Critique of Danielle's Blog

Danielle's blog described an activity in which the students would do projects on surrounding events of the piece of literature that they are reading, such as Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet." After they do the projects, then they would act out scenes in order to understand the play more easily, and they would be immersed in the subject. She did a great job of incorporating the technologies of research on the computer, PowerPoint presentations, videos, and maybe distributing a video to each of the students. All of these make teaching more effective because the students have a hands-on approach to a difficult subject. It also makes teaching a little more efficient because the students are helping teach the other students in their class with their presentations. Lastly, the students acting out the play enhances their learning experience through emphasizing the points Shakespeare makes in the play. They must have an understanding of the characters, which will in turn give them a better understanding of the play.