Wednesday, October 14, 2009

I think the wolf dead



Today we took the PSAT, so I only had part of one class to teach all day. Since their brains were fried, I decided I'd have them rewrite the ending to one of the short stories we've read and act it out. We'd done it before and they loved it, and keep asking when we'll do it again, so here was the perfect opportunity. This group chose "The Interlopers" by Saki. In the original, the head men of 2 families who've been feuding for generations over a piece of land get stuck under a tree branch when it is struck by lightning. They realize the folly of their quarrel, just in time to be eaten by wolves. My students took a different tactic, and were creative with the props, considering they prepared all this in 30 minutes. I don't know if anyone else will think it's as hilarious as me, but I thought I'd share anyway.

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