Written specifically for GCSE students by academics in the field, the Methuen Drama GCSE Student Guides conveniently gather indispensable resources and tips for successful understanding and writing all in one place, preparing students to approach their exams with confidence. Key features include a critical commentary of the play with extensive, clearly labelled analyses on themes, characters and context. They take studying drama even further with sections on dramatic technique, critical reception, related works, fascinating behind-the-scenes interviews with playwrights, directors or actors, and a helpful glossary of dramatic terms. An English theatre classic, J. B. Priestley's An Inspector Calls is as much about today as it is about the 20th century. On a night in 1912, Inspector Goole's unexpected arrival at the Birling family's home turns a dinner party into a murder investigation with some shattering conclusions. Closely following the requirements of GCSE English Literature assessment objectives, these studies include expert advice on how to write about modern drama. With featured activities for group study and independent work, they are versatile and valuable to students and teachers alike.

Winner - Maskew Miller Longman 2014 Literature Awards. Hei ndi bugu ya dirama i ambaho nga ha Ndingalutendo musidzana we a humbelwa nga malume awe u sala na mudi na u thogomela ?wana wavho wa mutukana ane a kha di dzhena tshikolo musi vhe makhuwani. Fhethuvhupo ndi Dzwerani Maunavhathu. Ndingalutendo o do funana na mu?we muthannga ane apfi Ayanda we a vha a so ngo diimisela uvho vhushaka. Malume vho ri u wana mafhungo vha dinalea lwe vha mu pandela uri a humele hayani Hamakuya, Ndingalutendo a sa ye hayani avho dzula na khonani yawe vha isa phanda na vhutshilo vhu sa tanganedzeiho. O do rembuluwa a humela hayani, he mufunzi wawe vha mu tanganya na vhabveledzi vha muzika sa izwi o vha e ?ambi. O swika he a vha mudivhalea, ula Ayanda o lingedza uri vha vhuelelane. Mashudumavhi Ndingalutendo o vha o no thanya.

How Drama Activates Learning: Contemporary Research and Practice draws together leaders in drama education and applied theatre from across the globe, including authors from Europe, North America and Australasia. It explores how learning can be activated when drama pedagogies and philosophies are applied across diverse contexts and for varied purposes. The areas explored include: * history * literacy, oracy and listening * health and human relationships education * science * democracy, social justice and global citizenship education * bullying and conflict management * criticality * digital technologies * additional language learning Drawing on a range of theoretical perspectives, the contributors present case studies of drama and applied theatre work in school and community settings, providing rich descriptions of practice accompanied by detailed analysis underpinned by the theoretical perspectives of key thinkers from both within and beyond the field of drama.

Les habitants d un petit village se voient en photo et se trouvent plutot... laids. Arrive alors Arsene Clou, un inventeur, qui, grace a sa machine, promet la beaute a tous ceux qui la veulent. Les villageois se precipitent dans la machine ou ils sont immediatement transformes, pour leur plus grande joie. Mais celle-ci est de courte duree. C est qu il y a un hic: la perfection n a que deux visages, un pour les hommes, l autre pour les femmes. Impossible des lors de se reconnaitre. Adaptee du roman de Raymond Plante, La machine a beaute a connu un immense succes aupres de son jeune public."

There are thousands of students enrolled in school drama classes and yet very often young actors cannot be heard, are culturally encouraged to trail off at the ends of sentences, and habitually use only the lowest pitches of the voice. Drama teachers, frequently ask, "How can I get my students to speak up, to be clear, to articulate?" Voice and the Young Actor is written for the school actor, is inviting in format, language and illustration and offers clear and inspiring instructions. The accompanying video content features 85 mins and 28 filmed voice workshop exercises with the author and two students. These students log their reflections in the book on what they have learned throughout their training and there is space for the reader to do the same. A workbook in format, Voice and the Young Actor provides simple, interactive vocal exercises and shows young performers how to take voice work into acting.

