Written by a highly experienced and respected Drama teacher and Author, Annie Fox, this comprehensive resource offers detailed guidance on how to approach performing duologues for the GCSE Drama course. It aims to help students have the most positive possible experience of performing duologues, from choosing ones that suits their skills, supporting their rehearsals and trouble-shooting common problems. - Provides guidance on how to select a duologue, including the choice of character, content and genre. - Includes a large selection of exemplar duologues for performance practice, each with a summary of the setting and characters, as well as notes to aid in understanding and breaking down the scene. - Offers advice and tips on how to rehearse and troubleshoot common issues such as forgetting lines and ensuring students demonstrate a range of skills. - Covers a wide range of genres and styles, including the horror thriller Let the Right One In, the friendship drama Out of Love and the hilarious fantasy comedy, Alice. - Supports all GCSE Drama specifications including AQA, OCR, Edexcel and WJEC/Eduqas, and offers high-quality support you can trust.

Written especially for those who coach adolescent actors, this delightfully fresh workbook tells you the how, when, what and why of theatre games for young performers. Anyone working with young actors in schools or recreational centers will find this book exceptionally helpful. The basics of pantomime, improvisations, voice control, monologs and dialogs are all presented in game formats with exercises and worksheets for easy organization. Contents include: Introduction, Terms and Goals for Performers, Planning Your Program, Pantomime, Voice. Improvisation and Scene-Building, Index to Activities.

100% Official LEGO Guide to Stop-Motion Animation Lights . . . camera . . . action! Bring your LEGO (R) minifigures to life with this beginner-friendly guide to stop-motion animation. Ten 'Mini Movies' walk you through using your phone, tablet, or computer to make short, funny clips with step-by-step instructions. Set the stage with any of the six included background settings and thirty-six LEGO elements including a pizza, banana, baseball cap, six minifigure heads, and more! Plus, learn the tricks of the trade as you dive into more advanced skills, such as lighting, sound effects, and camera angles. With these tips and tricks, every movie you make is guaranteed to be a successful smash hit. Including: Stop-motion animation is easy with accessible (and free) apps available for tablets and phones Projects are an easy introduction to animation. Mini movies can be made in as little as an hour Stop-motion animation scales up to older or more advanced kid moviemakers Great for ages 8+ Includes a 80 page book What You Get 78 page book of ideas and inspiration. 36 Official LEGO minifigures and props. Foldout paper backgrounds. Punch-out animation frames. What You Can Make Learn how to make mini stop-motion animation movies. Get started by making the 10 movies included in the book: 1. Bricks in the Wild. 2. Time-Lapse Build. 3. Walk Cycle. 4. Minifigure vs. Banana. 5. Dance It Out! 6. The Magic Closet. 7. My Life in Bricks. 8. It's a Bird! It's a Plane! 9. Epic Chase Scene. 10. Boomerang Banana. Make, experiment and play with KLUTZ . What is Klutz? Klutz is a premium brand of book-based activity kits, designed to inspire creativity in every child. Our unique combination of crystal-clear instructions, custom tools and materials, and hearty helpings of humor is 100% guaranteed to kick-start creativity. Super-clear instructions Open-ended Creativity Rewarding Reading Skills to Build On Everything You Need

Move over, Betty and Veronica - this is Daphne and Velma like you've never seen before! This dark new series of YA novels is a horror-driven twist on the classic girl detectives from Scooby-Doo. Despite their differences, Daphne and Velma were able to solve the mystery of The Vanishing Girl. But there are a lot of secrets buried in the town of Crystal Cove. And the biggest case of all still remains unsolved ... why did the town's original settlers all disappear? What happened to them? Velma is determined to find out ... especially because her family's ancestors were among the disappeared. And now that she and Daphne have started to get a reputation for solving mysteries, everyone in town is looking to them for answers. But digging up the past can be dangerous ... especially when some people in town have profited from the mystery for so long. Can these two intrepid teen detectives crack the case ... and escape with their lives?

Learn how to move and groove like the animals do with this bright, fun and silly book aimed at younger readers to engage them in movement! Scuttle sideways like a crab, leap like a lemur, and waggle dance like a bumble bee. Meet a collection of animals from around the world and discover how they move, and why. The book features a different creature on each spread, along with step-by-step actions to help the kids move just like the animal. The perfect book to read aloud one-to-one, or as a fun activity to engage a group of young children and get them stretching, hopping, wriggling and jumping!

