Getting Dramatic

During the first unit in ELA, we focused on understanding the characteristics of various genres.  One of our standards is understanding the characteristics of drama and its differences from prose.  In order to accomplish this, we spent the week turning traditional literature stories into scripts.  My little screenwriters did a great job identifying the dialogue, stage directions, and narrarator parts.  They were also soo creative with their costumes and props.  I was thoroughly impressed and we had a great time performing for each other on Friday.  Here are some photos from our performances.

The sun getting ready for his performance.

The sun with his tortoise shell.

Tortoise getting ready.

The Hare

Tortoise and the Hare waiting at the starting line for the owl to wave the starting flag.

Animals watching the race.

The hare sleeping next to the carrot patch.

And the tortoise wins!

The cast of Tortoise and the Hare

The Princess in How the Moon Came to Be

The excellent narrarator

The sun is in love with the princess

Shading himself so the princess will come outside

The princess flying up to the sun

The angry king and his servants

The princess has fallen into the ocean, but the silverfish are trying to put her back together.

Now they are throwing her back to her husband, the sun in the sky.

The princess, now the moon, following after the sun.

The cast of How the Moon came to Be