Teaching Drama: The Essential Handbook: 16 Ready-to-Go Lesson

Teaching Drama: The Essential Handbook: 16 Ready-to-Go Lesson Plans to Build a Better Actor
Are you a new drama teacher looking for help planning your first year? Or an experienced teacher in need of refreshing new ideas for your drama classes? Teaching Drama: The Essential Handbook is a new resource with 16 ready-to-go lesson plans that will provide you with the tools you need to build your kids into incredible actors.

Go beyond drama games.Â With this handbook you'll get:
- A semester's worth of cumulative lessons that will turn your kids into real-deal actors
- Notes on how to introduce basic acting concepts in a way kids will instantly understand
- Suggested activities for both "younger" and "older" kids
- How to transition between activities and from lesson to lesson
- Contemporary new games like a "Facebook Character Profile"
- Reflection and journaling exercises after every lesson.
Below are just a few of the topics covered in the lessons:
- What is Theatre? Students explore how theatre is the art of telling stories through live acting.
- Creating an Ensemble.Â Students learn to work together, build trust, and involve every member in a performance.Â
- Movement & Space. Students explore how pantomime and behavior can help tell a story.Â
- Character Development.Â Students explore what makes characters unique and how to create compelling characters onstage.Â
- Objective & Tactics.Â Students will think about the "why" behind every action. Â
- Using Your Voice: Students will understand the importance of articulation, projection and voice variation. Â
- Listening/Reacting.Â Students will understand how listening and reacting are an important part of being an actor. Â
- Stage Directions and Blocking.Â Students will understand the "principles of blocking" and how to stage a scene without instruction.Â
- And much more...
Country USA
Brand CREATESPACE
Manufacturer CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Binding Paperback
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781496093387
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	CREATESPACE
Manufacturer	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Binding	Paperback
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781496093387
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

Teaching Drama: The Essential Handbook: 16 Ready-to-Go Lesson Plans to Build a Better Actor

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