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Carol Writes
Noggle, The Dream Dragon came to life today. He is a wonderful hand puppet with a working mouth(teeth included), a bright red(fiery) tongue, and shimmery skin! The students have been so busy with their puppets, script, etc...that I decided to create him myself. I really hope your students like him as much as our students did when they saw him. We did the final shoot of the scenes. Most of our students are involved with End of Course Testing, so on Friday, we will shoot the last town centre scene where all the children find out what the puzzle pieces spell out that Noggle left behind when he "collected" their dream poetry.
Unfortunately, we had to workshop the scenes individually, because of so many of our students being absent. With the cold weather setting in here in the South, sore throats become really rampant. Hopefully, when we edit, there will be good transitions from scene to scene. I also decided to keep everything simple as far as sets, lights, because of not knowing your facilities. Of course, if your children perform the play, you can embellish and sparkle it up.
The script you will get is going to be slightly different from the workshopped scenes. I tied all of the scenes together with the Narrator's lines to keep the story moving forward and flowing smoothly. You will hear somewhat different lines on the tape as to what is on the script.
So, we are coming to the end of a wonderful endeavor. Our students have learned, shared, and found new friends with each other as a result of The Keepers Poetry. They are excited and feel such a sense of pride in sending THE DREAM DRAGON to your students. Hopefully, Noggle will be able to inspire future poets at Sandaig. Our students will never forget him...nor will Gwen and I.
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Carol writes:The script is finished and ready to be printed for the actors to dress rehearse with on Tuesday which we will film to continue to show the project's progress from day one.
All the puppets are complete and the students did a run-through on Friday(Dec. 2) to see how to incorporate them into their scenes. So cute.
On Wednesday, we are going to film the play with lights, sound effects and fog! Then, we will package everything and off it will come to you and your children.
Wonderful, we are really looking forward to opening the package.
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Carol writes:The puppets are near completion. You and your children will be amazed at the the wide assortment of what each keepers poetry group have created. Some of the puppets are animals, there's a soccer(football), a hair blow dryer, and so much more. Our students have used everything from paper plates to fabric to foam-rubber with colors galore.
The majority of the puppets are hand-held to make it easier for your children to use in the play. Gwen and I decided to let them create the number of puppets they would need to perform their scenes. So, some scenes may have only one puppet and others may have three. This is where the importance of allowing ownership of a project comes in. It helps to truly engage each one and brings a sense of total accomplishment to the project.
The script is almost complete as well. There are three scenes left to tie in to the whole.
Noggle, The Dream Dragon is going to be brought to life this weekend. He is a lovely green sparkly color.