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I can do this! Nov 04, 2009
I have to say I was a bit nervous even thinking about attempting drama with my 5th grade AIG students(not may area of comfort!) but after a collegue showed me this book I decided to "give it a try." I was so amazed at how do-able it was. My students have been so excited and really getting in to the parts that we are talking about attempting another one of the Playing With Plays performances! This book is user and student friendly and is a great way to incorporate literature, drama, and cooperative groups. I highly recommend this book and would love to have other titles. If I can do this.....
Excellent Resource! Oct 26, 2009
This is a great resource for elementary school teachers. It is affordable, has a great online resource to go along with it, and makes Shakespeare's work come alive in fun and entertaining ways for students. The book is written so that you can present the play with your class no matter how many students you teach! Students can perform the play in language familiar to them while incorporating Shakespeare's most famous lines. It truly needs to be a series! Check out the author's website for the insult generator and clip of Shakespeare in the classroom...and try to wait for him to play around with more of Shakespeare's plays for your class to perform!
Flexible and Humorous May 19, 2009
Bought the book to use with kids at a summer camp, and after reading through it, my understanding of A Midsummer Night's Dream has never been better. It is very accessible. I was happy to learn that with each of the different sized casts, even though there were less/more characters, the story still made sense. The language is all things kids will understand, and the (clearly marked) lines from Shakespeare's original work will make kids feel like they really can do Shakespeare. From reading the Foreword of the book, anybody can tell that Brendan Kelso really was happy to be able to put this book together and share it with kids. Am excited to try it out at camp and will post again after using it.
Make Your Kids a Fan of the Bard Nov 17, 2008
Through our local parks and recs program my daughter acted in all of these plays. So I had to have the book when it came out. This approach to Shakespeare takes out all the intimidating vocabulary and brings the great William Shakespeare down to a level everyone can relate to--his supremely wonderful and fun story lines. These plays were a springboard to my daughter's newfound passion for literature. Pinch me, I must be dreaming.
Makes Shakespeare FUN! Oct 29, 2008
Kelso's passion for making Shakespeare attainable and fun for children of all ages is remarkable! As a sixth grade teacher, I use his work to introduce young people to Shakespeare. No drama or Shakespearean background is necessary to successfully produce this play. Kelso's humor and ability to connect to the youngest students (I have seen his work staged with Kindergartners!) is phenomenal and creates a thirst in kids to learn more. My students head off to middle school anxious to read and act out as much Shakespeare as they can find. Kelso has brought Shakespeare to my classroom, and the Bard is here to stay!
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