1 Drama Methods & Education ©Dr. Douglas Gosse, 2009 Curriculum Methods Faculty of Education, Nipissing University

2  Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth. - Oscar Wilde

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4 Drama in Education At the University of Winnipeg  The University of Winnipeg has an excellent Education program offering both a five- year integrated B.Ed. degree and a two-year after degree in Education  The Department of Theatre and Drama offers an area of study in Drama in Education both as a complement to the B.Ed. program, and as a stand-alone stream for students who wish to teach drama in a variety of venues.

5 Terms  Improvisation - a spontaneous response to a dramatic situation that involves verbal and non- verbal activity.  Tableau - a silent group of people frozen in time to represent a scene, abstract idea (e.g., peace, joy), or theme.  Role playing - a technique that involves the adopting of the point of view of a character in an imaginary situation.  Miming – expresses an idea, story or action without using dialogue

6 IMPROVISATION  Whose line is it anyway?  5M&feature=related 5M&feature=related

7 TABLEAU  What does this tableau represent?

8 ROLE PLAY  Why are some benefits of historical role play?

9 MIME  Heinz:  c c

10 "Inner and Outer Circle"  "Inner and outer circle" is an activity in drama  In this activity, the students divide into two groups. One group forms a circle to represent a character from the drama, and the other group forms a circle around the first circle to represent another character.  The students share, in role, their thoughts and feelings at a significant point in the drama. Students may speak spontaneously or read from the source material being used.  The aim of the exercise is to try to understand through imagination what that character feels and how that character acts.

11 The Arts – Grade 9  DTV.03,Grade 9,PLNR02, Dramatic Arts Theory, Overall Expectations  identify and describe a variety of dramatic forms (e.g., tableau, storytelling, improvisation)

12 The Arts – Grade 10 CR2.01,Grade 10,PLNR02, The Arts, Creation, Communicating, and Presenting demonstrate an understanding of the effect of various forms in the interpretation and communication of a source or idea (e.g., puppetry, clowning)

13 The Benefits of Drama  Promotes positive interaction  Promotes positive class atmosphere  Exercises creativity  Active engaged learning

14 Is drama for all grades & subjects?  Absolutely!  We’ll now break into groups and explore how we can fulfill Ontario curriculum expectations in most, if not all, grade and subject areas, from math, science and business to English, French and beyond, grade 7-12!

15 References  Gosse, D. (1997). Historical Fiction, Drama, and Journal Infusion in Grade Nine, Early French Immersion History: A Curriculum Unit using Enfants de la Rébellion. Unpublished M.Ed. thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL.  Gosse, D. (2003). History Methods for All. Retrieved March 37, 2009, from  Gosse, D. (2007, August 2008). Methods A-Z. Retrieved January 11, 2009, from  Haggstrom, M. (1992). A performance approach to the study of theater: Bridging the gap between language and literature courses. The Canadian Modern Language Review, 50(2),  Hamilton, J., & McLeod, A. (1993). Drama In The Language Classroom. A CILT Series For Language Teachers. Bedfordbury, London, Great Britain: Centre for Information on Language Teaching and Research.  Ontario Ministry of Education. (1998). The Ontario Curriculum, Grades 1-8: The Arts. Retrieved March 26, 2009, from  Ontario Ministry of Education. (2000). Dramatic Arts, The Ontario Curriculum, Grade 11-12, The Arts. Retrieved March 26, 2009, from