| Teaching with the multiple intelligences
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| | complete, the students write their own
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| in mind is an admirable goal - and a
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| | scripts, create their own costumes, sets,
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| difficult one. How do you effectively
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| | props, and sound effects, and finally
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| incorporate the multiple intelligences,
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| | present their adaptations to the class.
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| meet the requirements of your school's
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| | Some students choose to stage live
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| curriculum, and make sure that your
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| | performances, while others video tape
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| students are developing their
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| | their performances. Each performance is
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| verbal-linguistic and
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| | evaluated by the audience as well as by
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| logical-mathematical intelligences all at
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| | the performers.In the past, my students
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| the same time?In most cases, the answer
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| | have adapted Shakespeare's Julius Caesar
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| is: you don't - at least not all at the
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| | using the following themes: a super-hero
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| same time. With careful planning,
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| | theme, teenage conflicts using
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| teachers can create a balance in their
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| | stereotypical social groups, Disney
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| lesson plans so that they accomplish all
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| | films, etc.In addition to the traditional
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| three of these goals over a period of
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| | verbal-linguistic and
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| time. Teachers who try to accomplish this
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| | logical-mathematical intelligences used
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| feat every day will burn themselves out
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| | to write about and analyze literature,
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| and will probably succeed in entertaining
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| | this writing assignment asks students to
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| their students rather than teaching
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| | call upon the spatial,
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| them.Every once in a while, an assignment
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| | bodily-kinesthetic, musical, and
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| has the ability to meet all of these
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| | interpersonal intelligences. The
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| requirements, and better yet, has the
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| | self-evaluation used at the end of the
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| potential to reach all of the multiple
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| | project even incorporates the
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| intelligences (as opposed to two or
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| | intrapersonal intelligence.This writing
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| three). The Performance Adaptation
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| | assignment is particularly well-suited to
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| Project is my personal favorite because
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| | Shakespeare's works, but it will work
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| my students were so deeply engaged in the
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| | successfully with other dramas as well as
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| process. I watched students who very
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| | other types of literature.I have had more
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| rarely participated in class exchanging
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| | success with this project than any other
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| ideas, helping to decide what music best
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| | I have ever attempted. The students love
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| suited a particular scene or whether or
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| | it and the quality of their work
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| not Brutus had to die in order to fulfill
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| | demonstrates a far greater understanding
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| the theme of the play.The Performance
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| | of the literature than they would have
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| Adaptation Project is a writing
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| | otherwise achieved. It requires a bit of
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| assignment that encourages students to
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| | work to arrange, but it is well worth the
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| use non-traditional skills and talents to
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| | effort.Visit The Writing Tutor lesson
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| respond to literature. The purpose of the
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| | plans section for more information.
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| writing assignment is to assess the
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| | Handouts are available for most lesson
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| skills learned during the unit and to
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| | plans and writing assignments.Michele R.
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| foster a deeper understanding of the
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| | Acosta is a freelance writer, a former
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| literature through extended analysis and
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| | English teacher, and the mother of three
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| discussion. Students are organized into
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| | boys. Acosta has recently completed her
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| groups of approximately five or six and
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| | first self-help writing book called
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| are asked to adapt a work of literature
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| | Improving Sentence Structure. The ebook
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| according to a specific theme. I provide
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| | format is available from A to Z
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| suggestions, but also allow students to
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| | Publishing. Acosta's newest web site,
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| select their own themes. When presenting
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| | Writer's Help Desk, offers freelance
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| the project, I use Charles Dickens's A
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| | provider listings and freelance job
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| Christmas Carol as an example since most
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| | listings as well as other resources for
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| students are familiar with it.
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| | freelance writers. Visit The Writing
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| Adaptations of this classic include old
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| | Tutor for the ecourse version of
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| black and white versions, cartoons like
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| | Improving Sentence Structure and for more
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| The Flintstones and Mickey Mouse , and
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| | articles, professional writing and
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| modernized versions made for TV and
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| | editing services, and other writing and
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| film.Several ready-to-use handouts guide
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| | educational resources. Copyright (c)
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| the groups of students through the
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