Whooeee!
This is a fantastic group of kids! Maria T and I had a great second half of our double header in East Boston this afternoon. There were 6 teenagers and should be three more tomorrow. We even had one mighty shy lad join us from the other room halfway through because he said it sounded like fun.
We started out with a few warm ups (they are pros at these games, lots of experience) and then went into a little journal making. We had them chose and fold the papers however they want (telling them they'd have to stick to that shape for the two weeks). Some of them challenged the old stand by shapes...good luck Bob, Maria and I decided you could bind anything (Nathalie, remember to have them fold their papers tomorrow in the same way so they can fit together).
We then read the story and had them write responses during. Maria suggested we up the anti a bit and have them write not only their reactions but what they thought was going to happen in the story next. This turned out to be a lot of fun and I'd say my favorite answer was "I thought Margot was going to turn into the sun after she got locked in the closet."
We discussed what they thought/liked/didn't like about the story. It was great and we'll get into more specifics next time.
At the end we set up some groundwork for our sculptures by having the students mold themselves based on themes from the story. It was great.
They were super giggly laughing messes at times and I loved it.
It's a lot of fun, I think everyone will love them.
Emily
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