UHAKIKI WA TAMTHILIYA YA SHUJAA MIRAMBO KWA KIDATO CHA TANO NA SITA
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“Reading fluency” is reading a text accurately, quickly, and with proper expression. Fluent readers can understand the text in front of them without stopping to decode the words. It’s a key component of reading comprehension because when a student reads fluently, they can focus on understanding the deeper meaning of the words on the page.
Because plays are told primarily through dialogue, they encourage expressive reading. The conversational nature of these works helps students recognize the natural flow of conversations, and this helps students naturally practice with emotion and proper pacing. And because plays often require repeated reading to memorize lines, students actively improve their word recognition and reading speed.
Play Reading Bridges Generations
Incorporating both classic and contemporary plays bridges the literary gap between generations. Students connect with the enduring themes of the past while appreciating the evolving narratives of the present. She Stoops to Conquer was written in 1773 and is just as relevant today as when it was first produced. The overriding theme of She Stoops to Conquer is how reality is often distorted by social status. Sound familiar?
A recent column in Esquire magazine states, “Sometimes the Truly Rich lose their bearings about how money works for other people. While they have that joyful privilege of viewing money through the filter of what it can do for them, other people see cash as that wad of paper that can get them through the next two weeks.” In She Stoops To Conquer, a rigid English social system effectively encourages people to be someone other than who they really are.
She Stoops to Conquer is a comedy of manners that explores social class, one’s place in society, both socially and economically, and its importance in 18th century England. The characters and their conceptions of these absurd societal rules lead them on a humorous journey in their relationships, by exposing our students to plays which are nearly 250 years old, students learn to appreciate the continuity of human thought and storytelling across time.
Language Proficiency
I know we all balked–not me, of course–during English class when it was time to crack open a new Shakespeare play. However, “he writes pretty straightforward stuff when you get down to it” (Robert Harling, Steel Magnolias).
Reading plays can expose your students to different languages–even if everything they read is in English. Within our language, there’s been so much evolution that’s led to hundreds of dialects and idioms. Playwrights often use rich, diverse language. By reading plays, students are exposed to different styles of dialogue, vocabulary, and sentence structures that can enhance their language skills.