There are several reasons, why I chose the play
“Toronto at Dreamer’s Rock” for the multimedia reading journal task.
First of
all I chose it, because I had the pleasure of meeting the author Drew Hayden
Taylor twice during my studies at the Leuphana University and really liked his
lectures and witty anecdotes. Additionally I already read his funny and satirical
play “The Berlin Blues” and enjoyed how Drew Hayden Talyor addressed German
stereotypes about Native Americans and Native American stereotypes about
Germans alike.
Given that Drew Hayden Taylor grew up on a
native reserve in central Ontario most of his works deal with the life of native people. Since German students
know a lot about and are interested in Native Americans his books in general
seem highly suitable and amusable as well as extremely motivating for kids.
Concluding, I chose the play “Toronto at Dreamer’s
Rock” because I hope that it can be enjoyed by students and teachers in equal
measure.
The title might hint towards the setting of the play. I would guess that "Dreamer's Rock" is a sacred place for a certain tribe. It will be interesting to find out!
