On the subject of drama / edited by David Hornbrook.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hornbrook, David.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Drama--Study and teaching (Primary)--Great Britain.

Drama.

Drama--Study and teaching (Secondary)--Great Britain.

Theater--Study and teaching (Primary)--Great Britain.

Theater.

Theater--Study and teaching (Secondary)--Great Britain.

Physical Description:

xi, 201 p.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 1998.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In this collection of essays, David Hornbrook and a team of contributors focus on practical strategies for developing the drama curriculum in primary and secondary schools. The book also clearly explain the theory behind these strategies.

Contents:

part Part I THE TEACHING AND LEARNING OF DRAMA

chapter INTRODUCTION

chapter 1 DRAMA AND EDUCATION / David Hornbrook

chapter 2 STAGES OF THE WORLD / Sita Brahmachari

chapter 3 CREATIVITY IN CONTEXT / Sharon Bailin

chapter 4 CRAFTING DRAMAS / David Hornbrook

part Part II MAKING AND PERFORMING DRAMA IN SCHOOL

chapter 5 WRITING PLAYS: TAKING NOTE OF GENRE / Helen Nicholson

chapter 6 READING PLAYS FOR PERFORMANCE / Andy Kempe

chapter 7 THE CHOREOGRAPHY OF PERFORMANCE / Helen Nicholson

part Part III WATCHING AND UNDERSTANDING DRAMA

chapter 8 ON BEING AN AUDIENCE: A SPECTATOR'S GUIDE / Dan Urian translated by Naomi Paz

chapter 9 MAKING SENSE OF DRAMA IN AN ELECTRONIC AGE / Jane M.Gangi

chapter 10 BUILDING A DRAMATIC VOCABULARY / Christopher McCullough.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 185-194) and index.

ISBN:

1-134-70234-5

1-134-70235-3

1-280-33431-2

9780203270010

0-203-27001-0

0-203-01533-9

9780203015339

OCLC:

559522581