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Zusatztext "I highly recommend this book. The most appealing features are! hands down! the teaching ideas! examples! and activity suggestions. I am always looking for new activities and lesson plans. This book would be great for first year as well as veteran teachers." - Denise Golubski! English Teacher and Department Chairperson! Holy Name High School! OH Informationen zum Autor Juliet Hart is the Director of Education at TimeLine Theatre Company. She has presented workshops on active approaches to drama in the classroom for the Illinois Association of Teachers of English and National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE). Mark Onuscheck is the Director of Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment at Adlai E. Stevenson High School. He also serves as an adjunct professor at DePaul University. Mary T. Christel is a former teacher of world literature, media and film studies, and theater. Currently, she contributes teaching resources to TimeLine Theatre’s Living History Program and also reviews prospective lesson plans for the ReadWriteThink website. Klappentext In Acting It Out, you'll discover how to use drama in your ELA and social studies classrooms to boost student participation and foster critical thinking. Zusammenfassung In Acting It Out, you’ll discover how to use drama in your ELA and social studies classrooms to boost student participation and foster critical thinking. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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 th...
