All sessions are scheduled into rooms at the Convention Center unless otherwise noted. The presenter identifies eight plays and movies that highlight aspects of U.S. history and social issues and serve as springboards for drama-based activities that promote cultural awareness and develop language skills. With handouts and video clips of movies and students' performances, she demonstrates activities created for these vehicles. The presenter explains the procedure of dialogue journals as response to easy readers.
Students check out books and read at their own pace outside class.
Then they write a short commentary in their journal. The handout includes a list of topics students of all levels can write about. 262 Faculty and staff chose a special project to empower deaf students to become independent, responsible learners and knowledgeable of classic literature. Students signed biographies of authors and summaries of their stories in front of an audience. The performance was well received, and our goals were achieved.