Best lesson from writers workshop this year... Lessons in a Song
For this activity and writing project students conducted an interview of someone from a different generation about a song from the interviewee's teen years that stood out to them and helped define their teen years. The person they interviewed than in turn interviewed the student using the same criteria. Students recorded their interview as a pod cast, wrote about their experience and created a keynote, imovie or power point about the interviewee, the music of the time period a bit about the history of that time and then compared it to their own experience. It was incredible and the connections made, the relationships enhanced and the realization that music and lyrics can help define a generation were outstanding. An example: One of my students is an incredible award-winning dancer. She is amazing to watch and I love her style and energy. Imagine how cool it was when she interviewed her grandfather about the swing era and learned about his ove of music and dance. He even taught her a few moves and she actaully danced with him while listening to his music. She was blown away by the experience which provided a connection to her dear grandfather she never knew existed. She came in with wonderful photos and realized while she was a huge hip hop fan she suddenly had found a new love; Swing Dancing. And yes...I have a write up! What was one of your best experiences this year -- Tena _______________________________________________ The Literacy Workshop ListServ http://www.literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/lit_literacyworkshop.org. Search the LIT archives at http://snipurl.com/LITArchive
