Man - a night of spoken word set to jazz, in October 2016. See the flyer.
