Overview
The English Teacher’s Drama Handbook is a rich, thought-provoking
introduction to teaching drama within the English classroom. Divided
into two sections, the first part of the book explores deological
influences that have shaped drama's relationship with English over the
past 250 years and aims to help you locate your own practice within a
theoretical and historical context. Starting with Rousseau's seminal
text Emile, it considers the theories of key thinkers and
practitioners and a range of complex issues including the construction
of ‘childhood’, children’s play, the teacher and student relationship,
the implications of linking drama and English and the impact of
national curricula on drama and English teaching.
The
second half of the book offers a collection of comprehensive, practical
schemes of work to inspire and support you and your students to realise
the power of drama in bringing English language and literature vividly
to life. Suitable for a range of ages and abilities, each activity
makes explicit links to the key thinkers and issues explored in the
first part of the book and explores a particular aspect of work in
English - from grammar and spelling to poetry and play texts. Together
with guidance on how to begin and progress the activities, each sequence
includes ideas for exploring issues further in the English classroom.
Written for English teachers at any stage of their career, The English
Teacher’s Drama Handbook offers new ways of looking at drama and English
that will ensure meaningful and enjoyable teaching and learning.