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Bishop, Nancy – Teaching Theatre, 1994
Relates a middle school teacher's experiences at an ISTA (International Schools Theatre Association) conference in Budapest, including viewing or participating in short performances, small ensemble work, and workshops. Describes her activities in the movement workshop. (PA)
Descriptors: Cooperation, Drama Workshops, Group Activities, Junior High Schools
Glickman, Steven; Johnson, Maureen – Teaching Theatre, 1999
Offers an edited version of an online dialog between two theatre educators: one a middle school math teacher who was asked to take over his school's elective theatre class on five days notice; and the other a long-time middle school theatre teacher. (SR)
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Collegiality, Curriculum, Electronic Mail
Breen, Kathleen – Teaching Theatre, 1997
Proposes a "scene festival" to get students interested in doing Shakespeare. Suggests that middle school students are best suited for such a project. Discusses the different types of festivals, how to get ready, how to choose a play and scenes, how to prepare and cast scenes, how to proceed with staging, and how to create promptbooks.…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Middle Schools, Production Techniques, Secondary Education
Kinley, Shawn – Teaching Theatre, 2001
Takes a look at what creativity is and where it goes as people age. Describes six exercises the author has used to spark creativity in middle school and high school students, both in the classroom and on stage. (SR)
Descriptors: Brainstorming, Class Activities, Creativity, Dramatic Play
Bogar, Thomas A. – Teaching Theatre, 2000
Discusses the arduous task of casting and directing untrained middle and secondary school actors in terms of auditioning, getting started, planning for the first meeting, focusing on the obvious, rehearsing, learning the lines, becoming the character, running work-through rehearsals, and doing run-throughs and performances. Notes not to forget to…
Descriptors: Acting, Middle Schools, Production Techniques, Secondary Education
Palmarini, James – Teaching Theatre, 1998
Discusses the 1997 NAEP "Arts Report Card," which, for the first time, includes theater arts. Relates that results confirm that large-scale assessment in theater is possible and that the assessment tasks and how they were scored should be useful for theater teachers seeking to refine their grading processes. Notes that the study was…
Descriptors: Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Grade 8, Intermediate Grades
Rathgeb, Jody – Teaching Theatre, 1994
Describes the efforts of a teacher to create an after-school drama program where none existed before in a blue-collar area of Pennsylvania. Explains how an original production, "Voices from Middle School," was developed and performed through combining her after-school volunteer drama classes with an in-school poetry class. (PA)
Descriptors: After School Programs, Enrichment Activities, Instructional Innovation, Middle School Students
