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Foreword from the Classroom
Case Studies
Dr. Janice Moore
Dr. Carol Mitchell
Final Thoughts
Foreword from the Stage
Chapter 1: Introduction
- Parallels Between Classroom and Stage
- Instruction and Entertainment
- Performance Anxiety and Fun
- The Making of Teachers and Actors
- Cross-Fertilization and Creativity
- Plan of This Book
Chapter 2: Warming Up
- Warming Up for Class
- Chapter 3: Planning and Performance
- Warm-Up
- Lesson Plans and Scripts
- Movements and Blocking
- Equipment and Materials as Props
- Lighting
- Costuming
- Energy and Concentration
- Audience Response
Chapter 4: 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 at the Start
- The Classroom as a Set
- The Roles You Play
- The Roles You Could Play
- Techniques to Enhance Your Roles
- Inside-Out
- Outside-In
- Pacing
- Voice
- Props
- Lighting
- Costumes
- Notes
- Impact on Students
Chapter 5: Questions, Answers, and Discussion
- Problems and Challenges
- Lessons from the State
- 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
- The Roles You Could Play
- Delivery
- Timing
- Expressions
- Gestures
- Movement
- Voice
- Props
- Warming Up
- Reactions from Students
- Problems
Chapter 6: Energy, Creativity, and Spontaneity
- Improvisation and Spontaneity
- Enhancing Creativity
- Self-Awareness
- Creative Expression
- A Whack and a Kick
- Synectics
- Focusing on the Present
- Experiment
- Reflect
Chapter 7: An Introduction to Development, Discovery, and Drama
Chapter 8: The Developmental Case for Drama
- Background
- Conflicts on Stage
- Classroom Climate
- Promoting Engagement
- Diversity
- Effective Communications
- Active Learning
- Social Context for Learning
- Our Challenge to You
Chapter 9: 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 10: Performance-Enhancing Exercises
- Getting Started
- Warm-Ups
- Beginning Exercises and Ground Rules
Summary
Scenes for Practice, Fun, and Exploration
Videotapes
References
Index
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