I love my middle schoolers :3
Apr. 29th, 2008 10:58 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
candylandSince my middle schoolers had their concert last week, I thought a musical movie would be a good way to pass the time. So I decided on Phantom of the Opera. The newest one, with Emmy Rossum and Gerard Butler (*drool*) and the missing Hanson brother Patrick Wilson. When I first told them, a few gave me skeptical looks XD When we were getting ready to start it, here was my preface...
ME: By a show of hands...how many of you like mysteries?
*every hand goes up*
ME: How many of you like action, adventure, fights, chases, murder, etc.?
*every hand goes up*
ME: How many of you like romance?
*a few hands go down, and one boy makes a joke*
ME: Expected that. How many of you like music in any way, shape, or form?
*every hand goes up*
ME: Then most of you will probably enjoy this movie.
They really liked the part where the chandelier rises and the theatre transforms to the way it was (very, very loudly), though I had to explain what the black-and-white vs. color segments meant. Oh, and Carlotta amused them :D
Oh, and I made them a deal--I said that if they were reasonably quiet and attentive and watched the movie without problems...they wouldn't have to take a test over it. They're taking me at my word, which is good. Most of the chatter was them asking me questions about what was happening or what something meant, and that doesn't bother me. They were engaged and curious, and I support curiosity. Plus, if they keep being good, I might bring snacks on the last day of the movie ^_~
But the best part? I glanced up and saw that class was almost over. So I walked over and waited until the end of that song--it was right where Christine is reaching into the mirror and taking the Phantom's hand before the titular number starts. And I hit pause and turned to say we'd pick it back up there on Wednesday...and was met with a chorus of "NUUUUUUUUUU!!" and "ONE MORE SONG!" and "KEEP GOING!" *laugh* That made me happy.
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ME: By a show of hands...how many of you like mysteries?
*every hand goes up*
ME: How many of you like action, adventure, fights, chases, murder, etc.?
*every hand goes up*
ME: How many of you like romance?
*a few hands go down, and one boy makes a joke*
ME: Expected that. How many of you like music in any way, shape, or form?
*every hand goes up*
ME: Then most of you will probably enjoy this movie.
They really liked the part where the chandelier rises and the theatre transforms to the way it was (very, very loudly), though I had to explain what the black-and-white vs. color segments meant. Oh, and Carlotta amused them :D
Oh, and I made them a deal--I said that if they were reasonably quiet and attentive and watched the movie without problems...they wouldn't have to take a test over it. They're taking me at my word, which is good. Most of the chatter was them asking me questions about what was happening or what something meant, and that doesn't bother me. They were engaged and curious, and I support curiosity. Plus, if they keep being good, I might bring snacks on the last day of the movie ^_~
But the best part? I glanced up and saw that class was almost over. So I walked over and waited until the end of that song--it was right where Christine is reaching into the mirror and taking the Phantom's hand before the titular number starts. And I hit pause and turned to say we'd pick it back up there on Wednesday...and was met with a chorus of "NUUUUUUUUUU!!" and "ONE MORE SONG!" and "KEEP GOING!" *laugh* That made me happy.
And
summerwrite starts the day after tomorrow. Wish me luck! :DGAME STATUS: Cooking Mama 2, 49/80 recipes aced.