Making Drama, 2e

	Bruce Burton            ISBN:  9780733971419      ISBN10:  0733971415      RRP inc. GST:  $41.95    Published:  23/08/2005      Format:  Paperback

Description top This edition of  Making Drama has been extensively re-written and redesigned to provide a complete class text for students studying Drama in Years 7 and 8 across Australia. This edition also links closely with Creating Drama which is written for students in Years 9 and 10. The student book contains three units which fully cover the three study areas prescribed by the state syllabuses. Each unit combines essential knowledge with a range of drama workshops and assessment tasks.

Features and Benefits top Chapter outcomes reflect the outcomes-based nature of all syllabuses making it easy for students and teachers to identify exactly what knowledge and skills need to be developed. Text features - running glossary in the margin (Key Terms) and Notes also in the margin provide students with interesting additional information and practical tips. Try This sections in the margin provide suggestions for specific Drama activities designed to help students understand and apply the information in the text. Activities are integrated throughout the text and are organised around syllabus-related headings so that teachers can easily identify the activities they need for outcomes development and assessment. Information and Communication Technologies are addressed under the heading Using Technology offering practical approaches to using technology in the Drama classroom. Support for assessment in the form of a core assessment task at the end of each chapter, three model assessment forms and a blank assessment forms for copying, to make assessment more straightforward. Journal Writing activities are clearly identified throughout the text to address this major component of Drama learning. Improved design and layout make the text easier to use and more appealing for students. A broad range of play and script extracts are included as the basis for performance, improvisation and other drama activities, providing a complete drama resource.

Table of Contents top Unit 1: Making a Character Chapter 1: Movement, Sound and Setting Chapter 2: Role and Character Unit 2: Making The Elements of Drama Chapter 3: Time and Place Chapter 4: Tension and Focus Chapter 5: Images and Symbols Unit 3: Making Plays Chapter 6: Improvising Chapter 7: Comedy and Tragedy Chapter 8: Storytelling