This book is not about drama… its about new ways to inspire students

Title: This book is not about drama... its about new ways to inspire students
Author: Barton, Bob
Price: $45.95

This practical book is part food for thought, part instruction manual, part stories and scripts to explore and part encouragement to recharge reading and writing activities.

This book is not about drama its about new ways to inspire students offers a comprehensive approach to using role play and discussion to build language experiences that are meaningful for learners. It explores issues around storytelling, writing and imagination and shows teachers how to be effective observers and support the deeper meaning that comes from working inside and outside the text.

This authoritative resource is full of simple strategies and texts that have been chosen for their ability to engage students, get them out of chairs and let them learn actively and socially. The strategies begin with simple games and evolve into more complex learning opportunities.

* Working together from playing games to creating rituals
* Storytelling from exploring the storytellers voice to moving beyond the story
* Role-playing from writing in role to turning life experiences into drama
* Mining the story from finding hidden stories to creating parallel stories
* Reading aloud from presenting Readers Theatre to choral dramatization
* Sharing role-playing from considering eyewitness perspectives to building an ensemble drama

The model texts included give teachers a great place to start. Highly readable anecdotes from real classrooms put the texts in context. These classroom glimpses illustrate the power that students can bring to their learning as they share within groups and find ways to involve their audience.

This book is not about drama is a remarkable book that shows teachers how to inspire students to experience, reflect on and express their ideas and feelings with confidence.


CONTENTS
Introduction: Active and Social Approaches to Literacy
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

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 Storytellers 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
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
Glossary: Overview of Drama Conventions
Professional Resources


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Publication date: 10/12/2015
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9781760017712
Publishing status: Last copy available