Shakespeare Unit Day One!

And we're off! (Slowly. Haltingly.  Some hitches.) Overall,  things went well today.  There were of course, a few technology glitches (fewer than last year), a few complaining kiddos (about the same as last year), and the usual problems about variations in completing the activities.
I don't have a lot to write about, since by the time we talked through the directions and answered questions,  there was only enough time to get through two rotations.

I will say that the pantomime scene was a resounding success, and that based on the station where the kids do a cold read of a scene from A Midsummer Night's Dream, I feel like this may be a better year for acting. The part of the activity that I love best, though, is watching the kids connect with Shakespeare.  They have to see it as something that can be accessed by everyone.  Shakespeare never intended his plays to be the sole province of academia. They were written for the masses crammed into the pit in front of the Globe Theatre stage!

So as a whole, in spite of a few times making the RDJ face, and a few kids who were like this cat, I think Day One was a success.