Joe Penhall's screenplay for the film of Cormac McCarthy's post-apocalyptic novel provides a gripping and unforgettable text for use in English at Key Stage 4. The novel won the 2007 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the the film starring Viggo Mortensen and Charlize Theron won praise for its faithful rendering of the novel's dystopian vision. This educational edition in Methuen Drama's Critical Scripts series has been prepared by national Drama in Secondary English experts Ruth Moore and Paul Bunyan. Building on a decade of highly effective work and publications endorsed by national organisations and supported by teachers and consultants across Britain, each book in the series: meets the new requirements at KS3 and GCSE (2010) features detailed, structured schemes of work utilising drama approaches to improve literary and language analysis places pupils' understanding of the learning process at the heart of the activities will help pupils to boost English GCSE success and develop high-level skills at KS3 will save teachers considerable time devising their own resources. The Road is set a few years after an unexplained cataclysmic world disaster has left the earth barren and hostile. It follows a father and son as they struggle to survive in a landscape where men either starve or join the marauding gangs of cannibals. Readers are advised that there are some scenes of a disturbing nature.

Quelque part en Asie, Maita, agee d a peine 12 ans, termine un contrat dans une fabrique de jouets. Apres quatre ans de dur labeur, au cours desquels elle a reussi a rembourser les dettes de sa famille, elle aspire de tout son c ur a retrouver son pere. Maita a herite de l art de son pere et envoute ses camarades en mettant en scene la marionnette Issane, princesse de la lumiere, qui ouvre les portes d un autre univers... Avec une justesse de ton qui ne se dement jamais, l auteure insuffle veracite et emotion a ce huis clos pour le moins inusite. Comediens, ombres chinoises et marionnettes se conjuguent pour accentuer la cruaute du drame ou propulser le spectateur dans les voiles du reve. Porte a la scene par le Theatre de la Vieille 17 en 2000, le premier texte de theatre pour la jeunesse d Esther Beauchemin a ete acclame au Canada et a l etranger. En 2002, -Maita- remportait le prix Christine Dimitriu Van Saanen au salon du livre de Toronto."

Le ncwadi iphatha futhi nesono somuntu olunge ukweqa esisibona kuMgobhozi ongamkhuzi umfowabo ngoba ethi akathandi ukukhulumela futhi. Ibuye iphathe ingxaki yabazali abesaba abantwana babo. Sikhulu epitomises a heartless and selfish character. Opposite him is Mgobhozi, his brother, who is too honest for his own good and too afraid to offend.

Winner - Maskew Miller Longman 2014 Literature Awards. Eli libali elilungiselelwe umdlalo weqonga. Usomashishini oselula nodumileyo okwidolophu yaseNgcobo unoshishino oluxube nokulukuhlwa kwabantwana abangamantombazana aselula, uwafundisa ukusebenzisa iziyobisi, aze kamva awaxhaphaze ngokwesini, andule ke ukuwafaka kushishino lwakhe lokuthengisa ngemizimba. Kumaxhoba singabalula intwazana entle kakhulu, eselula kwaye ekrele-krele ibikhula kwaye ibonisa inkangeleko elandelwa koko kufunwa yintliziyo yayo. Le ntwazana igqibele ngokuba neengcwangu, umsindo, inzondo nentiyo engummangaliso kwaye iqinisekile ngokuziphindezela. Kazi yozala nkomoni na le ntiyo? Masizivele! The story is about a young school girl who disobeys her parents and dates a cruel businessman who is engaged in illegal activities. The businessman dismisses the girl and she moves to Cape Town with a broken heart. She becomes the warder at a prison and this is where she starts to have a feeling of revenge.

Winner - Maskew Miller Longman 2014 Literature Awards. Umdlalo wesimanje othi "Ngikuthand'ukhona lapho" udingida izindikimba ezisematheni njengokushushumbiswa kwezidakamizwa, ukudayisa ngomzimba nokubulawa kobhejane. Kulo mdlalo abalingiswa babhekene nenselelo yokuthatha izinqumo ezinzima zokukhetha phakathi kothando, ukwethembeka nobulungiswa emphakathini okhungethwe ubuphofu, ukuntuleka kwemisebenzi, ubugebengu, ukukhohlisa nobugovu.

