Students in eighth grade English acted out scenes from Dreams From My Father, a memoir about Barack Obama’s youth. The scenes depicted events from his childhood that appear in the book, but students were challenged to write his internal monologue during these scenes, to get a better understanding of his ideas and feelings. Students have focused on narrative writing for the fourth quarter of eighth grade English, including poetry about the search for identity, and dramatic and comedic skits.
Theatrical Reenactment
