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White, Melvin R. – 1993
This anthology of literature contains selections that can be performed in classrooms, workshops, and speech and theater conventions as reader's theater, defined as a dramatic approach to literature. Divided into six categories--comedy, mystery/suspense, Christmas specials, folklore, children's classics, and the human spirit--the anthology features…
Descriptors: Creative Expression, Curriculum Enrichment, Drama, Elementary Secondary Education
Gamble, Teri Kwal; Gamble, Michael – 1976
This book explores the art of oral interpretation of literature and presents exercises designed to encourage awareness of various aspects of the interpretation process. Chapter one, "Harnessing Resources," examines the awakening of the body and voice and discusses basic sensory training. Chapter two, "Responding to Literary Worlds," details the…
Descriptors: Dramatics, Interpretive Reading, Learning Activities, Literature
Dixon, Neill; And Others – 1996
Suggesting that Readers Theatre is a simple, effective, and risk-free way to get K-8 children reading, this book provides strategies, organizers, and scripts that can be used as is or as models for readers' own scripts. The book provides ideas for planning and organizing Readers Theatre; oral interpretation; connecting Readers Theatre to…
Descriptors: Acting, Classroom Techniques, Elementary Education, Junior High Schools
Fredericks, Anthony D. – 1997
Readers theater is a storytelling device that stimulates the imagination and promotes all of the language arts. Readers theater is an oral interpretation of a piece of literature read in a dramatic style. It involves and motivates students, energizes the language arts program, and stimulates learning. Geared for children in grades 1-4, this book…
Descriptors: Acting, Childrens Literature, Creative Dramatics, Elementary Education
Doyle, Esther M., Ed.; Floyd, Virginia Hastings, Ed. – 1977
The purpose of this second book of 21 self-contained essays is the same as that of the first volume published in 1972: to bring together the scholarly theory and current research regarding oral interpretation. One third of the essays are centered on literature itself: prose fiction, poetry, and the drama. These essays discuss topics such as point…
Descriptors: Analytical Criticism, Audiences, Drama, Fiction
DiDominicis, Lynn – 1995
This book provides suggestions for drama activities and materials based on 14 classic and contemporary fairy tales suitable for both stage and classroom performance. After the introduction (which outlines different ways the stories can used dramatically) and a "Welcome to the Box Office" section, the book provides materials and…
Descriptors: Activity Units, Class Activities, Creative Dramatics, Drama
