“Hello everyone, we would like to present you our play „The Wild Chicken“

Inclusive activity: Drama Club

“Die Wilden Hühner““The Wild Chicken“by Cornelia Funke

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTIVITY

Drama ClubPlay “Die Wilden Hühner” (“The Wild Chicken”) by Cornelia Funke

GRADES OR LEVELS OF THE STUDENTS WHO HAVE

PARTICIPATED

Special school/class: age 16 and 17 General school/class: age 11-13

Number of students: 3 Number of students: 11

PROFESSIONALS INVOLVED

Special school General school

Teachers: Emilia Lübcke, Steffi Wilkesmann, Other professionals: Jetalong KhotsakitAre any other members of the educational community involved?Mothers/Fathers: No

Teachers: Kristie Hofmann

Other professionals: ---

Are any other members of the educational community involved?Mothers/Fathers: No

DURATION AND PLACEThursdays, 1.45pm-2.45pm at School Tremser TeichActivity started in February 2012

ORGANISATIONS INVOLVED

none

OBJECTIVESCognitive, emotional, social

or psychomotive

Cognitive: learning texts by heart, developing ideas and conceptions of the play, experiencing and appreciating diversity, expansion of language and speaking competence, expansion of concentration

Emotional: adapting a part in a theatre play, facilitating empathy, facilitating tolerance, feeling part of the group, getting more self confidence, enjoy the participation, following the rules of the groupPsychomotive: developing and using gestures and mime, coordination of movements

METHODOLOGICAL APPROACH

Teaching method, organisation, strategies,

differentiation

Role plays in small and big groupsTeam-building activities, warming-up games (facilitating social competence)Giving appropriate feedback (special needs students use picture or word cards)Team work between special needs teachers, mainstream teachers and assistants (planning, evaluating, structuring the current lesson)

EVALUATION

Degree of student involvement

Degree of student interaction

Teachers intervention Degree of achievement of objectives

High Mediumx

Low Highx

Medium Low Constant guidance

x

Medium guidance

x

Subtleguidance

Highx

Medium Low

OBSERVATIONS AND ASPECTS TO IMPROVE

Degree of student involvement: For the reason that we can only practise one scene at a time, there are always some pupils who only observe the scene and are encouraged to function as directors to give useful tipps to improve the play of the others.

Teacher’s intervention: One special needs student needs constant guidance and has got an assistant sitting next to him, giving text bits to repeat after him. Another special needs girl shares a role in team work with a main stream student without further guidance from one of the teachers.

Practising scene 1: At school!

Practising scene 4: At the boys‘ tree house

Practising scene 4: At the boys‘ tree house

School party August 29th, 2013- first short presentation on stage!-