This book, which is most suitable for high school or junior college teachers, is a guide to the teaching of twelve of Shakespeare's plays. For each play the authors include an opening essay about the general character of the play, its main theme, and the dramatic design expressing this theme. A detailed discussion of the dramatic action follows,…

Intended as a basic resource in new primary sources for interdisciplinary studies, this book consists of twelve essays on contemporary culture, religion, and the arts. The authors, specialists in the humanities, are concerned with interdisciplinary investigation, including such issues as determining methods of study, methods of validating claims…

This paper attempts to show a one-to-one relationship between the various activities involved in dramatic interpretation and specific language arts skills: reading, writing, speaking, and listening. The skills listed in this model reflect both the cognitive and the affective domains and include concentration, perception, factual recall,…

The children's literature program at Eastern Michigan University was designed to expand the literary backgrounds of the students, to help students become more familiar with the variety of books published for children and young people, and to prepare students to evaluate books. This program consists of a minor in English with a specialty in…

Creative drama provides the opportunity for children to experience fantasy and for teachers and children to interact through role playing. (JH)

Describes a method of re-directing the components of external rhetorical analysis to the intrinsic boundaries of a play and discusses the benefits of such a method as a critical tool in the oral interpretation of dramatic literature. (MH)

An activity is reported that incorporates reading instruction with dramatic play.

Discusses the pedagogical uses, for a French class, of the following: a meteorological bulletin, seven classroom games, J. Anouilh's play "L'Alouette," and horoscopes. (AM)

Reports on the success of a remedial English class that read and performed plays by Euripides, William Shakespeare, and Arthur Miller. Describes the practical details of the course's organization and classroom management that other teachers can adapt. (RL)

Outlines theatrical and teaching techniques for classroom discussion of Shakespeare's plays, including scene preparation and performance, sound/movement exercises, and improvising scenes that Shakespeare "might have written but discarded." Provides questions for post-performance discussion. (RL)

A description of the syllabus of a course in ancient and modern tragedy given in English at the University of Illinois. An annotated list of the plays studied, suggested films, recordings and commentaries, and sources for audio-visual materials are included. (AMH)

Presents an overview of research on classroom drama which shows that its use produces positive effects on children's reading, writing, and oral language. Suggests additional questions requiring exploration, and urges researchers to emphasize qualitative rather than quantitative analyses. (ARH)

Recounts the accidental discovery of a long-forgotten drama "Mingos and Soldiers at Fort Henry" by James Fenimore Cooper that bears many similarities to the television series "M*A*S*H." (NKA)

Suggests ways to co-opt the media with the goal of furthering students' skills as readers of print. Emphasizes use of video for dramatic enactments of theatre pieces. (JK)

Describes a method for involving disabled readers with Shakespeare texts by means of reading aloud, writing, and workshops. (HTH)