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How to create your theatre journal…1) If you’ve never made a PowerPoint or need a review, go to http://video.about.com/presentationsoft/Start-PowerPoint.htm
2) Wherever you see orange text in this PowerPoint, replace the text with your own.3) Delete this page and save the file with your own file name.
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Theatre JournalDrama Queens
Mendota2013-2014
Vocabulary Classroom
Fundamentals
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TableauA tableau is a silent and motionless depiction of a scene created by actors, often from a picture.
+One ways to use tableau in the classroom…
You can use tableaus to act scenes from a historical point of view or to represent a past time.
Tableaus consist of frozen movement, gestures, and spontaneous positions without speaking.
One thing to remember about teaching tableau…
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PantomimeActing without words through facial expression, gesture and movement.
+One ways to use pantomime in the classroom…
You can use pantomime in the classroom for warm-ups, introductions, ice breakers, vocabulary and main events.
One thing to remember about teaching pantomime …
Remember to prepare space for moving around the room and have the students use instant replay. Space Bubbles are a great starting point.
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Reader’s TheatreA performers created by actors reading scripts rather working from memory.
+One ways to use reader’s theatre in the classroom…
Reader’s Theatre is not memorized. Performers hold their script throughout the performance.
Make sure students aren't covering their faces while holding their script.
One thing to remember about teaching reader’s theatre …
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Creative DramaAn improvisational, process-centered form of theatre in which participants are guided by a leader to imagine, enact, and reflect on human experiences.
+One ways to use creative drama in the classroom…
To act out stories in the classroom.
One thing to remember about teaching creative drama…
Allow students to create and use imagination.
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PuppetryPuppetry is almost anything brought to life by human hands to create a performance.
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+One ways to use puppetry in the classroom…
To act out stories through a puppet.
One thing to remember about teaching puppetry…
Be fun by using different voices, tone, and accent.
