Musical Gist

For the Musical Gist drama strategy, the teacher will put students into groups and give each group a different phrase, rhyme, chant, etc. to say. To help the students remember the phrase or how to say it, the teacher can also provide a rhythm to use when chanting the phrase. While reading a story (or another text), the reader will stop at different parts and have a group come in and chant their phrase over and over again, sometimes varying in volume, rhythm, etc. This will go on until the reader decides to stop them. Multiple groups can also do their chant, either at the same time or with one group starting off before another group follows. This is especially fun to do if you have appropriate music playing in the background!