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Peer reviewedMiller, Cynthia A. – Communication Education, 1984
Clarifies the principles behind preparing a piece of literature for a Readers Theatre production. Uses Sylvia Plath's autobiographical novel, "The Bell Jar," as an example. (PD)
Descriptors: Figurative Language, Higher Education, Literature, Novels
Download full textDopp, Virginia Stuart – 1998
This performance guide is designed for teachers to use with students before and after a performance of "A Village Fable, In the Suicide Mountains," A one-act musical play based on the novella "In The Suicide Mountains" by John Gardner, and presented by The Coterie Theatre. The guide, called a "Cuesheet," contains…
Descriptors: Audiences, Cultural Activities, Elementary Secondary Education, Novels
Carr, John C. – 1995
This performance guide is designed for teachers to use with students before and after a performance of "The Pearl" by John Steinbeck, adapted by Warren Frost and dramatized for the Kennedy Center by Nick Olcott. It is in the form of a Director's Notebook--a scrapbook/journal of clippings, memos, lists, illustrations, notes, and other…
Descriptors: Audiences, Class Activities, Cultural Activities, Elementary Secondary Education
Molloy, Dawn Eddy – 1996
This performance guide is designed for teachers to use with students before and after a performance of Judy Blume's "Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing," adapted for the stage by Bruce Mason. The guide, called a "Cuesheet," contains seven activity sheets for use in class, addressing: (1) The Story (offering a brief introduction to…
Descriptors: Audiences, Class Activities, Cultural Activities, Elementary Education
Molloy, Dawn Eddy – 1997
This performance guide is designed for teachers to use with students before and after a performance of "Little Women," adapted for the stage by Paulette Laufer and based on the novel by Louisa May Alcott. The guide, called a "Cuesheet," contains seven activity sheets for use in class, addressing: (1) From Novel to Stage Play…
Descriptors: Audiences, Class Activities, Cultural Activities, Elementary Secondary Education
Aguirre-Sacasa, Roberto – 2000
This performance guide is designed for teachers to use with students before and after a performance of "Ramona Quimby," adapted by Len Jenkin from the Ramona books by Beverly Cleary. The guide, called a "Cuesheet," contains seven activity sheets for use in class, addressing: (1) The Characters (introducing the characters in the…
Descriptors: Audiences, Characterization, Class Activities, Cultural Activities
Peer reviewedTaft-Kaufman, Jill – Theatre Topics, 2000
Details a case study of using narrative theater to engage with a wider variety of subject matter. Defines narrative theater as a group performance that features narrative as the primary expressive vehicle. Outlines the process of writing and directing a student performance of Tim O'Brien's novel "The Things They Carried," which deals with the…
Descriptors: Art Expression, Case Studies, Drama, Higher Education
