Drama Education Resources

WORK BY KIM FLINTOFF

• Article written for School Matters November 2002 "Drama and Cyberspace"

• PowerPoint presentation "Drama and Technology: The Pursuit of Uncertain Benefits" [.ppt]

• Keynote Address from Drama Queensland Conference 2002 "Drama and Technology: The Pursuit of Uncertain Benefits"

• Paper presented at IDEA2001 in Norway "Of Bodies in Place, or In Place of Bodies" 

• Handout for IDEA2001 - "Stepping into the Virtual" [.pdf]

• Newspaper article "Drama and Technology" - written for The West Australian ED Focus [.doc]

• Archival materials from the gener8@rts project completed during the 1999 Awesome Festival

• The Shape of Things to Come - an article written for Drama Is... after my visit to National Drama conference in York [webpage]

• The Shape of Things to Come [.pdf]

• These are course outlines I created for my students taking Western Australian Curriculum Council post-compulsory Drama and Drama Studies courses.  These are my planning documents and class handouts for 2004.  [These are in PDF ] D634/D647 (Year 11 Drama/Drama Studies)  and E634/E647 (Year 12 Drama/Drama Studies)

• Book review of the GLOBAL SHAKESPEARE series of books.

• Thank you card given to students after a production [.pdf]

• A booklet compiled for a conference about Multiple Intelligences and Brain-Based Learning [.pdf]

• A brochure about Mask Workshops [.pdf]

• Not quite by me - but I do crack a mention in this Kenyan newspaper article about IDEA 1998

• Playing for Time - A contemplation in one-act for two players [.doc] A play I wrote some years ago.  Thanks Mssrs Stoppard, Pirandello and Handke.

• A complete integrated Bullying program [.doc]

• Interfacing Drama, The Arts and ICT - an article for the Educational Computing Association of WA [.pdf]

• A document with some lesson ideas relating to David Auburn's Proof [.doc]

• A discussion on Drama and General Semantics from the Drama-Ed list [.doc]

• PowerPoint presentation - Arts and Technology: A Creative Alliance [.ppt]

USEFUL IN THE DRAMA CLASSROOM

• Multiple Intelligences in Drama (by Gill Chesney-Green) [.doc]

• Sample marking key for general performance work [.doc]

• Expanded marking key for Forum Theatre work [.doc]

• A poster for your Drama classroom - basic rules [.pdf]

• Assessment guidelines for a performance [.doc]

• A Goal Setting pro forma [.pdf]

• A booklet about keeping a Journal and Folio [.pdf]

• Peer Assessment sheet for performance work [.doc]

• Writing a Critical Response to a viewed performance [.pdf]

• A set design analysis sheet using designs from the internet [.pdf]

• Elements of Design - hand out for students [.pdf]

• How to Write an Essay about Anything [pdf]

• Verbal Exercises handout sheet - tongue-twisters , etc 

• Verbal Exercises handout sheet - muscle control, articulation and mouth exercises [.doc]

• How to write a Villanelle [.doc]

• A set of posters for the Curriculum Framework arts strands [.pdf]

• A set of posters of some Key Drama Terms [.pdf]

• Teaching computing using role play - an adapted lesson plan [.pdf]

• An overview of a devised play about Y2K created by students in 1999 [.pdf]

• Lesson Plan template [.doc]

• Some interesting quotes to prompt planning improvisations [.doc]

• Starry Starry Night - used with devising a play about Vincent Van Gogh [.pdf]

• Costume and Props - individual record sheet [.doc]

• A set of 18 posters relating to acting [.pdf] **NEARLY 2Mb**

• A collection of quotes relating to acting [.doc]

• A small poster with a quote by Plato - good for advocacy [.pdf]

• CODE - Council of Dance and Drama in Education - Teaching Resources

  • Grade 11, Unit 1, 3M
  • Grade 11, Unit 1, 3O
  • Grade 11, Dance
  • Grade 12 Additional Resources in Dance
  • Additional Support Materials for Grade 12 Drama:
  • Career and Post Secondary Education Research Worksheet
  • Teacher Techniques for Enhancing Character
  • Peer Assessment Checklist for Commedia Scenarios
  • Drama People You Should Know
  • Peer Rehearsal Assessment Checklist
  • Philosopher's Improvisation
  • Objectives of Scene Design
  • Sharing Responses in Small Group Discussion
  • Stage Managers Checklists
  • Student Note-taking Chart
  • Breathing Exercises
  • Learning Skills Observation Sheet
  • Motives - Student and Teacher Script Versions
  • Helpful Web Sites for Drama
  • Continuum of Dramatic Arts Concepts
  • Dramatic Arts - Play Review Guide

• Myer-Briggs/Jungian Personality Test

• Study guide for Ben Elton's "We Will Rock You"

