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Beard, Jocelyn A., Ed. – 1994
This collection of monologues describes women's roles in theater in 1994 as being "ripe with possibility." The collection includes work from playwrights Gloria Naylor, Harold Prince, Tony Kushner, Terrence McNally, and Harold Pinter, among others. The collection contains 57 brief audition pieces for women to perform from the 1994…
Descriptors: Acting, Audience Awareness, Characterization, Class Activities
Thistle, Louise – 1993
Designed to be used by teachers with varying degrees of dramatic arts experience and by students with limited English proficiency as well as native English speakers, this clear, simple guide familiarizes teachers and children with classic literature through the narrative-mime approach. The guide contains: (1) eight of Aesop's fables adapted and…
Descriptors: Acting, Class Activities, Cooperative Learning, Creative Dramatics
Blume, George T. – 1987
This 30 to 40 minute drama for elementary school students takes place in and around the Pennsylvania State House, Philadelphia, on September 17, 1787, the day the Constitutional Convention ended. The drama focuses on five major points: (1) the Colonial Confederation's situation at that time, which necessitated calling for such a convention; (2)…
Descriptors: Acting, Class Activities, Constitutional History, Curriculum Enrichment
Blume, George T. – 1987
This 30 to 40 minute drama for secondary school students takes place in the Pennsylvania State House, Philadelphia, on September 17, 1787, the day the Constitutional Convention ended. James Madison serves as the drama's spokesman. The drama focuses on five major points: (1) the Colonial Confederation's situation at that time, which necessitated…
Descriptors: Acting, Class Activities, Constitutional History, Curriculum Enrichment
Download full textBredikyte, Milda – 2000
Dialogical drama with puppets is a specific method of revealing basic cultural values for preschool children. For this study, an interactive performance of a puppet show for young children was videotaped, along with a later performance of the same show by the children. The study compared the techniques used by the adult performers and the children…
Descriptors: Acting, Class Activities, Classroom Research, Comparative Analysis
Minnesota State Dept. of Children, Families, and Learning, St. Paul. – 1998
Developed by classroom teachers during the development phase of Minnesota's Graduation Standards, this performance package is made up of locally designed assignments that, taken together, show whether a student has learned and can apply the knowledge and skills related to creating, interpreting, and evaluating a variety of artistic expressions. It…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Acting, Characterization, Childrens Literature
