Drama in the Classroom
"Theatre takes the student into many areas of human knowledge - literature, art, music, politics, economics, philosophy, science, invention - practically exploring all of man's activities and ideas. The study of the theatre can be, and ideally is, the most liberalizing of all the liberal arts." |
Quotes taken from this book:
Creative Drama In the Classroom and Beyond Ed. 8 |
Drama-in-Education
"Drama-in-education is the use of drama as a means of teaching other subject areas. It is used to expand children's awareness, to enable them to look at reality through fantasy, to see below the surface of actions to their meanings. The objective is understanding rather than playmaking, although a play may be made in the process. Attitudes rather than characters are the chief concern. Proponents of Drama-in-education say that this technique can be used to teach any subject. Classroom teachers find drama a valuable tool for involving children in the study of a topic. Rather than dramatizing a story or developing a play, children project themselves into a dramatic moment of the topic at hand (e.g., a mine disaster, a strike, a gold rush, an election); from there they go on to examine and learn more about the topic. They become the persons in the situation as they study it. The teacher brings in source materials and guides the study and may even play a role in the enactment. A play may result, but it is not the purpose of this use of drama."
Drama Builds...Self-Esteem
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Learning through Drama In the Primary YearsSome Examples of Active and Interactive Drama Activities
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~Sources Cited~
http://dramaresource.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=316:learning-through-drama-in-the-primary-years&catid=85:learning-through-drama&Itemid=321
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFskdLbshd8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0u16p4wyoE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPG8Np3R2o0