This week, we have been exploring genres in theatre as a part of our year-long drama unit.
First, we watched a video in which the movie Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone was edited in seven different genres.
Afterwards, we discussed what watching the video made us notice and think. Instead of having an oral discussion, we used a visible thinking routine called Chalk Talk in which we had a silent discussion by writing and responding to each other on sticky notes.
We responded to our classmates' opinions and ideas using symbols such as a star to agree, a question mark to ask for clarification, and an arrow for responding in other ways, such as connecting, paraphrasing, and disagreeing.
Using this visible thinking routine enabled all learners to have an equal voice which especially empowered some of us who tend to be shy during oral discussions.
Later on, we found out about the three main genres of theater: tragedy, comedy, and tragicomedy.
The elements of each genre can be seen below.
In order to increase our understanding, we decided to recreate the story of the Three Little Pigs in the following genres: tragedy, comedy, tragicomedy-horror!
Below are the success criteria we built together as well as a detailed description of our project.
We have been working in teams to film and edit our videos.
Stay tuned to watch the completed projects!
We are also starting a new Unit of Inquiry under the transdisciplinary theme:
How we Organise Ourselves.
Above is a photo of our unit wall.
What do you think this unit will be about?
You might get a big hint on Monday!
