Puppets.3.16.2011
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Basic Puppetry Techniques for use in the ESL classroom.
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Perfecting Pronunciation
throughPuppet
Performance
TESOL New OrleansMarch 2011
George PlautzKorrin EbiraRus Wilson
English Language Institute,University of Utah
Where does it fit into the course?
Week Content Tasks
Week 1 Diagnostic
English Vowel Sounds
Contentless Scenes
American English Sounds
Week 2 Word Endings
Basic Word Stress
Puppetry
Reader’s Theatre
Week 3 Academic Word Stress
Thought Groups and Focus Words
Start work on Monologues and Video
Project
Week 4 Natural Speech – rhythm, linking,
reduction
Character Analysis for Monologue
SET Test for Midterm
Week 5 Finish Video Project
Monologue
Perform Monologues
Show Voiceover Videos
Week 6 Adding emotion/expression Two-Person Scenes
Week 7 Synthesis Prepare for Final Performance
Week 8 Testing Week Final Performance
Dramatically Speaking - High Intermediate
Why Puppets?
Reduces affective filter of students
Increases importance of being “loud and clear”
Uses multiple intelligences
Requires little preparation
Is fun and familiar
What if…
…you’re not a puppeteer?
How?
• Don’t leave it hanging
Avoid the “FLIPTOP HEAD”
Best fingers forward
Look alive
How? (Part 2)
• Voice Pitch
Clear Voice
Comfortable Voice
Dominant Emotion
What next?
• Creating / obtaining puppets
• All the World’s a Stage
Give us a hand…
Puppetry Techniques video to be posted on YouTube soon. Email us for the link.
George Plautz [email protected]
Korrin Ebira [email protected]
Rus Wilson [email protected]
