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When we first began our conceptual unit on change, I used a creative dramatics lesson in which students had to form two lines facing each other and observe their partner for one minute. The students then turned back to back and were told to make three changes to their appearance. On the teacher's command, the students faced one another again and tried to determine what changes had been made.



Talents Unlimited was also used quite often during our concept based unit. I have an italents visual board in my classroom to serve as a visual for TU. My favorite TU activity was the many varied and unusual kinds of dances!



Students enjoyed using Synetics while learning about using technology in answering questions such as: How is a computer like a brain? How is a CD/DVD like a memory? Pretend you are a video game. Talk about what your life is like. The responses were creative AND funny!



Students were given options to create and think critically throughout the entire unit. Many discussion questions are written with Bloom's Taxonomy in mind to encourage the students to think critically and opportunities such as acting as a professional fashion designer were a part of student activities. Many students took advantage of presenting a role play of a talk show host/hostess interviewing a fashion designer during Fashion Week through the use the a Tick Tack Toe Chart. (I wish that I had kept the video of one because it was absolutely hilarious).