McKinnon Secondary College
During the final week of the term, we did something different in Year 9 English. We split into groups, and we were given a myth or fable that we had to act out to the class. Every group would act and at the end the class would decide which performance was the best and that group then performed in front of four Year 9 English classes.
My group got the Greek fable, The Honest Woodcutter. In the fable, a woodcutter accidentally throws his axe into a river. The god Mercury then appears and pulls a gold and silver axe out of the river. The woodcutter turns down both as they weren’t his. Impressed by the man’s honesty, the god Mercury rewards him with all three axes. As a group, we had to work together to write a script and assign roles. We also had to be creative in turning the fable into a play, making it interesting and engaging while still getting the story and message across. Overall, it was fun and a nice way to end the term.
Joshua, Year 9 Student
