Approaches Susan Glaspell's work by uniting role playing and reader response to foster student understanding of their values of the text. (CRH)

Advocates having students stage drama, especially Elizabethan, to discover the production values that add meaning to the text. (CRH)

Investigated effectiveness of teaching one element of a science syllabus using drama in place of conventional practical work. No statistically significant differences were detected in factual recall, but significantly more "meaningful" learning appeared to have taken place when drama was used. Psychological and educational implications…

Argues that medieval drama in performance suggests a number of important issues about the nature of literature, particularly about the way narrative and dramatic art can express the life of a community. Presents a series of exercises that start with familiar, nonthreatening situations in order to approach the richness of medieval plays and the…

Intended for use by those conducting research in Latin American literature written in Spanish, this guide contains annotations for a wide range of selected works. The guide is divided into the seven sections: (1) General Encyclopedias (1 annotation); (2) Guides to the Literature (4 annotations); (3) Literary Encyclopedias, Dictionaries and…

Teaching Organizational Culture is a powerful way to take students beyond a basic understanding of organizations. Students not only are able to glean insights to help them select an organization that best matches their own career direction, but they stand to gain a better sense of the impact they can have as leaders in the organization. This paper…

Nevada's five academic standards in theater arts call for certain educational objectives in grades 3 and 5, as well as in middle school and secondary school. Nevada's standards encompass all aspects of theater, from script writing, directing, and production to acting and creative thinking. The standards present performance level descriptors in…

This lesson plan complements study of plot and characterization in "Romeo and Juliet" by focusing on Shakespeare's use of lyric forms and conventions to spotlight moments in the drama and thereby heightens the impact of the action on the stage. Students look first at the sonnet in which Romeo and Juliet meet, analyzing the imagery to…

Discusses a unit in which students rewrite Ray Bradbury's short stories into short plays, emphasizing the importance of dialog. (RB)

A teacher/actor produces plays which are meaningful socially or personally and are suitable for children of various ages. Teachers and students see the plays and are taught drama by the itinerant teacher/actor. (ST)

Special issue dedicated to Dr. Arnold Reichenberger, a well-known Hispanist from Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania. (DS)

Excerpt from a study of the Study Seminar of the Freie Hansestadt Bremen. (DD)