Dramatizing Poetry

The group with maximum applause and points

Dramatizing Poetry is all about the teacher using innovative ethodologies to make language learning exciting.The Rime of the Ancient Mariner- Coleridge, and The Frog and the Nightingale- Vikram Seth, are two poems in the curriculum which I have been teaching them to dramatize.

The soft spoken megha...the extra effects being provided and the 'croaker' pooja

 Students break into small groups to prepare a dramatic rendition of the poem.  I only give an introduction to the poem, its background and then do a model reading of the poem. Then I let them use their imagination to make a presentation before the class. They are permitted to use props, music, costumes, sets, posters, models - anything at all, in a given space and time.

Imagination of the students knows no  bounds!

This informal assessment promotes creativity and oral language.This enables the students to explore their linguistic and conceptual aspects.

 

Amazing performance by the team!

Masked to make a mark!

“Dramatizing the poem”  will result in a great outcome in being able to drive home the idea and bring out meanings from what is taught. As a teacher, I facilitated comprehension of plot, idioms, cultural aspects. During this learning process, I  as a teacher, succeeded in stimulating their interest and conversation and in the process  triggered a student participatory language learning experience. This methodology attracted and affected by a new way of presenting the lesson, got them engaged in learning  they will never forget the various skills learnt in the process.. This would make learning very effective and interesting. Certain poems and lessons perfectly fit for dramatization, so why not use it?