What is Junior High Literary?Literary is about more than just “pretending”; it’s reading comprehension in action! Literary students spend hours reading their scripts closely and deeply to understand the characters and plot, dissecting complex narratives for comprehension and analysis. Eventually, their understanding of the story and character will help them create their performance. They build language through domain-specific vocabulary for the play and the genre of theater. Students read and reread scripts for fluency and voice.
Literary also gives students amazing opportunities to grow as a team and improve their collaboration and communication skills. The activities are a great way to stimulate creativity and problem solving and to encourage students to think through and understand multiple points of view. In the weeks it takes to prepare a literary performance, kids learn how to collaborate, stick with a project, empathize and be creative. That’s a lot of 21st-century skills! The confidence boost they’ll get by participating in a literary will transfer to other areas of school and life. Link to the 2021 Informational Flyer and Permission slip. |
Important Details
This is Mrs. Tom's 10th year as the junior high Literary coach. You can reach her via email [email protected] |