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DramaI can:
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L'art dramatiqueJe peux :
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LanguageI can:
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LittératieJe peux :
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Appendix 9 - Resource List // Annexe 9 - Liste de ressources |
Approximately 15 minutes
Minds On // Esprit en marche |
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Whole Group > Activating Prior Knowledge //
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Assessment for Learning (AfL)As you share Wangari's story, periodically stop and wonder aloud with the students. This will help you to gauge their level of understanding and to zoom in on their areas of interest.
HyperlinksTeachers can use the storybooks listed in Appendix E: Resource List, or they can devise one based on the biography at the Nobel Prize website:https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace/2004/maathai/biographical/ |
Approximately 60 minutes
Action! |
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Whole Group > Role on the Wall > Building Character Understanding //
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Assessment for Learning (AfL)Observe students during the role on the wall activity. Who is presenting an understanding of the story that was just told? Who is having difficulty?
Assess the depth of students' questions during hot-seating, and offer more examples to encourage critical thinking and dialogue.
During the corridor of voices activity, observe student ability to express different points of view.
Assessment of Learning (AoL)Use the PDF#7 Writing-in-Role Rubric // Grille d'évaluation pour l’écriture en rôle to evaluate their writing in role.
Differentiation (DI)Find a picture book about Wangari's story from Appendix E. Use pictures from one of the picture books as you tell the story to help students understand Wangari's work.
Prepare a Word Wall to help students identify and select a range of descriptive words and phrases.
Have a list of possible questions brainstormed before the Hot-seating activity.
NotesTeacher in Role: work inside the drama,and stay in role with the students. Establish a clear signal to indicate when you are in role and when you are out of role.HyperlinksPicture Books
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Approximately 20 minutes
Consolidation |
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Individual > Writing in Role and Inner/Outer CircleRemind the students how difficult it must have been for Wangari to defy authorities and start planting Kenyan seedlings. She taught the women of Kenya how to do this. CL She believed in the women of Kenya and spoke out against those who did not believe in their power to create change, and was imprisoned for her action.
Instruct half of the class to write a diary entry in role as Wangari while she is in prison and the other half of the class to write in role as the women from the community who are sending words of comfort to Wangari. The writing can be in the form of a letter, a poem, or a song. CL Remind students to consider the word choice in their writing as the choices of words should communicate their thoughts and reveal something about their character.
Place students into two concentric circles; the inner circle is comprised of students who wrote in role as Wangari and the outer circle is comprised of the students who wrote in role as the women from the village. Invite students to choose one powerful sentence, phrase or word from their writing to read aloud when prompted by the teacher. Play mood music to enhance reflection and focus. Begin to tap students individually, in turn, to hear their words read aloud. Tap inner and outer circles alternately. Advise students that you may invite them to repeat their words so that the group can feel the power and resonance of certain sentiments. Let students reflect in a moment of silence at the end of the activity.
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Variation on Inner/Outer CirclePartner role play can be structured in an inner/outer circle formation. Wangari sits in the inner circle facing a woman from the village. On a signal, the women from the village rotates one position to the right and the improvisation continues with new partners.
Save pieces of writing for the Ensemble Drama Culminating Task.
ExtensionCL You may want to look at Wangari's influence in Ontario by looking at the Ontario Greenbelt Movement that was inspired by her work.
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