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English Seminar, Great Lecture Hall
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English Seminar
Lillian Hellman's "The Children's Hour"
Dramatic works serve as an excellent entry point to literature because plays engage young minds in ways that other texts do not. By being assigned a character, students are invited to read closely into a character's motivation, speech, gestures, and perspective as they bring the text to life through acting. We will focus on Lillian Hellman's The Children's Hour to explore ways in which dramatic works can bring about maximum student engagement and critical thinking, making students care about historical and social contexts as they step into a character's persona. The play also provides an opportunity to discuss how to deal with vindictive students and other perils of teaching.
Tyler Burba is a teacher at the High School For Health Professions & Human Services in New York City. Until 2019, he taught English and then transitioned to teaching music appreciation. He has a BA in Literature and Music from Naropa, a Secondary English Teaching Certification from the University of Boulder, CO, an MA in Media and Communication from the European Graduate School, an MA in Ethnomusicology from Hunter College, and he is currently finishing his PhD in Philosophy from the European Graduate School.
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