• Devising Celebration - Worksheets at Charles Sturt University

  • Contents:
    1. Activity statements
    2. Categorisation of form
    3. Worksheet for play analysis
    4. Political-dramatic themes
    5. Laban - Analysis of effort
    6. Stanislavski methods
• Creating the Carnivalesque - A study of seven years of making parades and street theatre for the October long weekend car races in Bathurst NSW Australia (1989-1996).
• Drama Australia position paper on Working Conditions for Teaching and Learning in Drama
• Curriculum support documents in Drama from NSW Dept of Education and Training.  These excerpts from the resource 'Exploring the Worlds of K–6 drama: from Ancient Anna to the Cloth of Dreams' provide examples of appropriate content and evidence of learning at each stage.
• Course Overview "Dramatic Arts Year 10" - a very detailed breakdown of a program of study.

INTERESTING ARTICLES RELATING TO DRAMA and/or EDUCATION

• Robot Improv: Using Drama to Create Believable Agents by Allison Bruce, Jonathan Knight, Illah R. Nourbakhsh

• Teaching Moral Education and Social Action Through Drama by Mary Hanley and Geneva Gay

• New Life From Long Life Through Drama by Sally Wotton

• Learning Through Drama by Thomas R. Whitaker
• SEEDS - Stimulating Educational Excellence through Drama Standards
• The Promise of Drama Education: Voices from Britain by Glennellen Pace 
• Process Drama and Science Inquiry by Christopher Andersen
• Ghostwriter: Educational Drama and Presence in a Virtual Environment by Judy Robertson and Jon Oberlander
• Interactive Drama: Narrativity in a Highly Interactive Environment by Marie-Laure Ryan
• Crossing Boundaries: Drama in the Electric Age by Alistair Martin-Smith and Belarie Hyman Zatzman
• "To the Spice Islands: Interactive Process Drama" by John Carroll
• SENTIENT VR ENVIRONMENT DESIGN: THE MEMESIS PROJECT by Dr Alison McMahan
• The Dorothy Heathcote Archive by Sandra Heston (A Ph.D thesis)
• Drama for Secondary Schools: A Study Guide
• Consultation Survey: Drama Years 7 -10 Draft Syllabus : The purpose of the consultation survey is to obtain detailed comments from individuals and systems/organisations on the Drama Years 7 –10 Draft Syllabus (NSW Board of Studies)
• SEEING SITES: DRAMATIC IMAGES AS REPRESENTATIONS OF THE SOCIAL WORLD - from Circa magazine 
• The Forgotten Art Makers: Forging the new Agenda for Drama Theory by David Morris
• Drama in Schools in the UK - conference notes by Marigold Ashwell
• Progress and Continuity in the Teaching of Drama by Michael Fleming
• The Educational Theatre Association - Articles from "Dramatics" and "Teaching Theatre"
  • A scenic solution - Everything you need to know about renting backdrops for your show.
  • A warrior with her pen: Playwright Melanie Marnich creates her own realities for the stage - Melanie Marnich describes becoming a playwright and offers advice for young writers.
  • Acting funny: What it takes to do comedy - An overview of the basic principles actors must consider when playing comedy.
  • Acting the Song - How to communicate emotion by acting when singing a song.
  • Actions Speak Loudly: Making the Audience Feel - Acting exercises for communicating emotion through action.
  • Adaptations: New Theatre from Old Stories - An overview of how stage adaptations are created from other sources and a list of examples.
  • After the Fall: Why Theatre Is as Important as Ever - How the shows we watch and create might be affected by the September 11 terrorist attacks.
  • Among the Bohemians - An inside look at the making of La Bohème.
  • An actor's encyclopedia: The ABC's of crafting a role - Definitions and examples of important acting concepts and terms, with a brief history of Stanislavski's influence on American acting.
  • Blazing her own career trail - The multifaceted career of Jessica Thebus, a "freelance director" based in Chicago.
  •  Charting a course to college, part 1 - Explanations of theatre college degrees and programs to consider before choosing a school.
  • Charting a course to college, part 2 - Factors to consider when deciding on the right college theatre program.
  • Clothes Make the Show - How to buy, organize, and maintain a theatre company costume wardrobe.
  • Connections and Context for Teachers - Essays exploring the connections and context of some of the main stage productions at the 2002 International Thespian Festival.
  • Creating a Study Guide - How to create study guides for plays as a class project.
  • Different Kinds of Theatre Classrooms - The different kinds of summer theatre study programs and advice on how to choose the right one for you.
  • Directors on Directing - Five directors respond to questions about how to embark on a career in directing.
  •  Exercising your character - Showing your student actors how actions speak louder than words.
  • Fit for the Stage - Actors need to be physically fit for their roles; some suggestions for keeping fit.
  • From the Outside In - Two physical acting exercises that teach students how to communicate their characters' emotions through actions.
  • Fundamentals of lighting: The Fresnel - All about the Fresnel lens and using it to produce soft, diffuse light.
  • Great expectations - The first in a long-term series of articles following the careers and lives of theatre students.
