Entry 7: I Couldn't be Happier!

   Another week is nearly coming to a close. It flies, but I am so thankful because I am so tired!
School has been educating us like it is supposed to, it just happens all at once and at time it can be overwhelming! Oh, the joy of Senior year! However, God is in control and I am still working to balance my social life with my academics and now I'll be participating in the 1 Act play and the beginning of November I will be playing basket-ball. Busy, busy, busy!
   Today in my second lesson of Drama class with the 1st and 2nd graders we talked about the importance of concentration in Drama. For actors and actresses it is very important to be able to focus on a specific duty because there can be a lot of different distractions from a response in the audience, a fellow actor's lines, the possibility of a fellow actor forgetting his lines, and so on. At first it was difficult getting their attention, but their excitement made them want to play the game. The game was fairly challenging because they had to focus on calling out different numbers and continue keeping the same beat as the beat got faster. Now, granted, it never really got faster, and the whole "saying the number on the beat" didn't work out as much, but there were some who got it and all the rest worked really hard (concentrated) on getting it. Interesting observation: almost every single child stopped with their beat when they called numbers. I pointed this out to them, and some were able to maintain some rhythm, but it was very hard for others. It is so encouraging to know that the kids are excited about learning Drama! I have loved spending/teaching the kids even more than I imagined I would and I look forward to the rest of the lessons!
   Now the research paper...that's a different story. I have not even switched gears into writing a paper. Yes, I realize I have about 20 days and I am scared to death about it. I have a feeling I know what I'll be doing this weekend! (After the boy's soccer game of course! :P)