ERIC Number: ED325900
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1990
Pages: 9
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"True Wizardry": Readers Theatre in the Classroom. PEN 79.
Robertson, Marion E.
This article describes Readers Theater (a form of group storytelling in which two or more readers present a piece of literature by reading aloud from hand-held scripts) and advocates its use in the classroom. The paper's seven sections are as follows: (1) What is Readers Theater; (2) Readers Theater and Its Conventions (discussing scripts, positioning, action, focus, voice, props and costumes, music and sound effects, and lighting); (3) The Process of Script Adaptation (what to look for, where to begin looking, and adaptation); (4) Copyright--A Publisher's Approach; (5) Some Hints for Successful Presentations (blocking, holding the script, audience participation, economy of movement, miscues, props, advertising the source, and intimacy); (6) The Advantages of Readers Theater; and (7) Conclusion. Seventeen references are provided. (SR)
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Primary English Teaching Association, Rozelle (Australia).
Identifiers - Location: Australia
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