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First Grade - Mrs. Sherry Keene return to main residency page

__ **Residency Overview** __ Using storytelling, pantomime and improvisation, teaching artist Joel Gori taught the children how to create a character and remember details and story sequence in order to be able to reenact a story for each other as an improvised drama. media type="custom" key="15393728" align="center"

__**Residency Assessment** __ DIBEL tests for reading fluency and comprehension were given just before and just after the residency. The results are shown in the table below.

1-12-12 WPM Read || **DIBEL Testing** 1-12-12 WPM Retell || **DIBEL Testing**
 * DIBEL Testing
 * 3-7-12 WPM**
 * Read** || DIBEL Testing
 * 3-7-12 WPM**
 * Retell** ||
 * 45 || **65** || 14 || **21** ||
 * 44 || **72** || 18 || **26** ||
 * 28 || **44** || 11 || **21** ||
 * 78 || **111** || 29 || **41** ||
 * 33 || **53** || 25 || 10 ||
 * 42 || **84** || 20 || **35** ||
 * 87 || **95** || 36 || **61** ||
 * 22 || **50** || 4 || **21** ||
 * 76 || **84** || 35 || 34 ||
 * 60 || **74** || 23 || **30** ||
 * 28 || **38** || 8 || **12** ||
 * 33 || **50** || 17 || **32** ||
 * 40 || **72** || 22 || **30** ||
 * 95 || **125** || 50 || 50 ||
 * 132 || 132 || 52 || 40 ||
 * 71 || **82** || 26 || **62** ||
 * 137 || **146** || 48 || **54** ||
 * 27 || 27 || 17 || **20** ||
 * 98 || **102** || 45 || **60** ||
 * 45 || **65** || 13 || **21** ||
 * Sherry Keene – DIBEL Testing – 1st Grade test results ||
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__**Standards and Learning Targets **__

Drama classes were targeted to support language arts curriculum; in writing the children created scripts based on the stories they were learning with Joel and Joel team taught with Mrs. Keene to encourage fluency and automatacity as they read the stories aloud.

**Common Core Standards for English Language Arts Grade 1** Use increasingly robust vocabulary in written and oral languages.  //In this example, Joel leads the class in acting out their robust vocabulary words.// media type="custom" key="15393698" align="center"

Ask and answer questions about key details in the text. Retell stories including key details. //In this example, Joel asks the students to answer questions and recall story details by performing in role as a character from the Anansi story. //

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**PA Standards Aligned Systems Reading Anchor** Demonstrate accuracy and automaticity in decoding and oral reading of grade level text. //In this example students practice automaticity by reading aloud each other's original dialogue.// media type="custom" key="15393714" align="center"

**PA Arts and Humanities Standards for Drama** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 18px;">Know and use the elements and principles of each art form to create works in the arts and humanities. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 18px;">//The children used pantomime, improvisation, dialogue, voice and movement to create original performances as re-tellings of stories.// ** pantomime ** media type="custom" key="15393738" align="center"

** improvisation ** media type="custom" key="15393744" align="center"

** dialogue ** media type="custom" key="15393758" align="center"

** voice and movement ** media type="custom" key="15393770" align="center"

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 18px;">Recognize critical processes used in the examination of works in the arts and <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 18px;">humanities by evaluating and forming judgments. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 18px;">//In this example the children practice criticism and critique.//

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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 18px;">Demonstrate the ability to define objects, express emotions, illustrate an action or relate an experience through the creation of works in the arts. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 18px;">//In this example the children re-create a story expressing their character's actions and emotions.//

The Three Billy Goats Gruff

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**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 18px;">Finding Teachable Moments ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 18px;">Embedded in the classroom, Joel was able to partner with Mrs. Keene to team teach, supporting her lessons when ever he found a teachable moment like this lesson using drama to teach punctuation. media type="custom" key="15395194" align="center"

**__Using Voice, Movement, Action- The Tools of Theatre__** media type="custom" key="15393676" align="center"

Music Credit: Vivaldi's //Autumn// Movement 1 - John Harrison with the Wichita State University Chambers Players

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