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This is my "Play Project" space. I have based it on the NAIDOC project that I am helping my Learning Manager with at school. She is using a published version of the play "Tiddalik the Frog" from a Prim-Ed Publication, "Aboriginal Legend Plays". Students are grade 8-12 and the performance will be presented during NAIDOC week this month.
Thinking about Learning Engagement Theory however, I would like to adapt this idea for Year 8 Music or English, to include a greater focus on ICT resources and development. Aspects of the project would include acquiring and integrating of the narrative, development of a script, creation of costume design, researching of music resources and sound effects - all created by the students themselves.
I have found 3 excellent YouTube resources that tell the story. This would be a great way to begin the project, allowing students to hear and see the story before embarking on their own journey with Tiddalik:
1. Indigenous Storyteller
www.YouTube.com/watch?v=d9Hi_CbLQs&feature=related
2.Paintings, narrative and didgeridoo
www.YouTube.com/watch?v=VpZ29kUCQWM
3. Performance by Great Big Book
www.bookedout.com.au/performance/Tiddalik
I think a class wiki will be a must, so students can combine their ideas. They would need to identify the characters in the story, come up with costume ideas, design a simple set, source appropriate background music and sound effects (all of which will be available on YouTube or Limewire and create their script.
Some leading questions for the task might be:
Thinking about Learning Engagement Theory however, I would like to adapt this idea for Year 8 Music or English, to include a greater focus on ICT resources and development. Aspects of the project would include acquiring and integrating of the narrative, development of a script, creation of costume design, researching of music resources and sound effects - all created by the students themselves.
I have found 3 excellent YouTube resources that tell the story. This would be a great way to begin the project, allowing students to hear and see the story before embarking on their own journey with Tiddalik:
1. Indigenous Storyteller
www.YouTube.com/watch?v=d9Hi_CbLQs&feature=related
2.Paintings, narrative and didgeridoo
www.YouTube.com/watch?v=VpZ29kUCQWM
3. Performance by Great Big Book
www.bookedout.com.au/performance/Tiddalik
I think a class wiki will be a must, so students can combine their ideas. They would need to identify the characters in the story, come up with costume ideas, design a simple set, source appropriate background music and sound effects (all of which will be available on YouTube or Limewire and create their script.
Some leading questions for the task might be:
- Who was Tiddalik?
- What does he do?
- Who are the other characters?
- What is the setting of the story?
- What music would suit this story?
- How does this lesson teach us in our life today?
Students would work in groups on each aspect of the project, compiling their findings and ideas on respective wiki views. Rehearsals would take place in class time or during Rich Task time. With a final performance scheduled for NAIDOC week or end of term.
It would be tricky to implement this project in my current EPL as there is no internet connection to the Music Block (!!!) making it impossible for students to research online or access their wiki. Special sessions can be booked in the computer lab, but I am told these have to be booked months in advance. So I will keep this idea in my bag of tricks for the next EPL.
The voki used here to introduce the project to the students, was created on www.voki.com. It was a very simple process, which I managed to create entirely by myself.
To create your own voki, just clik on the "Get a voki now" link at the top of this post.
For more info on my use of voki see my post Voki Oki Oki, Oi! Oi! Oi!
It would be tricky to implement this project in my current EPL as there is no internet connection to the Music Block (!!!) making it impossible for students to research online or access their wiki. Special sessions can be booked in the computer lab, but I am told these have to be booked months in advance. So I will keep this idea in my bag of tricks for the next EPL.
The voki used here to introduce the project to the students, was created on www.voki.com. It was a very simple process, which I managed to create entirely by myself.
To create your own voki, just clik on the "Get a voki now" link at the top of this post.
For more info on my use of voki see my post Voki Oki Oki, Oi! Oi! Oi!
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