On the worst days, when I think of the time I spend negotiating and managing just the basic social aspects of my drama classrooms... I sometimes imagine taking a step in one of two directions:
1. Self-destruction: Chug tequila straight out of the bottle, (no lime, no salt), until my senses are numb and my brain is obliterated.
2. Self-protection: Curl up in a fetal position in a corner, humming and rocking my body until my senses are numb and my brain is obliterated.
Never actually have to though! In the end, it's too much fun, and somehow there's always something beautiful, inspired or surprising to laugh about and enjoy. These written assessments? Golden.
It was pretty rewarding to listen to them as they worked together and individually to complete the written task in class.
Students were telling each other how they "...appreciated your use of space in that scene", and some congratulated each other on their "collaborative approach to workshopping the script." Reading the finished work was even better! I had some laugh-out-loud moments. These are some of my favorites:
In response to: Identify 3 things you would improve in your own performance.
Student W: Act Better.
In response to: Describe 5 things you did to change your physical body in your performance.
Student X: I had to dress differently, as I always pictured bears to be really neat dressers.
Student Y: Playing a villain challenged me as I was not used to portraying such a negative character. I tried to embrace my inner villain and this helped me to hunch my back, make my hands like claws and curl my body in on itself.
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