DRAMATHEMES: A PRACTICAL GUIDE FOR TEACHING DRAMA

This totally revised and updated version of the best seller "Dramathemes" features all-new games and activities along with practical ideas for assessment and literature links. The teacher-friendly format of this valuable resource will make drama entertaining, educational, and informative.

"Dramathemes" uses themes as a springboard for easy drama through games, mime, tableau, movement, sound exploration, storytelling, improvisation, readers theatre, choral speaking, and much more. Then ten themes featured are: humor, mystery, fantasy, animals, relationships, folklore, community, the past, the future, and multiculturalism. Designed to make teaching drama accessible to all classrooms, each theme is introduced with an overview and goals that tie in with all aspects of language arts. The chapters begin with simple games that build to more challenging activities and evolve to deeply structured drama lessons. Each chapter includes practical tips for evaluating areas such as choral speaking, group participation, storytelling, problem solving, role playing, and student self-assessment.

More a guide than a prescriptive outline, "Dramathemes "encourages teachers of all grade levels to incorporate their values, Experiences, training, and confidence and to select and modify ideas within the units.