Intital Learning

Something you found useful
English has been a thrilling and enjoyable lesson so far. Every lesson is packed with lots of interesting learning, thanks to Mr Martin. Up till today, we've been learning the play Othello by Shakespeare rather differently compared to other classes- we get to act it out! I'm strongly in support of this way of studying plays, as I often tell my classmates, "What's the point of studying it if you don't act it out?".

Being able to play out the characters in Othello brightens the class completely; it becomes more interactive in the sense that there's more two-way communication. Rather than the conventional learning method where teachers would face the class and talk incessantly without engaging with students, this method of play acting allows us to delve deeper into the characters and understand them inside out, from their characteristics to their mentalities. Acting also gives us another advantage- we not only play it out accordingly, but also get to picture the setting of the play- where things are suppose to be on the stage and how characters interact with each other. All this wouldn't be achievable should it just be reading and writing.

Another icing on the cake is our English teacher, Mr Martin. The delivery of his classes often blows us away-literally! Mr Martin is definitely the right guy to teach plays, as he is very expressive in nature. During his classes, we are often riveted as he always bombards us with full-of-emotion portrayal of characters, loud resounding voice and perfect use of hand gestures to depict the action of characters. After all, plays by Shakespeare are dramatic, and we have to express ourselves in the same dramatic way as Shakespeare to understand his plays.

Something you want to do differently
After much deliberation, I can't think of anything for this part, so I'm just going to leave it as it is. :D