This book is not about drama... : it's about new ways to inspire students

9781551382692

159 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm

"Editor: Kate Revington"--Title page verso
Includes bibliographical references and index

Machine generated contents note: The Classroom as a Community of Learners
Towards Memorable Learning
A Vision for Role-Playing
part A Becoming the Story
Introduction
chapter 1 Giving the Imagination Play
Entering a Story Through Role Play
Interacting with a Literary Text
Thinking Together About a Book
Trying On, Trying Out
chapter 2 Talking Their Way into Writing
Oral Rehearsal as a Halfway House
Imaginative Preparation
The Transformative Power of Role Play
Writing in Role with Authority
chapter 3 Understanding Character Through Role Play
Use of a Simple Technique: Still Image
Thinking from Within
The Use of Role: The Ideas of Dorothy Heathcote
Students Standing "a Head Taller"
chapter 4 Observing Students Inside the Learning
Taking Action Research Initiatives
Assessing Creative Work in Literacy
When Students Work in Role
part B Demonstrations, Strategies, and Texts for Role-Playing
Introduction
Contents note continued: chapter 5 Joining in the Learning
Games in the Context of Drama
Dramatic Rituals
Ceremonies of Celebration
Movement Messages
chapter 6 The Storyteller Arrives
Engaging Students in Retelling
The Storyteller's Voice
Moving Beyond the Story
chapter 7 Who Will I Be?
Role-Playing Through Dramatic Writing
Turning Life Experiences into Drama
Exploring Character
Entering the Story in Role
Developing a Character
chapter 8 Mining the Story for Riches
Finding the Hidden Stories
Extending the Story
Delving for Deeper Meanings
Creating Parallel Stories
Unpacking the Story
chapter 9 Researchers and Role Players
Authorities on the Story
A Novel Approach to Drama
Becoming Historians
Challenging or Conflicting Positions
Acting on Information
chapter 10 Reading Words Aloud
Joining the Choir
Readers Theatre: From Print Text to Voice Text
Choral Dramatization
Monologues --- Old Stories, New Meanings
Contents note continued: Dialogue: The Frame for Drama
Scripts and the Language of Shakespeare
chapter 11 Sharing Our Role-Playing
Eyewitness Angles
Moving from Image into Drama
Creating an Anthology
Building an Ensemble Drama
Appendix A Games and Activities
Appendix B Family Stories for Drama
Appendix C Text --- "The Dust Bowl"

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Barton, Bob, 1939- author
Booth, David W. (David Wallace), 1938-2018, author
Revington, Kate, editor