Reflection Week #5

There are many benefits to creating a Process Drama. The students are able to glean several different important skills. I learned about the importance of making books come to life and using them to enhance critical thinking as well as giving the students the opportunity to apply literature and subject matter to their lives. I especially like the idea for literature in the History genre because it can take less interesting or unappealing topics and make them more exciting for students. It is important to be creative and to plan well for the Process Drama you will be doing. A variety of activities is also important to keep the children continuously interested.

I really liked the other presentations and being able to have a visual idea of other activities is important for me. I learned it's very exciting to give opportunities for students to learn to work together in a group on one task. I also learned how many ways one subject or story can apply to students and encourage opinions and different perspectives. My favorite thing about Process Drama is that it makes a story real. Sometimes I actually felt like I was a part of the story and it made the anticipation for the end really exciting.

From what I've learned I would like to implement several ideas in my teaching. I really liked the alphabet story telling. That activity will encourage vocabulary as well as learning the different types of words like nouns, adverbs, and adjectives. I will also incorporate the Process Drama in the classroom for books about History. I had so much fun creating the lesson plan for the group project and I think students will really enjoy the music, questions, and many other ways to analyze and apply a book.

To prepare to teach and integrate creative drama in the classroom I will make lesson plans now and write down ideas that I have so I can use them in the future. I will also be more aware of the literature available to teach young students. I want to continue to be excited about using creative drama in the classroom so I can model that to the children and help them be excited. My goal is to help the children be involved in literature and be able to express their creativity through the arts.




Reflection #5
What did you learn from developing a Process Drama from text? What did you learn from the other team presentations? So What drama ideas will you try to implement in your teaching? Now What - How will you prepare to teach and integrate creative drama in your teaching?