Tuesday June 13th, 2017

Daily Project

• Icebreakers - Charades

Campers play a game of charades to enhance speaking and presentation skills!

• Theater Activity - Masks

Campers given card stock paper to create a mask of one of their favorite book characters. After campers completed their masks, they were to act out scenes from the book the character is based on. 

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

In their teams, campers start to work on their master plan for their theatrical performance on Friday. Campers were encouraged to bring items from home or from a thrift store for costumes, stage, and props. Campers should be discussing what story to present, what genre the book is, what the point of view the story is told in, and what the 5 elements of their story are. Blank graphic organizers, lined paper, storyboards, and paper handed to each group with crayons, pencils, markers, and colored pencils in order to begin mapping out their presentation plan. By the end of class, each group should be able to identify:

• Book they are doing, and the author
• Genre
• Point of View
• 5 elements of their story
• Scenes campers would like to present and why

Campers are highly encouraged to work on their stage, script, and costume at home so when they come to class, they can add final touches to each item and make sure they have all of their items ready for presentation Friday.