Third Class

Friday January 23, 2009
Third class for grades 6-8

The third class was upon us. I can't believe that it's almost the end of the first group of kids! Only one more class after this one! Oh how time flies!

So on the heels of learning that some of the kids (Tara, Gia, Jenna and Lexie) all felt as though Rachel and Heather were 'taking over' I decided to have a talk with all my helpers (Rachel, Heather, Elia and Jill) about making sure that I give out feedback on monologues first and then they can emphasize on what they thought. So I started the class with a hello and handed the 'warm up game' over to Elia. She explained her choice of the game and each child went up and did what they were supposed to do, which was to take an item out of a paper bag given to them and say something they will use it for besides what it is actually used for. For instance, if they see a pair of sunglasses in the bag, they take them out and say something like "Well, look what we have here! It's a bottle of hairspray. Good thing I found it so I could make my hair stay where I want it to!" It was funny what some kids came up with. Nick had some sort of ruler thingie and said "Oh! It's a ... plate ... that I eat on." It was amusing. And Daniel C. took out a fork and said "Hey! It's my HAND!" and put the fork in his sleeve. It's creativity like that that makes me giggle.

Once the game was completed we started up on the remaining monologues that needed to be done. I gave feedback first on most of them but then I got tired so I handed off to my helpers. Whatever to some kids thinking that Heather and Rachel are 'taking over'...I am giving them that responsibility, so in reality I am in charge.

The monologues went well and we finished them right in the nick of time. We have like two more monologues left from kids who weren't in class on Friday, but thank God we are done! I am not a huge fan of monologues!!!

So classes are going super well. I am very excited.

Now on another note - I am teaching a theatre class for grades 1-3 at Forest Park Elementary School in North Kingstown every Thursday for an hour (for four weeks). So I started on Thursday and there is this one girl Emma who is HIGHLY OBNOXIOUS! I wanted to scream she was driving me so nutty! I am not too keen on teaching that class. I am definitely saying no if they ask me to do it again next year!