Drama Classroom: Action, Reflection, Transformation

✍ Scribed by Philip Taylor

Year: 2000
Tongue: English
Leaves: 153
Edition: 1
Category: Library

No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.

✦ Synopsis

How can teachers incorporate drama into the curriculum?What drama activities are especially successful?How do teachers know when students are learning in, through and about drama?Teachers who are new to drama, or those wishing to refresh their knowledge and ideas, should find practical answers and guidance in this text. The book introduces the work of Cecily O'Neill to demonstrate the entry points to drama lessons, the pre-texts, and how educators need to introduce lessons with challenging material. He then uses the work of David Booth to highlight one aspect of drama - storydrama - and how it can be used as an effective learning medium across the curriculum.

✦ Table of Contents

Book Cover......Page 1
Title......Page 4
Contents......Page 5
Acknowledgements......Page 9
Drama praxis: elements and principles......Page 10
Getting started with good pre-texts......Page 32
Getting deeper: storydrama and storying across the curriculum......Page 53
Designing drama curriculum......Page 83
Historical perspectives on drama praxis......Page 104
Building and assessing effective partnerships: action, reflection, transformation......Page 121
Resources and further reading......Page 141
Index......Page 151

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