Gary Soto: Short Story Reenactments & Story Retells

Mrs. Thaler's Advanced Language Arts classes read three short stories by the author, Gary Soto. Students were to pair up or group up, choose one story, choose one scene, and create a product that either reenacts the story plot or adds on by creating post story events.

The groups had the choice of:

• Scene reenactment (iMovie, video, live)

• Comic Scene (paper or iPad App)

• Podcast (using the SpreakerDJ app)

• Talk Show

• Lego Movie
   

The students then presented final products to their peers and fellow visiting Language Arts classes. Check out what our TRMS kids came up with.
 

Karis G., Hayden S., Sara D., and Justin W.

Spreaker DJ Podcast

Story: "The Challenge" & "7th Grade"   By: Gary Soto

Scenario: Radio talk show interview with character role playing, post story, to catch up and see how the characters are doing after the major drama unfolded.

Cassie S. and Piper O.

iMovie

Story: The Challenge   By: Gary Soto

Scene: Jose realizes he has a crush on the new girl who has a major appetite. He thinks about a way to impress her. He flashbacks to when he tried to impress a girl and failed and decided to not try that again with the new crush.
 

Brayden H. and Connor K.

Lego Movie

Story: The Challenge   By: Gary Soto

Scene: Jose flashbacks to when he tried to impress a girl and failed and decided to not try that again with the new crush.
 

Kylie Z. and Amber F.

Spreaker DJ Podcast

Story: "7th Grade"   By: Gary Soto

Scene: Victor is in French class with his crush, Teresa. He desperately wants to impress her so he pretends to know how to speak the language of love. It doesn't go very well as you can hear in this on air reenactment.
 

Lily P. and Amanda N.

Notebook Slide Show Summary

Story: Mother & Daughter   By: Gary Soto

Scenario: The story "Mother & Daughter" is retold while being compared to classic favorite, Cinderella, through pictures and clever text.