1. Lyon College Secondary English Methods Fall 2011

4.  Shakespeare  Folger Shakespeare Library Play-by-Play  Web English Teacher Web English Teacher Play-by-Play Elizabethan Age The Globe Theater Sonnets  Arthur Miller’s The Crucible

5.  Connect personal experiences to events in the drama (teachers can help by using good questioning techniques).good questioning techniques  Visualize the characters as you read stage directions.  Evaluate characters' words and actions and determine what motivates them.  Notice character changes.  Compare characters.  Make a three column chart - label the left column, character 1; the middle column, shared traits; the right column, character 2.  Fill in the chart as you read.  Analyze monologues and soliloquies.  Read the play aloud.  Identify the setting.  Evaluate how the setting affects the play's mood.  Identify major and minor conflicts.

6.  "The Power of Readers Theater," Scholastic InstructorThe Power of Readers Theater  Literacy Connections: Readers Theater - lots of links! Literacy Connections  Readers Theater Scripts and Plays Readers Theater Scripts and Plays  Aaron Sheppard's and other's stories/readers theater productions of various cultures Aaron Sheppard's and other's stories/readers theater productions of various cultures

7.  Teaching Drama Teaching Drama

8.  Veterans’ Day  “In Flander’s Field” “In Flander’s Field” Discuss meaning of symbol of poppy flower  Thanksgiving

9.  Your Wiki/Portfolio  Have we set up a Delicious/Diigo account?  In-Class Teach

10.  Enjoy!