Teaching Drama: The Essential Handbook: 16 Ready-to-Go Lesson Plans to Build a Better Actor

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? <strong>Teaching Drama: The Essential Handbook</strong> 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.<br><br><strong>Go beyond drama games. </strong>With this handbook you'll get:<br><ul><li> A semester's worth of cumulative lessons that will turn your kids into real-deal actors</li><li>Notes on how to introduce basic acting concepts in a way kids will instantly understand</li><li>Suggested activities for both "younger" and "older" kids</li><li>How to transition between activities and from lesson to lesson</li><li>Contemporary new games like a "Facebook Character Profile"</li><li>Reflection and journaling exercises after every lesson.</li></ul><strong>Below are just a few of the topics covered in the lessons:</strong><br><ul><li><strong>What is Theatre?</strong> Students explore how theatre is the art of telling stories through live acting.</li><li><strong>Creating an Ensemble.</strong> Students learn to work together, build trust, and involve every member in a performance. </li><li><strong>Movement & Space.</strong> Students explore how pantomime and behavior can help tell a story. </li><li><strong>Character Development.</strong> Students explore what makes characters unique and how to create compelling characters onstage. </li><li><strong>Objective & Tactics.</strong> Students will think about the "why" behind every action.  </li><li><strong>Using Your Voice:</strong> Students will understand the importance of articulation, projection and voice variation.  </li><li><strong>Listening/Reacting.</strong> Students will understand how listening and reacting are an important part of being an actor.  </li><li><strong>Stage Directions and Blocking.</strong> Students will understand the "principles of blocking" and how to stage a scene without instruction. </li><li><strong>And much more...</strong></li></ul><br>