Renaissance Faire

I totally forgot to write about a field trip I experienced during my placement at Cedar Crest High School. It worked out that my last day of placement was on the same day the classes were taking a field trip to the Renaissance Faire which is located between Lebanon and Lancaster. During my placement, the English classes were studying Edgar Allan Poe. The students read a variety of his work including his biography, Masque of the Red Death, The Black Cat, The Bells, etc...

So the English classes traveled to the Renaissance Faire. We got to see different performances of Edgar Allan Poe's work.It took place in one of the vintage buildings. The students were engaged and intrigued because of the live performances. I also think it helped that they read the different texts before hand because then they used their prior knowledge during the performances. My cooperating teacher said they have been doing this field trip for a number of years. When we went to leave, the students made comments like "Is it already over? Can we come back again? What other performances do they do?" This showed that the students enjoyed the field trip.

I just wanted to share this with you all. Maybe if you become a teacher in the area, you could incorporate a field trip to the Renaissance Faire sometime! I would also recommend going just for an enjoyable day out! www.parenfaire.com/