Premiered at the National Theatre and winner of both the Olivier and Tony Awards for Best Play, Alan Bennett's The History Boys confronts issues of education, sexuality, and peer pressure through a group of boys preparing for their Oxbridge exams. Written specifically for Key Stage 4 students, this GCSE Student Guide offers a critical commentary on the text through an overview of the play and extensive analysis of themes, characters, contexts, dramatic technique, critical reception and related works. In addition, there is a section on how to write about the play, a glossary of dramatic terms and new interviews with Alan Bennett and the play's original director, Sir Nicholas Hytner. Throughout the guide are suggestions for activities and exercises pitched at the GSCE student, making this an indispensable resource for anyone studying the play at this level.

A year of drama ready to use schemes at your fingertips.

• 25 topical schemes of work
• 100+ drama lessons

'This book really will offer some new and exciting ideas for teachers to teach. Even teachers who enjoy their job often complain that they become stale after teaching the same things every year. They look for new ideas that will reignite their enthusiasm. I think this book could offer some sparks'

Jo Howells, English Advisor, Warwickshire Educational Development Service

Looking to engage, enthral and educate your pupils in timely and topical drama- based activities?

In need of dynamic and inventive cross-curricular exercises for single lessons, extended units or school assemblies?

From the September blues of change, through Great Fires, Guy Fawkes, Antarctic penguins, Rainbow Fish and Chinese Walls to Mandela s mighty day, this book offers a fascinating array of lives to be lived and journey s to be made.

Drama Lessons for the Primary School Year will enable teachers to develop their expertise and confidence in order to create active and imaginative schemes of drama for the classroom. It offers a programme of ready-to-run workshops linked to specific dates in the calendar and specific themes into which teachers can readily dip on a regular basis. The first section uncovers the author s own creative processes in generating drama experience and offers it to the reader in a set of simple, practical steps. The rest of the book is a wide-ranging compendium of schemes of work attached to specific calendar dates throughout the school year. These detailed drama lesson plans can be run as one-off workshops or can be used by teachers as a basis for creating their own drama-led curriculum experiences. The book offers a practical structure to support these new creative planning tasks.

This indispensable resource is for all Primary teachers looking for inspiration in developing effective drama sessions, exploring kinaesthetic learning, and developing creative cross-curricular approaches to their teaching.

The third edition of this popular text uses music and drama to promote learning across the curriculum and with all types of learners. Based on arts integration standards, differentiated instruction techniques, and current research, Creative Drama and Music Methods provides the theory along with applications to help teachers build confidence in using the arts in their daily lesson plans. The text is filled with hands-on activities that guide pre-service and K-8th grade teachers in understanding that integrating drama and music is easy, fun, and vital to fostering a child's desire to explore, imagine, and learn. Examples are provided in each chapter, along with the purpose of the activity and tips for instruction. Rubin and Merrion provide activities that engage elementary and middle school students and range from simple stories and rhythmic activities to story dramatization and composition. All the activities can be comfortably incorporated into the classroom routine and place no additional burdens on the teacher. They are especially useful for educators with valid learning goals but limited experience in creative drama and music. Not typical for creative drama or music texts, Creative Drama and Music Methods takes a process approach to the two arts, placing primary significance on the learner's growth and development.

