When students get into the parts they read, reading plays in class can be super fun. One way to do this is props. Students love putting on the crowns and witch hats for Macbeth. Another easy way to get students into it is to assign someone to be the Sound FX specialist. The Sound FX part looks for places where noises should be made (think old radio dramas) and quite simply they should make those noises. Did someone enter or exit the scene, have them make walking sounds with their feet and door sounds. Did Lady Macbeth say she heard an owl? Hooting should be coming from the Sound FX person.
I've had some people get so into it, that they became legends in the class. One girl would go home and search ahead in the play and have computer sound fxs ready to go. One boy in particular was not a great reader (especially not aloud), but he could make sounds. The sillier the person gets, the more fun for the class.
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