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. 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. Students learn to work together, build trust, and involve every member in a performance. • Movement & Space. Students explore how pantomime and behavior can help tell a story. • Character Development. Students explore what makes characters unique and how to create compelling characters onstage. • Objective & Tactics. Students will think about the "why" behind every action. • Using Your Voice: Students will understand the importance of articulation, projection and voice variation. • Listening/Reacting. Students will understand how listening and reacting are an important part of being an actor. • Stage Directions and Blocking. Students will understand the "principles of blocking" and how to stage a scene without instruction. • And much more...
