Okay, the quote is all the world's a stage; and it's Shakespeare... You may be wondering what in the world that has to do with transition activities... Well, my co-teachers and I are taking 17 of our junior and senior students to see a performance of MacBeth at UNI on April 1. Following the play we will go to a very fancy sit-down meal at an Italian Restaurant in Waterloo. We are financing it through a grant we applied for from the Target Foundation. We are dubbing it "Dinner and a Show" and are having a grand time planning for it. It may be a few weeks away, but I'm excited and it is a great opportunity for our students!
We are doing some preparatory lessons for the students; currently we are focusing on table manners. There are some really great sources for lesson plans for manners. We have used the following:
http://www.tc.umn.edu/~gale0025/Manners.pdf
http://www.etiquettescholar.com/dining_etiquette/table_manners/table_manner_tips.html
Once we are feeling confident about the kids' ability to behave themselves in the restaurant we plan to introduce them to MacBeth. Our high school literature classes read Romeo and Juliet as well as Othello; but do not touch MacBeth. Personally, Hamlet is my favorite work of Shakespeare, but I guess MacBeth will have to do! I found an interesting webquest type interactive online version of MacBeth that I want my students to do the week prior to attending the play. You can find it here:
http://library.thinkquest.org/2888/
I am excited for our field trip, it is fun to prepare for and gives us all something to look forward to. The kids may not be thrilled with our choice of play... but they are excited for a day away from school and a nice lunch.
Thanks to the Target Foundation... I'll post pictures from our day after the field trip!!
It sounds like you have some creative teachers at your school. Your field trip sounds like a great learning experience and a fun day for your students. It will be neat to hear how it goes for you and your students.
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