Lowell had the students in each of his eight classes perform a play the week of Thanksgiving. The play was about a former minister in the Church of England who quit as minister and joined an independent church. He was subsequently imprisoned and was eventually exiled from England and sent to America. It is a true story about John Lathrop and took place in about 1634. The students had a fun time performing the play even though it was not well practiced and some of the parts were long. They got a lot of practice with the English parts and performed relatively well. Lowell was surprised how much effort many had made to memorize their part between the final dress rehearsal and the actual performance. We try all kinds of things to motivate the students to improve their English.
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