Meet Biff, an adorable little puppy who will stop at nothing to become a ballet dancer.

The world of Star Wars is rich with content, from its iconic characters to its stunning locations. This sixth title in the Abrams Block Book series takes readers on a tour through Star Wars, featuring popular characters and moments from all films, up to and including Rogue One. As in previous Block Book titles, Star Wars Block includes die-cut shapes on every spread and the charming art of British design team Peskimo. Additionally, each spread features important words every Star Wars fan, from the littlest Skywalker to the most seasoned Kenobi, should know.

--Offers a comprehensive rationale for why and how dramatic inquiry can be used by teachers of all levels to humanize classroom communities regardless of subject area. --Drawing from approaches pioneered by renowned British educator Dorothy Heathcote, the book uses Process Drama, Mantle of the Expert, and the Commission Model to offer a scholarly yet practical analysis drawn from classroom teaching in US and UK classrooms. --Offers an inclusive perspective for dramatic inquiry, accounting for students of all ages, backgrounds, and abilities, and demonstrates how dramatic inquiry contributes to antiracist and decolonizing pedagogy.

Learn how two brothers, Chris and Martin Kratt, became televsions favorite wildlife explorers! Meet Chris and Martin Kratt, two brothers who turned a love of animals into an amazing career! They have produced, written, directed, and starred in several PBS series and specials over the years. Most recently, they have become known for PBS's smash hit animated show Wild Kratts. Along the way, they traveled the world and encountered incredible creatures, all while combining science education with fun. Boys and girls ages 4 to 7 will this Step into Reading biography of two brothers who know how to live life on the wild side. Step 2 Readers use basic vocabulary and short sentences to tell simple stories. For children who recognize familiar words and can sound out new words with help.

Join Bing for a fun game of hide-and-seek with this friends in this fantastic new lift-the-flap book based on the award-winning preschool series Bing! With three flaps to lift on every spread and additional things to spot in every scene, this wonderful hide-and-seek board book will keep Bingsters happy for ages!

Create your own magical artefacts with this official craft book of projects from the Harry Potter films! From your very own Hogwarts acceptance letter to a golden snitch and a pop-up Goblet of Fire, this official book of craft projects from the Harry Potter films covers a whole range of magical artefacts that fans know and love. With five levels of difficult rating, and detailed instructions and step-by-step photographs for each project, you will soon be able to create an elder wand, a crystal ball, a time-turner and more! Organised into chapters, the book covers the journey to Hogwarts, recognisable books and potions from the classroom, magical objects from sports clubs and competitions, and of course, the dangerous restricted section of the library! This it the perfect book for Harry Potter fans looking to immerse themselves in the Wizarding World.

The third book in the Marshmallow Pie the Cat Superstar series by Clara Vulliamy, the author-illustrator of Dotty Detective.

Marshmallow Pie, a big, fluffy cat with an even bigger personality, is off to Hollywood to star in a movie!

Pie is loving his trip – the glamourous people, the luxurious hotel, not to mention the tasty snacks! But most of all, he is dazzled by his new friend Madison: a charming, famous young girl not much older than his owner, Amelia. Madison is desperate to spend time with Pie and show him around town. So why doesn’t Amelia seem so sure about her?

Amidst his glitzy new adventure, Pie must keep his paws on the ground – and learn a valuable lesson about what a true friend looks like.

Told in the hilarious voice of Marshmallow Pie himself, his antics are illustrated throughout in black and white.

A charmingly illustrated exploration of The Nutcracker ballet, from the story to the characters to the music, for kids aged 8 - 12 to enjoy. The Nutcracker is one of the world's most beloved and recognizable ballets. A holiday perennial, it is frequently the first ballet young people experience and remember for a lifetime. This wonderfully engaging book introduces children, ages 8 to 12, to the story of the ballet, its history, the music and choreography, as well as all of the characters from Clara and the Prince to the Mouse King and the Snow Queen. Special sections introduce children to some of the most famous dancers and companies that have brought the performance and the magic of the ballet to life. Including a fold-out poster that young readers can remove and hang on their walls, A Child's Introduction to The Nutcracker is the perfect souvenir for the millions of young people who attend a holiday performance and have dreams of Sugarplum Fairies throughout the year.

