April 18th, 2012
Article: Making History Come Alive with Roles and Reenactment
Article: 96-year-old tells folks how it was
The first article, Making History Come Alive with Roles and Reenactment, talked about how teachers can get their students involved in their lesson by role playing. The teacher provides a setting, whether it be the classroom, a farm, or another location that relates to the topic. The student will then have the opportunity to act the parts out. The article provides resources for teachers, as well as ideas based on how to introduce and assign parts to the students. The second article, 96-year-old tells folks how it was, talked about a man who takes students on tours in old school houses.
I thought that both of these articles were very interesting. The use of role play in the first article is something that will help students so much because it is engaging and the students will be able to remember facts better if they are actually acting them out. They will be able to get a better understanding of the setting which will help them make connections to what they are learning about. This is a great supplement to the lesson and I think it would be very beneficial and enjoyable for the student. The second article had the same idea as the first. It allowed students to get a visual of what they were learning about. It is engaging and will definitely motivate the students to want to learn more about the subject once they see what they are learning about.
The reading strategies I used while reading this was making connections and re-reading.
Citations
Bright Hub Education. (2011) “Making History Come Alive with Roles and Reenactment” Retrieved from http://www.brighthubeducation.com/middle-school-history- lessons/65119-american-history-role-play-and-reenactments/.
The Register Herald. (2012) “96-year-old tells folks how it was” Retrieved from http://www.register-herald.com/todaysfrontpage/x1224383569/96-year-old-tells- folks-how-it-was
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