  • Indictators: performing arts and communication/journalism - Documents showing how certification in performing arts and communications/journalism match up with other indicators in the field.
  • Information regarding NBTPS - New information regarding contacting National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) to support certification in performing arts.
  • Inventing truth: The challenges of playing real-life people on stage - Actors who play characters from real life.
  • Keeping a Journal, Making an Actor - How private writing can make you a better actor.
  • Keeping the faith: The theatre of Woodie King, Jr. - What inspires one of the most prominent figures in African-American theatre today.
  • Lighting the Gym - A guide to lighting non-traditional spaces, such as a gym or cafeteria.
  • Lives in the Theatre: The Educational Theatre Association Honors Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt - The creators of The Fantasticks share advice on making theatre and why it matters.
  • Look, Listen, Critique - Questions for playgoers to consider when watching a play in order to appreciate the art.
  • Looking for a character - How to prepare for a role by doing research of various sources.
  • Mastering Your Craft - Tips for mastering the craft of acting.
  • Off the Pedestal - Aquila Theatre Company puts a new spin on some very old plays.
  • Playwrights Find Inspiration in History - How two playwrights wrote "Loose Lips Sink Ships," a World War II shipyard musical based in Wisconsin.
  • Rituals, Robes, and Hungry Ghosts - Superstitions, rituals, and legends of good and bad luck on the stage.
  • Roll call - An acting exercise to help students learn how character is created through actions.
  • Running in Rep: What It Takes to Create a Theatrical Smorgasbord - A look behind the scenes at rotating repertory, as produced by the Oregon Shakespeare Festival.
  • Shalom.Salaam. - Peace Child Israel helps young Israeli Jews and Arabs find reconciliation in the writing and performing of plays for their parents and peers.
  • Show Boat Teacher Study Guide - Study guide for the musical Show Boat, from a 2001 International Thespian Festival publication.
  • Speaking the Truth - Students from Northridge High School in Dayton, Ohio, created and performed an original one-act play, "Stains, Junk, and Other Necessities of Life," with Evelyn Rudie and Chris DeCarlo of the Santa Mo...
  • The Bonderman - A teacher-playwright explains how his experience at the Bonderman National Youth Playwriting Symposium influenced how he taught playwriting to his students.
  • The College Audition - Coaching your students on how to tell a two-minute story.
  • The costume sculptors: how a draper dresses the show - How drapers create costumes for professional theatre.
  • The first year: Eight theatre students talk about their first year in college - The second in a series of articles following the careers and lives of theatre students.
  • The mind–body connection - An introduction to the Alexander Technique.
  • The Mobile Costume Shop - How to create a mobile costume shop, with lists of tools and materials.
  • The Mobile Scene Shop - How to build well-built scenery with a mobile scene shop. Tips on which tools to buy, storage, and saving money.
  • The Playwright's Many Roles - The many roles--collector, explorer, untethered creator, dramaturg, business manager, collaborator--a playwright must assume.
  • The REAP Report - A new study by Harvard University examines the connection between arts and academics.
  • The Roadie’s Best Friend - Part three of our lighting fundamentals series: the PAR can.
  • The Singing Audition - What is necessary for a successful singing audition.
  • The Taming of the Shrew Teacher Study Guide - Teacher study guide for The Taming of the Shrew, from a 2001 International Thespian Festival publication.
  • The Tech Resume - A formatted example of a tech resume.
  • Theatre for Life Action Guide - The Theatre for Life Action Guide.
  • Theatre Photography - Advice on equipment and techniques for taking pictures of your shows.
  • Things my father taught me - A daughter reflects on lessons that have guided her life and shaped her work.
  • Tiny ninjas: small actors make a big splash - Puppeteer Dov Weinstein uses dolls to perform adaptations of Shakespeare and other texts.
  • Turning Images into Words - How trained audio describers evoke theatrical images for people with low vision.
  • Under Gollum's Skin - Meet Andy Serkis, the actor who brings to life the animated character in The Lord of the Rings.
  • Warming up the face: A sequence that's good for your head - Warming up the facial muscles.
  • Way off Broadway - Ricky Ian Gordon and Michael John LaChiusa explore the future of American musicals.
  • We Go On - A dozen essays by artists and educators on why theatre matters in a time of national crisis.
  • What Is to Be Done? - Seventeen arts education advocates discuss the most important issues facing K-12 education in the next five years.
  • Who Owns the Rights? - The facts and myths about copyright, and how to license a show.
  • Workhorse of the Grid - All about the ellipsoidal reflector spotlight, or ERS. 
  • Design and Production - The Stage Hand's Pocket - Essential equipment for the running crew.

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