Introduction to Theatre Arts 2 Student Handbook -- A sequel edition to Introduction to Theatre Arts. More study units for an entire year of classroom drama activities. Includes eleven chapters: I. The Valuable Theatre Program, 2. Theatre for Unique Learners, 3. Theatre for Students Who Are Learning a New Language, 4. Theatre for Life's Lessons, 5. Teamwork for the Theatre Classroom, 6. Movement and Theatre for the Eyes, 7. Voice and Theatre for the Ears, 8. Skill-Building Activities and Theatre Projects, 9. Understanding and Writing Scripts, 10. Theatre Behind the Scenes, 11. Rubrics, Guides and Helpers for Everything. Theory combined with hands-on is the style of every chapter. Classroom tested to fit the budgetary considerations of all schools.
Introduction to Theatre Arts 2 Teacher's Guide -- This matching companion guide to the Introduction to Theatre Arts 2 Student Handbook makes teaching this class easy and fun. This guide contains more teaching assists than you'll ever need.

A practical, hands-on resource to help students tackle the Performing Monologues aspect of their Drama GCSE. // Provides guidance on how to choose a monologue, including the choice of character, style, content and genre // Includes a large selection of exemplar monologues and offers a synopsis of the play, rehearsal techniques and areas for further research on each one // Contains notes on additional scenes from the plays which could also be considered, studied and performed. // Advice on how to rehearse, and how to tackle common problems such as timing, nerves, voice and eye-lines // Downloadable pro-forma sheets are also available including a rehearsal schedule, research, feedback, post-rehearsal notes and performance checklist // Suitable for AQA, Edexcel, OCR and WJEC/Eduqas GCSE Drama specifications

Find a galaxy full of LEGO(R) Star Wars(TM) ideas to build--from activities and art, games and challenges, to practical makes and your very own inventions!

This book features 200 imaginative play and building ideas, from LEGO projects that take just a few minutes and a handful of bricks, to builds to keep you occupied for hours. Set up a game of LEGO Star Wars skittles, create a pencil pot shaped like your favorite Sith or Jedi, build a fleet of tiny TIEs, design Darth Vader's family tree, and customize a podracer. Challenge a friend to take on a rathtar, mix up your minifigures, stage your favorite movie battle scene with LEGO StarWars bricks--and much, much more! LEGO(R) Star Wars(TM) Ideas Book is packed with a family friendly range of activities to inspire every LEGO Star Wars fan. What will you build?

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As schools have become more aware of their role in addressing personal and social issues, the importance of 'values and attitudes' have begun shaping education and curricula worldwide. Drama in Education explores the six fundamental pillars of the national curriculum guide of Iceland in relation to these changing values and attitudes. Focusing on the importance of human relations, this book explores literacy, sustainability, health and welfare, democracy and human rights, equality and creativity. It demonstrates the capability of drama as a teaching strategy for effectively working towards these fundamental pillars and reflects on how drama in education can be used to empower children to become healthy, creative individuals and active members in a democratic society. Offering research-based examples of using drama successfully in different educational contexts and considering practical challenges within the classroom, Drama in Education: Exploring Key Research Concepts and Effective Strategies is an essential guide for any modern drama teacher.

The world is big. Anna is small. The snow is everywhere and all around. But one night . . .One night, her mother takes her to the ballet, and everything is changed. Anna finds a beauty inside herself that she cannot contain. So begins the journey of a girl who will one day grow up to be the most famous prima ballerina of all time, inspiring legions of dancers after her: the brave, the generous, the transcendently gifted Anna Pavlova. Beautiful, inspirational, and triumphant, Anna Pavlova's life is masterfully captured in this exquisite picture book.

Unleash your creativity with this Harry Potter scratch art book! Follow prompts to scratch the pages inside and reveal film-inspired Harry Potter art and shiny patterns underneath. Experience the classic Harry Potter series like never before in this interactive scratch art book. Use the wooden stylus to scratch the pages and uncover the Golden Snitch, find someone hiding under the Invisibility Cloak, and reveal a shimmering Patronus-just like magic! Including tons of fun activities drawing prompts film-inspired Harry Potter art 20 bonus notebook pages at the end wooden stylus comes shrink-wrapped official Harry Potter merchandise This book provides hours of fun and is the perfect gift for any Harry Potter fan.