Acting It Out

Acting It Out

Using Drama in the Classroom to Improve Student Engagement, Reading, and Critical Thinking

Christel, Mary T. (Chicago Shakespeare Theater, USA); Onuscheck, Mark (Adlai E. Stevenson High School, USA); Hart, Juliet (TimeLine Theatre Company, USA)

Taylor & Francis Ltd

10/2016

126

Mole

Inglês

9781138677449

15 a 20 dias

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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 in Any Classroom Opportunity for Reflection Chapter 2: Engaging Students: The Key Ingredient Make the Connection: Engagement and Standards for Learning Empowering Learners: Long Term Outcomes Opportunity for Reflection Chapter 3: Opening Up the Classroom Actor's Toolkit: Promoting Student Engagement 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 Activity #6: Group Monologue Work Fostering "Buy In" and A Classroom that "Connects" Opportunity for Reflection Chapter 4: The Play's the Thing: To Read or Not To Read Dramatic Literature Why 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 Moving with a Purpose: Blocking the Scene Showing Scenes Assessment: What Are My Students Learning? How Do They Want to Grow? Building Confidence, Fostering Success Opportunity for Reflection Handout: Self-Assessment: My Personal Goals Handout: Formative Assessment: Checklist for Meeting Rehearsal Objectives Rubric: Summative Assessment of Scene Showing Chapter 6: Discovering the World of the Play: Researching Complementary Nonfiction, Primary Sources, and Visual Texts What is a Dramaturg? Teacher as Dramaturg: Providing Students with Complementary Non-fiction Texts Students 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: Brainstorming to Set a Research Agenda Chapter 7: It's All Connected: Making Interdisciplinary Connections through Dramatic Texts Why Interdisciplinary Connections through Dramatic Texts? Excerpting a Play, Capturing a Crucial Moment in History Use History Plays Like Time Machines More Specifically: Unpack Social Issues Use Plays to Establish a Different Viewpoint on Segregation Use Plays to Gain a Different Viewpoint on Prejudice Use Plays to Study the Role of Harassment in Culture Use Plays to Expose the Stories of Internment and Genocide Opportunity for Reflection Chapter 8: Measuring Growth: Activities for Exploration, Reflection, and Assessment Setting the Stage for Exploration: Previewing the Play, Its Issues, and Themes Character Development Activities for Deeper Exploration and as Formative Assessment Tools Capstone Writing Activities Bringing It All Together Opportunity for Reflection Handout: Character Dossier Handout: Coat of Arms Template Appendix A: Lesson Plans Appendix B: Recommended Plays Appendix C: Recommended Resources References
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