Teaching with dramatized experiences

TEACHING WITH

DRAMATIZED EXPERIENCES

•All dramatization is essentially a process of communication, in which both participant and spectators are engaged . A creative interactions take place , a sharing of ideas.

•DRAMATIC is something that is stirring or affecting o r moving . A dramatic entrance is something that :•Catches and holds our attention,•Has emotional impact.

DRAMATIZED EXPERIENCE

•Can range from the following :•Formal plays•Pageant to less formal tableau•Pantomime•Puppets•Role playing

PLAYS•Depict life, character, or culture or a combination of all three.•They offer excellent opportunities to portray a vividly important ideas of life.

PAGEANTS•Usually community dramas that are based on local history, presented by local actors.

PANTOMIME•Is the art of conveying a story through bodily movements only.

•Its effect on the audience depends on the movements of the actor.

TABLEAU •A French word w/c means “picture”

•A picture-like scene composed of people against a background.

COMPARISON

•PANTOMIME and TABLEAU when compared to a PLAY and a PAGEANT are less demanding in terms of labor, time and preparation. They are purely visual experiences.

DALE (1996) •Claims that puppets unlike the regular stage play, can present ideas with extreme simplicity- without elaborate scenery or costume-yet effectively.

•As an instructional device, the puppet show can involve the entire group of students as :

•Speakers of parts•Manipulators of figure•Makers of puppet

TYPES OF PUPPET

•SHADOW PUPPETS – flat black silhouette made from light-weight cardboard and shown behind a screen.

TYPES OF PUPPET•ROD PUPPETS – flat cut out figures tacked to a stick, with one or more movable parts, and operated from below the stage level by wire rods or slender sticks.

TYPES OF PUPPET

•HAND PUPPETS- the puppet’s head is operated by the forefinger of the puppeteer, the little finger and thumb being used to animate the puppet hands.

TYPES OF PUPPET

GLOVE-AND-FINGER PUPPETS – make use of old gloves to which small costumed figure are attached.

TYPES OF PUPPET

•MARIONETTES flexible, jointed puppets operated by string or wires attached to across bar and maneuvered from directly above the stage.

WHAT PRINCIPLES MUST BE OBSERVED IN CHOOSING A PUPPET PLAY FOR TEACHING?•Do not use puppets for plays that can be done just as well or better by other dramatic means.

WHAT PRINCIPLES MUST BE OBSERVED IN CHOOSING A PUPPET PLAY FOR TEACHING•Puppet plays must be based on action rather than on words.

WHAT PRINCIPLES MUST BE OBSERVED IN CHOOSING A PUPPET PLAY FOR TEACHING.

•Keep the plays short.

WHAT PRINCIPLES MUST BE OBSERVED IN CHOOSING A PUPPET PLAY FOR TEACHING?

•Do not omit the possibilities of music and dancing as part of the puppet show.

WHAT PRINCIPLES MUST BE OBSERVED IN CHOOSING A PUPPET PLAY FOR TEACHING?

•Adapt the puppet show to the age, background, and tastes of the student.

ROLE PLAYING

•Is an unrehearsed, unprepared and spontaneous dramatization of a “let’s pretend” situation where assigned participants are absorbed by their own roles in the situation described by the teachers.

How is role-playing done?

•It can be done by describing a situation which would create different viewpoints on an issue and then asking the students to play the roles of the individuals involved.