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Warner, Lionel – Changing English: Studies in Culture and Education, 2011
In attempting to answer the question "How is disability represented in plays?" two approaches are considered, one semiotic and literary and the other concerned with notions of stereotyping drawn from disability studies. The five plays on which the discussion is based are school examination set texts, raising questions about classroom…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Drama, Literary Devices, Semiotics
Blake, Robert W. – 1987
Intended for middle school teachers interested in helping students (especially those with no experience attending theater) learn how to read and see a play by themselves, this paper provides a lesson plan based on W. W. Jacobs's dramatic play, "The Monkey's Paw." After furnishing a rationale for reading this particular play, the paper…
Descriptors: Characterization, Class Activities, Classroom Communication, Drama