Page 87 - @ccess 2 Teacher´s Book

Activity 8
• While comic monologues
may be a popular option
among your students (indeed,
we model using such a type
of monologue), you should
encourage a variety of
monologues. The strategies
we give to improvise a comic
monologue are almost the same
for any monologue subgenre
(except for the content).
• Be sure students give
reasons for their choice.
As in other practices, this
activity is intended to foster
metacognition. Giving their
reasons is an excellent way for
students to think about how their
emotional motivation relates
to the rational part of their
decision. This, in turn, makes the
class interesting. As stated in the
English syllabus, it is important
to make your students’ interests
and likes the starting point for
any activity, which is the main
reason why the book proposes
a model, but you and your
students make the final call on
the product.

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