Fourth Graders participated in an intensive in-role re-enactment experience about Immigration in the early 1900's as a tie-in to their social studies curriculum. During drama class they created characters for themselves, divided into families, came up with reasons for their family to be emigrating during the time period and made passports to carry on their journey. Along the journey they traveled in steerage on a boat to America, passed through Immigration and Health at Ellis Island, sought employment and housing, registered their children for school and participated in a re-enactment of a classroom experience from the early 1900's. At the end of the 6 week unit, students created "graffiti walls" where they shared their experiences with each other. Now, they are working on writing and presenting monologues written as their character about their experience. They will present their monologues for their peers and on tape so that they can begin working on critical analysis of their public speaking techniques.
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Mrs. CharlesMrs. Charles has been teaching drama for 17 years in the Waltham Public School system. She holds a Bachelors Degree from Hofstra University with a major in Drama and a minor in Russian, and a Masters Degree in Theatre Education from Emerson College. She is also dual certified in Performing Arts K-12 and Elementary Education. Mrs. Charles has worked as both an actor and theatre technician for local and regional theatre companies in New York, Virginia and Massachusetts. Archives
October 2016
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