Academic & Artistic Theater Project

“Tom Sawyer”

Participants of the project: 9-10-11gradesHead of the project: Tamara V. Afanasyeva

The goal of the project

• Increased student motivation in learning foreign languages, enhancement of communicative skills through the help of theater

Goal-student motivation in learning foreign languages with the help of project

• Tasks:• 1.To form a creative group• 2.To form respectful and trusting relationship within the group• 3. To study the original text of the novel by Mark Twain

“Adventures of Tom Sawyer”• 4. To experience the atmosphere of Mark Twain's novel by

means of watching a movie with subtitles, going to the Musical Comedy theater to watch a production of “Tom Sawyer” and writing the script.

• 5. To organize the cast and distinguish the functions• 6. To hold the auditions• 7. To construct the scenery• 8. To design and create costumes and choose the soundtrack• 9. To schedule rehearsals

Theoretical conclusions

• Project work - enhances communicative skills• Project work - motivates children• Project work - creates the will to be successful • Project work - teaches how to be tolerant • Project work - acquaints students with

technologies• Project work - develops creative and sharp

thinking• Project work - teaches how to apply theory in

practice• Project work - forms the will to resolve

problems through critical thinking

The language of the project

• Considering the usage of southern dialect and slang in the script, extensive research was conducted. We identified the slang and tried to paraphrase it into modern English and analyse why it was used in this particular way.