5.16.2015

Creating Short Plays For The Classroom

By Tammie Caldwell


As a teacher, it is your job to make sure that your students would be able to learn wholistically. Keep in mind that if you would limit them to what can be found in their textbooks, then they would never be prepared for real life. If that would happen, then you would never feel fulfilled with your profession.

First, you must pick the theme of the stories for the plays. Yes, you will only be requiring short plays for the classroom but then, they need to have a structure to follow. If not, then your students will not take their roles seriously and that can lead them to further disrespect the authority that you have as a teacher.

Second, you would need to shorten the stories if you have to. Keep in mind that you cannot have plays all week long. Besides, everybody would have to be able to show their talent even if they only have a minimal role. If you would focus on that, then you would slowly gain the love of your students.

Third, you must play as the guide of your students. If they have never been good in memorizing things, then you must teach them the technique that you have been using all these years. If you will impart your knowledge to the future of the world, then you can say to yourself that you have not been so lazy in your work.

You need to give them time to practice their parts. Keep in mind that you are in full control of what is bound to happen in your classes. If you would be so strict in here, then you can never expect to see a good performance from the students. They would live in fear that they would not be able to make you happy.

If they will ask permission to change some of their lines, then provide them with that kind of privilege. Take note that you are not running a training camp in here. If you will bring your strictness to a whole new level, then that can actually be bad for the harmony that you are trying to impose.

You need to make sure that they have understood the entire story. If not, then you are a failure as a teacher. If you have to talk about the plot beforehand, then so be it. That is just a small sacrifice that you have to make in your part.

If you already need to evaluate your students, then be kind in the least. Realize that you have asked them to tackle a great challenge. If you will not open your eyes to their efforts, then you will only be discouraging them to perform any better and that is not right.

Overall, you just need to be patient now more than ever. If you would be in that mode, then you would be an encouraging teacher instead of the exact opposite. When that happens, then you would be able to touch lives more than you can possibly imagine in your profession.




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