Day 3 Chelsea Boys and Girls Club

Before I begin, I would like to give a shout out to Maria Theresa, Nathalie, Google maps and the cop in Dunkin' Donuts for helping us find our entirely round about yet good intentioned way to the Boys and Girls Club--we appreciate you.

Ok, so we started with a few warms ups and goal setting activities to get things going and then moved into writing. We asked the girls (and one new boy) to write a narrative from Margot's perspective after she was locked in the closet. We refreshed their memories about what it is to be first person and sent them on their way asking them to be extremely aware of their senses. We got some lovely responses about slippery doors and smelly fish shoes, and one escape route with candy in coat pockets. It generated great stuff for the final book.

Then we moved into revised version of sculptures. We asked them to create multiple images based on the same word and then move between them on the same count. This created quite a lovely effect and will be used in their final show. We then worked with a "practice book" so they could play with the actual physicality of the book in preparation for their performance. They then were given copies of the story and in small groups worked on mini-performances using a phrase from the text, multiple images and the "practice book". I think it turned out pretty well although some of the groups were a bit too literal for my taste but I realize that it was a tall order.

Our goal for Thursday is to have them physically write on the final books and to work with a lose script pulled together from their writings.

So there you have it, they are a great group of kids and are a lot of fun to work with.

Emily