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Corbey-Scullen, Lynn; Howell, Jacky – Young Children, 1997
Details four developmentally appropriate dramatic play experiences for integration into the classroom curriculum to extend dramatic play into a classroom play experience. Provides guidance in turning dramatic play into a project, launching the play process, readying the performance, problem solving, playing the play, and enjoying the outcome.…
Descriptors: Acting, Class Activities, Creative Dramatics, Creative Expression
Taylor, A. L. – CITE Newsletter (Centre for Information on the Teaching of English), 1969
In an experiment designed to involve reluctant learners in a creative learning experience, a class of youngsters assumed the role of a Sahara Desert tribe and talked about their perplexity in finding a chair washed up on the beach. Using this incident as the focal point for a project, the teacher divided the children into small groups to compose…
Descriptors: Acting, Class Activities, Creative Activities, Creative Dramatics
Allosso, Michael; And Others – 1976
One of six student guidebooks in a series of 11 arts and humanities career exploration guides for grade 7-12 teachers, counselors, and students, this student book on exploration of theater and media careers presents information on specific occupations in five different career areas: Performance, writing, production, business, and…
Descriptors: Acting, Broadcast Industry, Business, Career Exploration
SUMMER, MARK R. – 1967
UNDER A U.S. OFFICE OF EDUCATION GRANT, AN INVESTIGATION WAS MADE OF TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES USED IN LONG TERM COMMUNITY SPONSORED EPIC PRESENTATIONS BY MAJOR OUTDOOR HISTORICAL AND CLASSICAL DRAMA COMPANIES OPERATING IN THE UNITED STATES. THE PRINCIPAL FINDINGS ARE BASED ON 83 ON THE SPOT SURVEYS AND INTERVIEWS WITH DIRECTORS AND STAFF MEMBERS…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Audiences, Audio Equipment, Budgets
Bordan, Sylvia Diane – 1970
Shared creative involvement in playwriting is the focus of this book which presents seven sample plays and suggests techniques for motivating and guiding children in classroom playwriting. Included are (1) a discussion of the general benefits derived by all kinds of students from participation in playwriting, plus specific guidelines for…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Behavior Development, Choral Speaking, Class Activities
Bailey, Sally Dorothy – 1993
This book discusses activities in dramatic arts for students with disabilities in a variety of settings, as well as guidelines for mainstreaming such students into regular theater activities. An introductory chapter describes the program for individuals with disabilities offered by the Bethesda (Maryland) Academy of Performing Arts. Chapter 1…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Creative Dramatics, Disabilities, Dramatics
ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Urbana, IL. – 1983
This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 17 titles deal with a variety of topics, including the following: (1) the relative effects of two creative drama approaches on the dramatic behavior and mental imagery ability of elementary school students; (2) the history of the…
Descriptors: Acting, Annotated Bibliographies, Blacks, Dialects
Shore, Sue – ARIS Resources Bulletin, 2002
An Adult Literacy and Numeracy Australian Research Consortium (ALNARC) program comprised four projects designed to integrate new research with analysis of past practices and provision. Preliminary themes were the perception of a "policy void" in regard to literacy and numeracy skills; professional development's tie to workplace practice…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Community Education
Waldschmidt, Eileen Dugan; Kim, Younghee M.; Kim, Jiyoung; Martinez, Claudia; Hale, Aaron – 1999
The paper chronicles the struggles and challenges of teaching in a 6-week summer bilingual education program in a small town in Oregon. The program was a cooperative effort between a small town school district and Oregon State University at Corvallis. Teachers and researchers who entered into this project looked into the use of bilingual…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Classroom Techniques, College School Cooperation, Educational Strategies