I have just been using one of the ideas that I heard about in
Lessons plans by the Yarra. We have been studying Macbeth and
though it was an interrupted session due to injections we
managed to enact the murder of King Duncan (as I did last year)
and Alphabet Graffiti. It was great to hear the students around
the room saying, “What did you get for q? “What about ambition
for A?”, having students both ask and answer the questions of
each other. To produce a useful list for revision was a really
collaborative effort and I loved using it. It might have helped
that we were in the computer room and could perform a search of
the play script online. This activity both surfaced knowledge
the students already had and created new knowledge for the
students. A worthwhile activity on many counts. Thanks to Graham
and his colleagues. (I just heard one say, "Use 'yearn'," and
the response: “how do you spell that?”) Most of the students are
now back from the injections and we will now continue to read
the play.