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Post by raindrop on Apr 14, 2008 13:59:28 GMT 8
Hi all, With all the talented students I have in class, I thought it's a shame people outside the class don't know what great actors/actresses my students are. Everytime I have them act out the dialogues, even the short ones, they are just so good, and they crack me up all the time. So I was thinking ..... what if I make an acting troupe? Has any of you done something like that? Or have you got any ideas what might work well? Their English is lower intermediate... I was thinking maybe English version of old Japanese tales? My students are all adults and they are not shy at all.
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Post by junkdna on Apr 15, 2008 7:23:32 GMT 8
Sounds great raindrop! If you can't do an acting troupe, at least get them on tape. It will make a great memory for their graduation.
If you need help with the scripts, let me know.
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Post by regi2 on Apr 15, 2008 7:37:25 GMT 8
A great idea!
Your kids probably have a great humour too, so how about letting them write portions of, or the whole script? They could make small groups, you give them the scene and the topic and they write it. You could even have a play about a topic- different stories under the same topic, instead of one play about one story.
I definately think you should tape them too ;D
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Post by Otaku on Apr 15, 2008 7:44:48 GMT 8
I've always wanted to build a virtual school with my students on 'Second Life' and then each of them could create their own characters. The program is in English and most of the people on it speak English so they would be immersed in a virtual reality world and using English as a means to operate the program.
It's not a acting idea, just another idea I'm throwing on the table
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Post by raindrop on Apr 15, 2008 7:53:21 GMT 8
>Thanks junkdna! yeah I'm sure it'll work out great ... I guess it's just up to me now. If I give them the start, I'm sure they can do well. thanks for your help. >Great idea, regi! Never thought about having them write the script! That is a brilliant idea! I'll definitelly try that! Thanks!!!! > Otaku Vertual world, eh? Sounds quite interesting. Think of all the thing we could do with English!
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Post by gumby on Apr 15, 2008 8:00:22 GMT 8
I saw a really great presentation last year. A teacher made a powerpoint presentation using scenes from rakugo. She had the students break up into groups and gave them each the Japanese script. She told them they could add/delete or adlib and gave them time to practice. Then, she ran the powerpoint and students said the dialog. We tried it as a group of teachers and it was a lot of fun. Also this is a fun site for classic tales with a twist. The English is for beginners but it may give you some ideas. www.gpb.org/salsa/term/episodes
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Post by junkdna on Apr 15, 2008 13:29:16 GMT 8
There are already several English schools in Second Life.
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Post by Otaku on Apr 15, 2008 13:57:08 GMT 8
I wouldn't know about those English schools, I'm stuck behind the China's Great Firewall at work.
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Post by raindrop on Apr 15, 2008 15:03:37 GMT 8
I saw a really great presentation last year. A teacher made a powerpoint presentation using scenes from rakugo. She had the students break up into groups and gave them each the Japanese script. She told them they could add/delete or adlib and gave them time to practice. Then, she ran the powerpoint and students said the dialog. We tried it as a group of teachers and it was a lot of fun. Also this is a fun site for classic tales with a twist. The English is for beginners but it may give you some ideas. www.gpb.org/salsa/term/episodes> gumby Thanks so much for the idea. Rakugo in English sounds a lot of fun! I'll have to try that too. The site looks fun. Thanks all for the great ideas.. I'm glad I asked!
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Post by yopparaisaru on Apr 16, 2008 7:28:48 GMT 8
BUilding off of gumby's idea (a little bit anyway) if you want to give your students some visual aide you could show them a scene or a few scenes from a popular movie, (comedy would probably work best, though action might be good too) but show it muted with no sound. Using the reactions from the people on screen have your students write a script to match whats happening in the movie. Of course also act it out afterwards. Then show the clip with sound/subtitles/dubbing to give them the actual scene. See who came closest or if their own work was better then the movies.
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Post by raindrop on Apr 16, 2008 8:52:10 GMT 8
BUilding off of gumby's idea (a little bit anyway) if you want to give your students some visual aide you could show them a scene or a few scenes from a popular movie, (comedy would probably work best, though action might be good too) but show it muted with no sound. Using the reactions from the people on screen have your students write a script to match whats happening in the movie. Of course also act it out afterwards. Then show the clip with sound/subtitles/dubbing to give them the actual scene. See who came closest or if their own work was better then the movies. Oh, that is a fantastic idea using the scenes from a movie! I could try it out in the classes today. That sounds like a lot of fun! This is great! Then they'll get the idea how they are going to act! Brilliant!!!! Thanks drunken monkey!! ;D
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