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Over 300 improv exercises and theatre games to develop creative
abilities and acting skills. Improvisational theatre involves
students immediately without having to audition, learn lines and
blocking. Instead they learn to watch, listen and think on their
feet. Improv is also a good way to develop confidence, to build
characters, and to understand the various aspects of acting and
drama. Many different types of improvs are presented, ranging from
the serious to the hilarious. All are easily producible, requiring
only simple sets and props. Includes exercises leading to widely
varied subjects and genres of improvisation, from scenes dealing
with youth problems to situation comedy, to the creation of
original play scripts. Tips and examples are included on how to
present or initiate each improv or scene. A valuable resource for
all acting students. Four sections: Conflict among individuals:
Conflict with Non-Human Forces: Body Positions, Opening Lines and
Objects: Improvising Plays.
Drama teachers often thrive on shared experience and the
imaginative exchange of ideas and perspectives. Yet books that
provide such access are, strangely, hard to find. Teaching Drama
11-18 is an inspiring, comprehensive, and vibrant guide to
effective and liberating practice in this subject.
A teacher's guidebook of ideas for introducing Readers Theatre to
young students. Includes step-by-step instruction on a variety of
ways to use Readers Theatre in the classroom: Circle, Instant and
Cooperative Readings. Provides a springboard of ideas for
storytelling, writing and creative drama. Allows teachers to build
theme units for cooperative learning, special education and English
as a second language. Nine drama activities and two complete sample
scripts are included for duplication and use in the classroom. A
practical, step-by-step teacher's guide to using Readers Theatre
for language development. Makes reading fun!
The first successful radio transmission forever changed the way
humans communicate, share news, and enjoy entertainment. This
comprehensive book combines both the history and technology behind
radio through the ages, documenting the earliest experiments with
radio waves to the arrival of podcasting. Other topics include -
how people ommunicated information before radio - Reginald
Fessenden's first voice transmission - early radio stations and the
advent of commercials - ham radio operators - the Golden Age of
radio broadcasting - radios in daily life, including shortwave,
Citizens Band, satellite, and digital radio Teacher's guide
available.
One of a series of resources to help teens discover fascinating and
entertaining facts about writers, artists, personalities and
cartoonists that most interest them.
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