Travelin' Trick

Today was my first real day in the classroom with the students by myself.  It went a lot better than I had expected!  Of course there was the usual trouble-- kids talking when not supposed to, not always paying attention, and some paper balls thrown-- but all-in-all both lessons were very successful.  I even came up with next weeks lesson plans on the spot!

The movie we've been watching is called East is East.  It's a very dramatic film about a half Pakistani family in Northern England.  The father is super religious who believes his sons should be married to whomever he choses as their brides.  The sons, having lived in England all their lives, feel like they are more English than Paki, and even more so since their own mother is English.  The fact that their father had a choice to marry whomever he pleased makes it seem even more right that the sons be able to marry just like their father had.  Lots of drama.

So we're going to have a Jerry Springer show next time. Some students play certain characters and are welcomed on the show, and then some are audience members who will ask questions.  And then at the end of the "show," I'll have my final word.  Hopefully the students will be able to grasp the meaning of the film and be given the chance to use a lot of the vocabulary and phrases heard in the film. 

BRILLIANT I TELL YA!

:D

PS Postcards will be coming soon!