In recent years restorative practice in schools has been heralded as a new paradigm for thinking about student behaviour. Its premise is to provide solutions to indiscipline, to restore relationships where there has been conflict or harm, and to give pupils a language with which to understand wrongdoing. This article offers a critique of…

Discusses the differences in the characterization of the hero between James Dickey's novel and screenplay, "Deliverance." (TO)

In attempting the delicate task of adapting literature for Readers Theatre presentation, adapters must recognize two essential points: the importance of creating a script capable of effective presentation and the necessity of maintaining the integrity of the literature--those features contributing to the work's unique, unifying, and distinctive…

The essays in this book explore the relationship between films and some of the liberal arts. The first set of essays revolves around the topic of films and rhetoric. They describe the special language of films and its unique mode of communication. A second group of essays deals with films and literature and includes discussions on writing for…