Winner - Maskew Miller Longman 2014 Literature Awards. Ga le batswadi ba selo ke tiragatso ya bophelo gare ga batswadi le bana, kudu lehlakoreng la tlhoriso le go kata. Mathata a ke ao a aparetsego naga gomme a keka bosego le mosegare bjalo ka hlaga. Setongwane o e nameditse thaba ge a laetsa gore Pulane ga se madi a gagwe ka go mo gapeletsa go rekisa bjala mola a swanetse go dira mosomo wa sekolo ka gae. Nkareng tsa mmago ngwana o swara thipa ka bogaleng o di lekile le ge ka nako ye ntsi a be a fahlwa ke lerato la gagwe go Setongwane. Bonganga, kgang le lenyatso la Setongwane di dirile gore Moruti Moloki a lebale ka Setongwane ka ge a nyaditse dikeletso tsa gagwe. Go tsena le go tswa ga bagamodi ka ga Setongwane go bea Pulane bothateng ka ge mafelelong a katwa ke Phafana yo a mo hweditsego a nnosi ka gae. Go rata tshelete ga Setongwane go dirile gore Phafana a mo fe R20 000 ya pipa molomo. Sephiri se utollotswe gomme Setongwane, Nkareng le Phafana ba llelwa ke ditshipi. Setongwane o swaretswe go hlorisa ngwana le mmagwe, go re Pulane a rekise bjala a le ka tlase ga mengwaga ye lesomeseswai gape le go sireletsa mosenyi elego Phafana go kata Pulane. Nkareng o swaretswe go dumelela Pulane a hloriswa; go rapeletsa lenyalo le go se bege tlhoriso maphodiseng ka nako. Phafana o swaretswe go kata Pulane. Pulane o isitswe lefelong la tlhokomelo ya bafsa. Ka nnete batswadi ba, ga se batswadi ba selo. Pulane's life is in a mess. Her family is unstable and as a result, her studies are affected. She also has to start working long hours in the shebeen. But when her stepfather insists that she goes to initiation school, her life becomes more distressing. She even thinks of committing suicide.

Ka nako tse ding tlala ya bojadikata e ka phehisa motho hlama. Leqheka la Naledi la ho imolla lelapa la hae bofutsaneng le ba le ditlamorao tse bosula. Ha pinyane ena e hlahella powaneng ho salwa ho binwa kodiyamalla. Motho wa kgotso o fetoha mmolai ya soto! Lejwe la kgopiso ke papadi e bontshang diphepetso tse emang ka pela mobapadi e moholo ya lekang ka thata ho tshehetsa lelapa la hae. Boiteko ba hae bo kopana le diphepetso, ho na ke hona ho re bontshang hore ha se batho bohle ba tswalwang e le babolai kapa mangeloi. Maphelo ao re holelang ho ona a rwala boikarabello ba diketso tsa motho e mong le e mong. Abject poverty can sometimes lead people astray. In this drama, Naledi's plan to extricate his family from a cycle of poverty backfires badly. Having been known as a good person, a once peace-loving man ends up a marauding killer. This play will have audiences riveted from start to finish. This eBook is a digital version of the printed, CAPS-approved book. Benefits of the ePUB format include: The ability to view on a desktop computer, notebook or tablet.; As learners adjust fonts, rotate and flip pages, content reflows to fit the device's screen giving the user a more flexible experience; and Learners can take notes, highlight and bookmark, and access video and audio for visual learning.

This is a practical guide to teaching and championing drama across the curriculum. The ideas in this book will inspire even the most unlikely thespian. "Inspired Drama Teaching" is packed full of practical ideas to inspire your students and colleagues about drama. It offers tips and ideas on everything a teacher of secondary drama needs to cover, including: explorative strategies, such as role play and forum-theatre; activities for making use of stimuli, such as scripts and music; ideas for incorporating the elements of drama, such as rhythm and characterisation; and, approaching drama as a medium, through the use of mime and make-up. This book includes a chapter on getting the students to work collaboratively, and one on making use of ICT within drama. There is also a chapter dedicated to embodying drama and dramatic techniques across the curriculum, so you can get your colleagues excited about drama as well. There's a handy exam specification matrix online too. "Inspired Drama Teaching" isn't only for teachers just beginning their careers on the school stage; even experienced drama and English teachers will find plenty of new ideas and activities. Keith West has taught English and drama for over 30 years. He was head of English in two secondary comprehensive schools and head of drama in one. Keith is OFSTED and ESTYN trained, and he has written a number of publications for English teachers, including "Inspired English Teaching", which was also published by Continuum.