Provides detailed instructions for constructing a pattern and, then, making a shirt suitable for use in classical and period plays. Suggests variations to adapt the shirt to specific needs. (JMF)

Discusses a study of the roles and functions of theater criticism in Palestine and Israel over a 50-year period. Focuses on the social role of drama critics, the norms defining their expected as compared to their actual behavior, and the social, political, and cultural context in which they operated. (JMF)

Describes the drama program at Wykeham Rise School, Washington, Connecticut, which provides three hours of class time each day. The instructor describes her use of improvisation in preparing the students and developing the characters in the productions. Comments by two students are included. (JMF)

Presents the text of an interview with John Hodgson, British proponent of educational theater. His use of improvisation as a teaching technique and contrasts between the American and British systems of educational theater are discussed. (JMF)

Provides information from the ERIC system on creative dramatics activities, outlines their advantages for handicapped children, and suggests techniques for using creative dramatics with mentally, physically, and emotionally handicapped children. (DD)

Transcripts of two segments of CBS-TV's "Sunrise Semester" discuss the experiences of several participants in a production of Chekhov's "Uncle Vanya" by elementary school students. (RL)

Describes how teachers turned the reality of the nuclear reactor incident at Three Mile Island into a learning experience for children by recreating the sequence of events through creative dramatics. (CM)

Suggests ways to bring nursery rhymes into the elementary school classroom through creative dramatics, creative writing, and reading experiences. (DD)

Considers ways to use creative dramatics to develop competence in speaking, listening, and--by extension--writing. (DD)

Once more, with meaning! Children take leading roles to understand the concepts, facts and people behind historic scenes. (Editor)

Examines Pre-Raphaelite aesthetic similarities and offers a readers theatre program that could be derived from their work. Provides a short annotated bibliography of useful texts on corresponding arts. (MH)

Describes the learning process of a teacher working to make creative-drama teaching strategies part of her teaching repertoire. Investigates how a drama specialist works with that teacher to develop creative drama learning experiences. Finds that creative drama can be incorporated within constraints of time and curriculum, and can be structured so…

Explores the benefits in using textbook dialogue as script to be performed in the second language classroom. Teachers, in the role of director, can use theatrical techniques and suggest appropriate pantomime, gestures, and voice inflections to enhance the script. (CB)

Focuses on the use of children's literature in the treatment of child abuse, a method referred to as bibliotherapy. Describes children's books that can be used in this approach and presents suggestions for follow-up activities. (NH)