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Ratliff, Gerald Lee – 1981
The seven exercises presented in this paper provide the initial foundation needed for exploration and experimentation through reader's theatre, the visual and oral dramatization of a literary work. Each of the exercises presented in the paper serves as a working blueprint to stimulate student awareness of the principles of staging reader's…
Descriptors: Body Language, Characterization, Class Activities, Classroom Techniques
Ginnane, Patrick – 1978
The primary purpose of this master's thesis is to describe some therapeutic uses of dramatic play with the mildly aggressive preschool child. The child for whom the suggested play interventions are considered appropriate is characterized by sociality and attachment to both peers and adults, and is not chronically aggressive. After the first…
Descriptors: Aggression, Behavior Theories, Classroom Techniques, Dramatic Play
Idaho State Dept. of Education, Boise. Div. of Instructional Improvement. – 1978
This elementary and secondary drama guide contains activities to help teachers make drama more creative and more imaginative and rich for students so that they will have a rich appreciation of and taste for the theatre when they grow up. The many and varied activities described are first categorized into three main areas: awareness, interaction,…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Body Language, Class Activities, Creative Expression
Download full textMOFFETT, JAMES – 1967
DRAMATIC INTERACTION, THE PRIMARY VEHICLE FOR DEVELOPING THOUGHT AND LANGUAGE, IS AN OFTEN UNEXPLOITED METHOD OF ENCOURAGING STUDENTS TO COMMUNICATE WITH OTHERS. STUDENTS CAN LEARN ABOUT LANGUAGE, LITERATURE, AND COMPOSITION IN A COHERENT FASHION BY WRITING PLAYS, SHORT STORIES, AND POEMS, OR BY ACTING, INTERPRETING, AND CREATING DRAMA. THE…
Descriptors: Creative Activities, Drama, Dramatics, English Instruction
ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Urbana, IL. – 1980
This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 31 titles deal with a variety of topics, including the following: (1) American drama between the world wars; (2) an emotion theory of stage fright; (3) the female androgyne in tragic drama; (4) creating and directing a musical…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Black Culture, Comedy, Communication Research
Scott, Robert A. – 1980
The nature of collegiate theatre programs and possible future activities in theatre programs are examined, along with information about the Indiana Commission for Higher Education, higher education and demography in Indiana, and higher education and social change nationally. It is suggested that the changes in demographics that affect college…
Descriptors: College Programs, Cultural Activities, Dramatics, Elementary Education
Creative Associates, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1979
Designed for teachers and other adults who work with young children, this manual provides guidelines for designing creative house corner activities. The first chapter examines outcomes inherent in dramatic play. Chapter Two presents practical suggestions for arranging the area and selecting and displaying materials which will inspire dramatic…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Guides, Dramatic Play
Nalley, Sara – 1980
The five plays most frequently produced in high schools--"Our Town,""Harvey,""Arsenic and Old Lace,""You Can't Take It with You," and "The Curious Savage"--perpetuate an image of women that is no longer tolerated in most educational materials. An analysis of these plays shows that they include many more male than female roles and that female…
Descriptors: Characterization, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Drama, Dramatics
Stockwell, John C., Ed.; Kepke, Allen N., Ed. – 1980
This journal provides a focal point for the collection and distribution of systematically processed information about theory and practice in theatre. This issue contains discussions of (1) the effects of cognitive complexity on characterization depth and performance; (2) the effects of a director's system of communication on actor inventiveness…
Descriptors: Acting, Annotated Bibliographies, Characterization, Children
Croft, Martyn – 1979
Auditory imagination is used in this paper to describe a number of issues and activities related to sound and having to do with listening, thinking, recalling, imagining, reshaping, creating, and uttering sounds and words. Examples of auditory imagination in religious and literary works are cited that indicate a belief in an imagined, expected, or…
Descriptors: Auditory Stimuli, Aural Learning, Cognitive Processes, Communication Skills
Rubin, Kenneth H.; Krasnor, Linda Rose – 1979
This longitudinal study of changes in play behavior in preschool children reports decreases in less mature forms of play and increases in more mature forms of play over time. The study was designed to test the assumption that the play of young children develops in a progressive manner. Ten 3-year-olds and ten 4-year-olds were observed during free…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Patterns, Child Development, Childrens Games
WALLACE, KARL R.; AND OTHERS – 1963
SPEECH PROFESSIONALS, SPECIALIZING IN THE ART AND SCIENCE OF SPEECH BEHAVIOR AND COMMUNICATION, SHARE THE COMMON ASSUMPTIONS THAT (1) SPEECH IS THE MOST SIGNIFICANT AND UNAVOIDABLE OF MAN'S LEARNED BEHAVIOR, (2) SPEECH IS THE HUMANISTIC CENTER FROM WHICH THE SEARCH FOR AND TRANSMISSION OF KNOWLEDGE ABOUT MAN PROPERLY PROCEED, AND (3) EVERY…
Descriptors: Dramatics, Linguistics, Public Education, Public Speaking
Kirby, Michael, Ed. – The Drama Review, 1977
Seven of the articles in this journal contain first-person descriptions of the procedures and methods used by outstanding American playwrights in creating their individual plays. The playwrights explain their own writing habits, working conditions, and revision processes in an effort to clarify the elements that contribute to the unusual…
Descriptors: Authors, Cognitive Processes, Creative Expression, Creative Writing
Caldwell, George – 1977
In theatrical production, skillful design is effective communication. A study of audience response to nine drama settings gives positive evidence that the successful designer creates "signposts and symbols" that communicate instantaneously to the observer. The setting is a message. All of the scenic elements must be unified in a clear and concise…
Descriptors: Aesthetic Education, Audiences, Communication (Thought Transfer), Design
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. – 1974
The material in this publication outlines ways in which drama/theatre may be used to help students develop their imagination and their communication skills. This framework presents a process-concept organization which spans the grade levels fron kindergarten through twelfth grade and which provides guidelines for determining expectancies for…
Descriptors: Acting, Communication Skills, Creative Dramatics, Curriculum Guides
