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Peer reviewedRowland, Howard S. – The Clearing House, 1967
In an attempt to make poetry interesting to high school students, a teacher tried a "Dramatic Readings Assembly," which was planned, written, and produced by students. Four students were selected to plan the theme and structure of the production, read and research the program material, and write the final script. The plan chosen for the program…
Descriptors: Assembly Programs, Choral Speaking, Creative Activities, Creative Dramatics
CAMPBELL, PAUL N. – 1966
THE BASIC PREMISE OF THIS BOOK IS THAT LEARNING TO READ ORALLY IS OF FUNDAMENTAL IMPORTANCE TO THOSE WHO WOULD FULLY APPRECIATE OR RESPOND TO LITERATURE. BECAUSE READERS MUST INTERPRET LITERATURE ALWAYS FOR THEMSELVES AND OFTEN FOR AN AUDIENCE, THREE ASPECTS OF ORAL INTERPRETATION ARE EXPLORED--(1) THE CHOICE OF MATERIALS, WHICH REQUIRES AN…
Descriptors: Acting, Critical Reading, Dramatics, English Instruction
Download full textDuke, Charles R. – 1982
Teachers should be making every effort to use approaches for teaching literature that encourage students to discover the meaning of a text for themselves, using the language of the text and without unnecessary teacher intervention. Therefore, rather than having the students be led by the teacher/interpreter through a work they encounter the first…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Language Arts, Literary Criticism, Literature Appreciation
ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Urbana, IL. – 1978
This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 19 dissertations deal with a variety of topics, including the following: the impact of Konstantin Stanislavski's ideas on motion picture acting in the United States and their significance for oral interpretation; the empathic…
Descriptors: Acting, Annotated Bibliographies, Creative Dramatics, Doctoral Dissertations
Forrest, Tracey – 1987
A discussion of the use of voice as an effective tool in second language instruction examines the role of teachers as readers, the process of selecting and interpreting texts, preparation of reading passages, and reading aloud in class. The dimension of voice added to other aspects of language emphasizes the communicative purpose of the language,…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Classroom Techniques, Instructional Effectiveness, Language Skills
Thompson, David W., Ed.; And Others – 1983
The 33 essays that make up this volume examine the history of literature in performance from five perspectives: (1) language, (2) popular culture, (3) teaching, (4) theory, and (5) entertainment. The essays in the first section explore the basic perspective of oral performance as a factor in the development of languages themselves and their…
Descriptors: Authors, Classical Literature, Communication (Thought Transfer), Diachronic Linguistics
Hudson, Lee, Ed.; And Others – 1977
More than 800 publications released from 1911 through 1975 dealing with the oral interpretation of literature are listed in this index. The publications are divided into four major groups: books, collected essays, articles, and theses and dissertations. Within each grouping, items are listed in chronological order according to publication date. A…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Choral Speaking, Doctoral Dissertations, Elementary Secondary Education
Abrahamson, Richard F. – 1977
In an eleventh-grade unit, students studied and practiced the art of storytelling and then went into elementary classrooms to tell stories to first-grade and second-grade children. Students prepared for the storytelling sessions by reading books on storytelling techniques, inviting a local storyteller to class and then videotaping and studying her…
Descriptors: Books, Child Development, Childrens Literature, Elementary School Students
Peer reviewedHelmstetter, Ann – Journal of Reading, 1987
Reveals the phases through which an apathetic eighth-grade class of poor readers went on their way to becoming active learners. The phases included: (1) discussing attitudes and goals; (2) positive environment; (3) sharing literature through oral reading; (4) reading for an audience; and (5) active learning. (SKC)
Descriptors: Grade 8, Learning Motivation, Literature Appreciation, Middle Schools
Buchberg, Wendy – 2002
Based on James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier's novel "My Brother Sam Is Dead," this lesson plan presents activities designed to help students understand that one way to learn about the past is to read historical novels; and that some people take one side or another in a war or other conflict, and some find themselves caught in the…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Characterization, Class Activities, Colonial History (United States)
Matthews, Dorothy, Ed. – Illinois English Bulletin, 1983
Approached from a variety of perspectives, the first nine articles in this special journal issue focus on teaching the short story. Specific topics discussed in the articles are (1) the AIM game as a prereading strategy for teaching the short story, (2) short story readers and writers as partners in the act of artistic communication, (3) oral…
Descriptors: Controversial Issues (Course Content), Correctional Education, Elementary Secondary Education, English Instruction
Fernandez, Thomas L., Ed. – 1969
The 10 readings collected in this volume emphasize the value of oral interpretation as an approach to teaching literature in the secondary school. Wallace A. Bacon indicates how the act of interpretation as it is experienced in the reader's mind can recreate the act of literature. Frances L. McCurdy, Margaret M. Neville, and Allen Bales discuss…
Descriptors: Dramatics, English Instruction, Independent Reading, Interpretive Reading
New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn, NY. Div. of Curriculum and Instruction. – 1985
Using a theater arts thematic approach to demonstrate ways listening, speaking, and writing activities can be built around the study of works of literature, this guide presents activities and sample lessons to help students develop an awareness of the interrelationships between performance and the language arts. Following an introduction, the…
Descriptors: Creative Teaching, Curriculum Enrichment, Drama, English Curriculum
Peer reviewedMcFarlane, Peter; Temple, Trevor – English in Australia, 1987
Offers a plan for teaching the poetry of Wilfred Owen by having students develop meaning with a dramatic reading of a poem, interpretive music or dance, or artwork. Notes that the method seems to have fostered better understanding and student "ownership" of Owen's poetry in the class that first used this method. (JC)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Curriculum Enrichment, Discovery Learning, Drama
ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Urbana, IL. – 1983
This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 17 titles deal with a variety of topics, including the following: (1) the relative effects of two creative drama approaches on the dramatic behavior and mental imagery ability of elementary school students; (2) the history of the…
Descriptors: Acting, Annotated Bibliographies, Blacks, Dialects
