Drama through Mother Goose nursery rhymes can be integrated in the pre-K-3 curriculum. Activities can range from spontaneous gestures and facial expression, to guided performance where a teacher might have specific objectives in mind and rehearse a rhyme for formal performance. Activities include unison or choral speaking; "line-a-child"…

Selected and crafted from presentationsn at the Second World Congress of the International Drama/Theatre and Education Association (IDEA) held in Brisbane, Australia, July 1995, the essays in this book tell stories of using drama and theatre in a broad range of cultural contexts, but all with the same aim of real-life enfranchisement. The…

William Shakespeare has influenced most, if not all, Western playwrights. His techniques, themes, characters, and plots are contained in much of what is produced today, from television to Broadway. This teacher's guide provides summaries of the plays "The Merchant of Venice" and "Othello," essays, and corresponding student…

Discusses the influence of Mr. L. (George Horace Lorimer), mentioned in Brecht's diaries, on Brecht's writing style. (DD)

The National Capital Parks Service provides reenactments of the battle Antietam at its actual location in Sharpsburg, Maryland as a part of its program of living history

Discusses analogy as a key to the meaning of literary works, e.g., viewing Hamlet as a character of honesty. (RB)

Attributes the comedies of Mrs. Aphra Behn, British Restoration dramatist, to Spanish sources. (DS)

Describes a device for teaching foreign languages, a combination of three or four culture capsules and a summarizing activity. Each capsule is a self-contained lesson and the final activity takes the form of a simulation or mini-drama. (DS)

Suggests teaching the first scene of Hamlet'' instead of attempting to teach the entire play in a limited time period. (RB)

Discusses the classroom as a setting where Hamlet'' can be read dramatically, recreating the meaning captured in theatrical productions. (RB)

Special issue as a tribute to Dr. Arnold Reichenberger, well-known Hispanist, who has served as chairman at the Department of Romance Languages at Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania. (DS)

Ford Foundation Consultant in Linguistics and Language Teaching lecture delivered at Philippine Normal College, Summer 1969. (DD)