Blind Writing

As we finish reading The Miracle Worker in English I Part 1, I am preparing them for a RAFT writing assignment. One activity we did to prepare for this was a Blindfold Activity. I blindfolded students in groups of four at a time. Then each of those students had to perform some task in the room, like place a marker in a cup full of markers without turning it over. The cup was across the room. One student did turn it over and had to find all of the markers and put them back. (I told them ahead of time how many there were.) Another activity was to put papers in order that had hoes punched in the upper right corner. The page with one hole first, two holes second, etc... Then they had to staple them. Another group had to writ their names on paper after folding it in half. After the activities, students wrote about their feelings while they were blindfolded and their observations of others doing the activities. Later we will use these notes to help them write a RAFT paper. (Role, Audience, Format, Topic) Students will choose a role of one of the characters in The Miracle Worker and write a letter to Aunt Ev from the play explaining the miracle that has taken place. I hope to see many masterpieces from this!
Vicky