I joined back up with Macbeth today. After the class, talk revolved around how students begin the outlining process by looking at quotes from the play, what they say, and what they mean within the context of what has happened or is happening in the play as they progress through the Acts. Students then move on to create a dynamic structure of the play, first in pairs, then individually. My mentor really likes to see colour coding used, and also to leave the design or layout of the structure to the students.The teacher models a simple DS at the beginning, but the creativity is up to the kids...and the end result is showing the thought processes that each student engages in.
Which led us to another discussion point, being the importance of outlining, and especially visual organisers in helping the students organise their thoughts. Another class yesterday used Venn diagrams to discuss parallel themes in two different plays. All these visual tools move the students toward effective writing - one that is coherent, organised and shows critical thinking.
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