The complex irony of Act III, Scene i, of "Richard II" indicates how Shakespeare directs audience response in the play. Understanding this process of directed response--a dialectic of alternatives--illustrates that a meaningful standard of kingship is not provided in the play by either Richard or Bolingbroke. (RL)

Tests conducted with high school students. (CH)

Using a critical approach to television viewing that considers the literary and rhetorical impact of the program examined, this paper analyzes an episode of the family television drama, "Little House on the Prairie." The paper examines the episode's plot, characters, themes, production techniques, sound elements, tone, method of story…

Presents criteria for selecting plays for secondary school theater programs to be presented to the public as well as to be studied or produced within the curriculum. Includes consideration of student needs and abilities, appropriateness, budget, and community standards. (JMF)

Attempts to define and measure the developmental levels at which children identify with characters and interpret scenes in children's plays. Available from: Children's Theatre Review, Children's Theatre Association of America, American Theatre Association, 1029 Vermont Ave., N.W., Suite 402, Washington, D.C. 20005

Presents a rhetorical perspective for examining Shakespearean dramatic texts and an instructional framework for translating that perspective into the teaching of solo performance of Shakespearean dramatic literature. Describes techniques for implementing classroom performance that will develop and demonstrate student understanding of the text.…

Examines the content of daytime serial dramas to determine how the narrative structure promotes a sense of involvement in viewers. Competing plot lines, the lack of a concrete sense of resolution, the pattern of episodes, and the audience's awareness of information kept secret from characters all contribute to audience involvement. (JMF)

This discussion of the roles portrayed by blacks in media begins by describing stereotyping in pre-television film and radio, and examining television shows from the 1950s until the early 1980s which included black characters to show that this stereotyping has continued until very recently. The shows covered in this context include "Beulah,""Make…

Notes the effect child protagonists can have on adult viewers of a play because adult audiences can be reminded of the helplessness of childhood. (JC)

Examines television industry's portrayals of various occupations and personality types in television dramas. Raises questions about these one-sided portrayals and their affect on viewers. (PD)

Newbery Medal winner discusses aspects of her life that influenced her writing and explains why her stories feature female heroes.(EL)

This investigation of some of the meanings of "woman" that are produced and negotiated in the interaction of television representations, viewer receptions, and the historical/industry context focuses on the "Cagney and Lacey" series--produced in the United States--as a particular instance of the cultural production and…

Attempts to find exclusively Elizabethan solutions to the human problems in Shakespeare's plays often lead us to deny our own responses. (JH)