This study aims to determine a primary school teacher's observations and experiences regarding in-service training on drama method within the framework of collaborative action research model. The first author was invited to offer a 120-hour Drama Course upon request of the teachers in a primary school. In the 14th week, the action research process…

Every culture has developed some version of performance art. Children especially appreciate performance; their innate openness, forgiveness, and self-love make them delightful performers and audience members. Every time they engage with performance art, children are learning about storytelling, history, sociability, artistry, and physicality.…

Describes a process for teaching students to create a theatrical character based on a picture, an animal, a color, etc. Provides ways for students to define the internal and external qualities of the character, and offers exercises such as "pantomime based on a picture" and "using animal image." (PRA)

The first, theoretical section of this investigation of the dramatic process examines the function of imagination and spontaneity. This section notes that the imaginative process occurs in the preconscious and need not be limited by the external world or by memory and suggests that spontaneity, like imagination, is an intuitive response dependent…

Describes an eight-step four-week assignment for teaching theater students about blocking and stage directions. Outlines each assignment in detail and provides questions for the students at each stage--from choosing the excerpt or play to staging and directing. (PRA)

Outlines a basic approach to "Readers Theatre," the communication of literature in a theatrical context. Contains the exercises "Sardines Today!" which promotes awareness of poetic setting, and "Dress Up Day!" which presents an opportunity to explore the role of suggestive costuming. (PRA)

This book discusses activities in dramatic arts for students with disabilities in a variety of settings, as well as guidelines for mainstreaming such students into regular theater activities. An introductory chapter describes the program for individuals with disabilities offered by the Bethesda (Maryland) Academy of Performing Arts. Chapter 1…

A demonstration and discussion of the use of improvisational dramatics in teaching English. The author provides some ground rules for this method and suggests projects, including the improvisation of scenes from novels. (JB)

Discusses the development of a book about Dorothy Heathcote's dramatic approach to education. Describes a lesson on "bullying" that illustrates an attempt to implement Heathcote's "Mantle of the Expert" method. (RS)

Developed by the participants of the Huntington Theatre Company's Master Works Study in Shakespeare, this collection presents single lesson plans and unit plans for teaching Elizabethan drama. The collection presents 12 lesson plans (spanning one or a few days of instruction) and 15 unit plans (ranging over several weeks) suitable for secondary…

Describes how to introduce a Shakespeare play by having students act out and discuss an edited, pivotal scene from the play. Suggests various scenes which are well-suited to this activity. (MM)

This teacher resource manual is a support document developed to assist teachers who will be responsible for implementing the Senior High Drama Program in Alberta, Canada. The manual has been developed to assist classroom teachers by providing: (1) further information about the learner expectations within the Senior High Drama Program of Studies;…

Suggests improvisational role-playing of fairy tales as a method of teaching social problem-solving skills to students. Presents a sample activity session based on the "Pied Piper of Hamelin." (SJL)

This teacher resource manual is a support document developed to assist teachers who will be responsible for implementing the Junior High Drama Program in Alberta, Canada. The manual has been developed to assist classroom teachers by providing: (1) further information about the learner expectations within the Junior High Drama Program of Studies;…

Provides a framework for planning an approach to text through drama and describes a lesson plan using this approach with "Red Shift" by Dorothy Heathcote. (HOD)