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The school drama book : drama, literature and literacy in the creative classroom / Robyn Ewing and Nicholas Saunders.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ewing, Robyn, (Robyn Ann), 1955- author.
- Saunders, John Nicholas, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Acting--Study and teaching (Primary).
- Acting.
- Drama--Study and teaching (Primary).
- Drama.
- Drama in education.
- Acting games.
- Arts in education--Australia.
- Arts in education.
- Arts and children--Australia.
- Arts and children.
- Arts--Study and teaching--Australia.
- Arts.
- Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (367 pages) : illustrations
- Other Title:
- Drama, literature and literacy in the creative classroom
- Place of Publication:
- Sydney, Australia : Currency Press, Sydney : Sydney Theater Co., 2016.
- Summary:
- Developed by the Sydney Theatre Company, School Drama is a professional learning program for primary school teachers that demonstrates the power of using drama with quality literature to improve English and literacy in young learners. This publication introduces the program to a wider audience. As well as discussing the relevant Australian and international research about using drama to enhance literacy and English, the book explores the drama based conventions that are employed in the program and includes a comprehensive selection of units of work.
- Contents:
- Introduction: The School Drama story
- PART I: The how and why of School Drama
- Chapter 1. Making meaning and developing literacy through the artforms of literature and drama
- Chapter 2. Delving into the research
- Chapter 3. Learning about the art of drama: Elements, devices and roles
- PART II: The dramas
- Being different: Herb, the vegetarian dragon
- Crayons have feelings too!: The day the crayons quit
- What does friendship mean?: Lost and found ; Amy & Louis
- How goes the work?: Farmer duck
- Alternative fairytales: frog princes and princesses: The frog prince continued ; The frog princess
- How dare you be on this page?: Who's afraid of the big bad book?
- A noble heart: The werewolf knight
- A scrap of wonderfulness: The duck and the darklings
- Different voices: different cultures: A walk in the park ; Voices in the park
- Extremes in the environment: Two summers ; Flood
- The smell of envy: Fox
- "Birds like Mr Percival never really die": Storm boy
- Rules and consequences: Rules of summer
- The greatest gift: The treasure box
- Escaping the world: The city
- At war: Home and away
- The stranger: The island
- Stolen: The rabbits
- John Jagamarra: The burnt stick
- Courage and responsibility: Dragonkeeper
- Who is the enemy?: Pennies for Hitler
- The power of words: Phileas's fortune.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed December 20, 2016).
- ISBN:
- 9781925005929
- 1925005925
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