Not only have I been back in the schools sharing English conversation with American Indian Study Workshops, but I also have returning little private groups of students also in fall when school starts. These think up think of silly things to do, make movies pretending we're famous celebrities being interviewed, document the things we'd like to do in the future and in general, we create fun projects that force us to use English, practice English, listen to English for understanding, and pronounce words in English while learning lots of new vocabulary, so that we can be understood. I always let the students decide the project...except..,

This time I have one little group of three girls who want to recreate a film, from a YouTube video that is a bit well...,
disgusting!

The dilemma? I really want them to create and use English using things that make them excited and help them forget that they are actually speaking, Any language is easier once you forget you are trying to speak it and just speak it, mistakes regardless..

But, like eewwww!

For some reason the kids are nuts for this video called; I Found Some Poo, currently all the rage. They've decided to make poo from mashed potatoes and brown food coloring, recruited another person to play the part of the dad, (all he has to say  in English is, "WHAT?" so he's off the hook) and imagined various ways to copy this video and it's scenes in real life all except for the very end, where the little girl who likes poo ends up in the insane asylum.., (well of course she does, naturally, makes sense to me..,)  they are not sure how to fake the white room and neither am I.. yet.

Now I'm thinking about suggesting that instead of poo, they substitute SHOES, because well, every female loves shoes and can often be seen going crazy for them, (I've lost my mind for a shoe or two!) and they are a lot less disgusting. (Okay, maybe their cost can be a bit disgusting) But it seems like these future film producers have their hearts set on recreating this particular video and might be offended if I seem completely grossed out.

Well, watch the video, you decide, even for the sake of English, should I let, even help them make this video?




Here's my English Conversation blog, it's called Silly Fish. You can see some of the projects we've been up to there. Eventually the new POO video will end up there too.., sigh.

http://sillyfish.posterous.com/