Acknowledgments
Foreword from the Lectern
Case Studies
Janice Moore
Carol Mitchell
Greg Dickinson
Eric Aoki
Final Thoughts
Foreword from the Stage
Introduction
Parallels Between the Classroom and the Stage
Instruction and Entertainment
Performance Anxiety and Fun
The Making of Teachers and Actors
Cross‑Fertilization and Creativity
Plan of the Book
Chapter 1: Planning and Performance
Warm‑Up
Lesson Plans and Scripts
Roles
Movements and Blocking
Equipment and Materials as Props
Lighting
Costuming
Energy and Concentration
Audience Response
Exercises
Chapter 2: Warming Up
General Warm‑Up Exercises
Vocal Warm‑Up Exercises
Exercises for Physical Flexibility and Control
Warming Up for Class
Chapter 3: The Lecture
Why Lecture?
The Challenge to Lecture Well
Lessons from the Stage
The Teaching Objective as Through‑Line
Lecture Notes as Script
The Case of Oedipus
Hooking Students from the Start
The Classroom as Set
The Roles You Play
The Roles You Could Play
Techniques to Enhance Your Roles
Pacing
Warming Up
Movements
Voice
Props
Lighting
Costumes
Notes
Impact on Students
Chapter 4: Questions, Answers, and Discussions
Problems and Challenges
Staying Focused: Interactions and Through‑Lines
Lesson Plans and Scripts
Engaging Students and Audiences
Hooking Students from the Start
The Classroom as Set
The Roles You Play
Be a Catalyst for Growth
Provide Encouragement and Reinforcement
Nurture Creativity
Promote Effective Communication Skills
Keep Track of Time and Task
Delivery
Props
Warming Up
Reactions from Students and Audiences
Problems
Chapter 5: Energy, Creativity, and Spontaneity
Improvisation and Spontaneity
Applications in Class
Enhancing Creativity
Self‑awareness
Creative Expression
A Whack and a Kick
Implications for Teaching
Synectics
Focusing on the Present
Reflection
An Introduction to Development, Discovery, And Drama
Chapter 6: The Developmental Case for Drama
Background
Conflicts on Stage
Classroom Climate
Promoting Engagement
Diversity
Effective Communication
Active Learning
The Social Context for Learning
Our Challenge to You
Chapter 7: Discovery and Drama
Paradigm Shifts
A Place for Curiosity
Approaches to Discovery
The Emotions of Discovery
Induction
Deduction
Case Studies and Problem‑Based Learning
Concluding Thoughts
Chapter 8: Performance‑Enhancing Exercises
Getting Started
Warm‑Ups
Beginning Exercises and Ground Rules
Performance‑Based Exercises
Woodchuck
Adverb Game
Rhythmic Sound and Movement
Space Walk
Energy Center
More Advanced Work
Inner Monologue
Objectives
Gibberish
Role Wheel
Summary
Chapter 9: Scenes for Practice, Fun, and Exploration
Stand and Deliver
Dead Poets Society
October Sky
Higher Learning
Music of the Heart
Mr. Holland's Opus
Dangerous Minds
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
When I Heard the Learn'd Astronomer
All the World's a Stage ...
What We Need Are Facts, Sir!
I'm Trying to Teach You
The Calling
Educating Rita
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
References with Annotations
Index
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