| Description |
1 online resource (141 pages) |
| Contents |
Acting It Out- Front Cover; Acting It Out; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Meet the Authors; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1: Bringing Dramatic Literature to Life Through an Active Approach; What Does "Acting It Out" Really Involve?; Offering a Bit of Context: TimeLine Theatre Company and Chicago Public Schools Partnership; Not Just in Drama Class: Using Active Approaches to Dramatic Literature in Any Classroom; Opportunity for Reflection; Chapter 2: Engaging Students: The Key Ingredient ; Make the Connection: Engagement and Standards for Learning |
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Empowering Learners: Long-Term OutcomesOpportunity for Reflection; Chapter 3: Opening up the Classroom Actor's Toolkit: Promoting Student Engagement Through Active Approaches; How to Build an Ensemble; Introducing Classroom Actor Basics; Sharing Energy and Building Trust; Making Body and Voice Connections; Creating a New Approach to Bell Ringers and Redirection Strategies; Beyond Bell Ringer Ensemble Building Activities: Exploring a Monologue; Fostering "Buy In" and a Classroom that "Connects"; Opportunity for Reflection |
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Chapter 4: "The Play's the Thing": To Read or Not to Read Dramatic LiteratureWhy Read a Play?; Act One: Start by Addressing Accessible Literary Themes; Act Two: Build Critical Thinking Around Social Issues; Act Three: Create and Recreate Historical Perspective; Opportunity for Reflection; Chapter 5: Acting It Out: Applying Active Approaches to Scene Study; Introducing the Play; Selecting Scenes and Monologues; Starting the Rehearsal Process; More Body and Character Connections; Casting the Scenes, Creating Rehearsal Groups; Starting with a "Table Read"; The Reader-Feeder Approach |
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Moving with a Purpose: Blocking the SceneShowing Scenes; Assessment: What Are My Students Learning? How Do They Want to Grow?; Building Confidence, Fostering Success; Opportunity for Reflection; Handout 5.1: Self-Assessment: My Personal Goals; Handout 5.2: Formative Assessment: Checklist for Meeting Rehearsal Objectives; Handout 5.3: Rubric: Assessment for Research Process and Final Scene Showings; Chapter 6: Discovering the World of the Play: Researching Complementary Non-Fiction, Primary Sources, and Visual Texts; What Is a Dramaturg? |
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Teacher as Dramaturg: Providing Students with Complementary Non-Fiction TextsStudents as Dramaturgs: Researching the World of the Play; Seeing the World of the Play Through Visual Media Research; The Play's "Backstory": Creating a Dramaturgical Packet; Step into the Play's World: Creating a "Lobby Display" for the Classroom; Opportunity for Reflection; Handout 6.1: Brainstorming to Set a Research Agenda; Chapter 7: It's All Connected: Making Interdisciplinary Connections Through Dramatic Texts; Why Make Interdisciplinary Connections Through Dramatic Texts? |
| Notes |
Excerpting a Play, Capturing a Crucial Moment in History |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Drama in education.
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Drama in education
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Onuscheck, Mark
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Christel, Mary T
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| ISBN |
9781317195436 |
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1317195434 |
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