Monday June 27th, 2016

First day of camp!

Agenda
Introduction
Daily Activity
Major Project

Introduction

• Camp Expectations
• What campers can expect from camp, and what instructor expects from campers
• Clear goals, fun projects, interesting reads, and passion for reading are some items campers can expect from camp.
• Participation, demonstrating listening and reading skills, works well with other campers, and 
• Camp Objectives and Goals
• Learn the 5 elements of a story as well as the importance of each element
• Discuss class reading, major, and daily projects our camp will accomplish each day
• Practice their reading and speaking fluency 
• Read a variety of material to see how different books are written and get inspiration for their performance
• Enhance reading comprehension, attention to detail, and public speaking skills
• Create costumes, stage, and rehearse scenes from a selected work to present in our class matinee on Friday
• Projects
• Major Project - Theater Production and Presentation
  Students select a book to act out of Friday in front of the class. Students will work on creating their costumes, stage setting, and practicing their scripts during the week to present a full scene of their reading to an audience at our camp matinee on Friday!
• Our Reading Theater Camp Matinee takes place on Friday at 3pm. All IQuest campers, families, and friend are invited to attend campers theatrical renditions of their selected stories!
• Class Reading
  Students read 30 minutes in each class to see how different stories are written. Reading challenge worksheet provided to each student to gage comprehension skills.
• Daily Activity
  Icebreakers, worksheets, games, and activities that highlight how stories are written, with a focus on comprehension, fluency, and attention to detail in order to create a performance.

Daily Activity

Icebreaker - Tongue Twisters
Students will be given 8 tongue twisters to say in a set time period. Students need to say each twister accurately at a high speed in order to move on to the next twister. The student who is able to get all twisters accurately in the fastest time, wins!

Class Reading
Campers will read for 30 minutes to gain inspiration from selected books, and to see how stories are written that captivate audiences. Worksheets handed out to test campers comprehension skills.

Major Project
Students break into teams and work on a graphic organizer to see what genre of book they'd like to act out in front of an audience. Blank lined sheets of paper given to campers to create an outline for their story's elements, and used storyboards to map out their theatrical performance. Students must prepare for their presentation on Friday:

• 5 elements of a story
• campers must outline, the 5 elements of their selected story including
1. characters
• main
• supporting
2. setting
• time
• place
3. plot
• 3 events
4. problem
5. resolution
• costumes
• stage 
• script for 2 different scenes from their selected book

We'll go over several books from several genres so campers could see how different types of books are written. Special attention focused on tone, and setting description that creates an image in the audiences head. Campers encouraged to bring a few items from home or a thrift shop for prop, costume, and setting inspiration.