Hey all,
No doubt it's about time for a late winter blog...
At ECA we have been working on a couple of interesting things.
First: The Family Snap Shot Project.
Each student is bringing in a dusty musty photo of a family member from some long-buried album. We all take a look at the photo and then the student improvises on it using the following lead: "When I look at this photo, I see...". The goal is to produce aural "photos" of a different time and place related to each student's life.
We launched the project in class today with Stephon stepping bravely to the plate.
He shared a faded photo of his dad from high school. Everyone agreed he could have been Stephon's twin. It was really cool to view this blast from the past and then have Stephon riff on it.
Emma and Troya are on deck for Wednesday...
Look for these aural snap shots in our April radio show.
Also: We are attempting to produce a micro-story using the Tag Team story telling (oral) and Exquisite Corpse (written) techniques. Today in class, student jotted down sentence #5 in what will be a 6-sentence long finished story.
If we like the results of this daring experiment, you'll be the first to hear about it!
Alright, I'll sign off with my usual invitation to you to comment below (use 'anonymous' sign-in for best results).
Talk to you soon,
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