Suggests that improvisation is an excellent catalyst for getting a scene jump-started or back on track. Presents two specific examples of how the author used improv in his own scene study classes. Notes the fundamental task teachers must master prior to improv work is how to isolate the essential dynamics of the scene. (RS)

Takes a "snapshot" of a senior Literature class to see how all the participants--including the teacher--developed greater sophistication in their reading skills, while simultaneously cultivating their pleasure and appreciation of more challenging texts. Explores other aspects of the "interpretive community" of the classroom,…

An adult education program used drama to reach women not actively seeking health education. Audience discussions revealed key themes for improvement: the role of primary health care professionals and the need for confidence building to proceed other program activities. (SK)

Describes how to use drama to help students live through and see what they are reading, thus enjoying reading more. The workshop offers strategies for reading and writing dramatic texts. A reading and writing workshop poster on a Midsummer Night's Dream is included. A reproducible sheet allows students to use their imaginations to create dramatic…

Examines the making and redesigning of the romance stories (in comic-book form) in drama in education workshops conducted in a rural South African high school. Brings together practice and theory that were independently conceived, so that they can mutually inform one another. Analyses the narrative outline which kick-started the comic development…

Examines evolving approaches to otherness in modern culture, analyzing the intertextual relation between Shakespeare's "The Merchant of Venice" and Bukaee's film, "Avanti Popolo." Considers a possible pedagogy of alterity, examining the texts in their otherness according to Benhabib's 1992 conception of generalized and…

Missouri drama teacher Jo Nell Seifert was floored by the million-dollar bequest left to her high school club after a close friend's death. But the dispute that followed made the gesture more bitter than sweet. But this unexpected wealth has not turned out to be the freewheeling source of joy extolled by Fiddler's thwarted Rich Man. Discussion…

Many high school teachers have described their favorite non-Shakespearean books that are effective with their students. Reginald Rose's "Twelve Angry Men", Arthur Miller's "The Crucible" and Henrik Ibsen's "A Doll's House" are some of the commonly taught books in high schools, as these books enlighten the students about the connections between…

Gustave Weltsek, a high school English teacher, has turned to process "A Midsummer Night's Dream" to avoid passing on traditional views and interpretations of the play. He has helped the students to see relevance in William Shakespeare's text by using improvisations to get them talking about issues that are important to them.

Presenting a story of an ill person, in comparison to a description of illness, as well as activating a narrative approach toward this person increased the probability in subjects of helping behaviour?in this case the promise of donations of bone marrow for leukaemia patients or willingness to spend time on soliciting money for other people's…

In this article, Rosenblatt's transactional theory of reading is used to build a rationale for using drama to promote an aesthetic stance to novel study. One teacher's experience with implementing a variety of drama strategies within the study of the text "Hatchet," by Gary Paulsen, is explored. The focus of the exploration is on the types of…

Reviews how economists use passages, plots, characters, themes, and ideas from literature and drama in their professional writings. Explains that literary passages describe human behavior and motivations; serve as evidence of the characteristics of a particular time and place; validate economists predictions and understanding of rational behavior;…

A unique production of Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" was staged in early 2004 by students of the Marshall Islands High School, Majuro, in the Central Pacific. The play's director, Andrew Garrod, describes the rehearsal process and performance of the play, in which the school students were supported by undergraduates from the…

The following narrative is a personal account of one teacher's journey from classroom practitioner to teacher-researcher. It discusses the current status of teacher-initiated research in England and some of the dilemmas confronting teacher-researchers, particularly in relation to the validity of research findings and methods of dissemination.

Aesthetics, as a distinctively "philosophical" exercise, whether with respect to research or to teaching, is supposed to be about the "theory/theories" that underpin the works of art in these various fields. Given this, "applied aesthetics" demands a preliminary explanation. First of all, the phrase might refer to an analysis of a particular work…