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Getting the Buggers into Drama: A Practical Guide to Teaching Drama: Getting the Buggers

Autor Sue Cowley
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 9 noi 2007
Part of the hit 'Getting...' series: a brilliant guide for both specialist drama teachers and teachers who want to use drama to help teach other elements of the curriculumThis wonderfully accessible and practical guide provides a range of effective strategies for teaching drama. Written with her usual practicality, humour and optimism, Sue Cowley demonstrates how drama can make lessons across the curriculum more interesting and engaging.Both the specialist drama teacher and those who are interested in using drama to help them deliver other areas of the curriculum will find an invaluable resource here. It will also be particularly helpful to staff at primary level who have found themselves lumbered with "putting on the school play"!'Written in her usual informal style, which addresses the teacher directly, this is a very useful addition to the professional library of any school, and should be particularly helpful to inexperienced or non-specialist staff both in primary and lower secondary settings.' - A real school librarian
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780826497581
ISBN-10: 0826497586
Pagini: 208
Dimensiuni: 138 x 216 x 16 mm
Greutate: 0.27 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Continuum
Seria Getting the Buggers

Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom

Caracteristici

This is classic Sue Cowley - she is best known for her work as a drama teacher. This book is absolutely bursting with interesting material and ideas on teaching drama!

Cuprins

Acknowledgements Introduction 1 Teaching drama Drama in the curriculum The benefits of drama Common pitfalls for drama teachers Drama across the curriculum Structuring drama lessons Classroom management for drama Drama spaces 2 Ways of working Individual focus Warm ups Trust games Pair work Small group work Improvisation Freeze frames Hot seating Judgement chair Thought tracking Conscience alley / Thought tunnel The role of the expert Whole class improvisation Teacher in role Meetings Tag improvisation 3 Building drama skills Concentration Focus exercises Cooperation Cooperation exercises Confidence Confidence boosting exercises 4 Warm ups and cool downs Why warm up? Physical warm ups Vocal warm ups Why cool down? Cool down exercises 5 Aspects of drama Inspiration Storytelling Props Costume Setting - place and time Creating atmosphere Using contrasts Selecting material Themes Forms Genre Scripts and texts Writing in drama 6 Role play and characterisation Role play Facial expression Voice Body language Age Occupation Relationships Gender Status Motive and motivation 7 Dramatic tension What is tension? Dramatic tension Body language Atmosphere Characters and relationships Confined spaces A series of problems Suspense Conflict 8 Advanced drama techniques Sub-text Dramatic irony Symbolism Semiotics Narrative theatre - the 'aside' Objective and super-objective 9 Themes for drama Communication Bullying The Estate War 10 Drama across the curriculum Art and design Citizenship Design and technology Geography History ICT Mathematics MFL Music PE Science Religious education Careers education PSHE 11 Staging a successful school production Choosing a production Casting Budgeting The production team The audience Rehearsals Top tips for a successful performance Appendix One: Vocabulary list for dramaAppendix Two: Internet links for dramaAppendix Three: Texts for drama

Recenzii

The practical title offers strategies for teaching drama and also looks at using drama to make lessons more engaging across the curriculum ... There are lots of ideas within the title and ample material.
Sue Cowley shows how teachers can use drama to make lessons - of any subject - more interesting. She's particularly strong on vocal warm-ups, original ideas for getting started and themes for drama.
Whether you are a drama specialist or you just want to brush up on your teaching techniques, this book has plenty of suggestions and effective strategies to make your drama lessons more enjoyable and engaging.
Written in her usual informal style, which addresses the teacher directly, this is a very useful addition to the professional library of any school, and should be particularly helpful to inexperienced or non-specialist staff both in primary and lower secondary settings.
Title mention in an article written by Sue Cowley in The Times Educational Supplement, Feb 2008