Creative Dramatics

Dramatic Simulations
(Creative Dramatics/Improvisational Drama)
For Education and Therapy

Text: Dorothy Heathcote, Drama as a Learning Medium by Betty Wagner, a National Education Association Publication, published by Calendar Islands Publishers

Project: Students will utilize dramatic simulations in an on-site and/or distance project.
See sample BellNet Peer-Mentoring Project.

Class Outline:

What Drama Can Do
Evoking, Not Directing
Edging In
Brotherhoods
Segmenting to Focus
Leading Through Questions
Building Belief
Dropping to the Universal
Withholding Expertise
Planning
Using Role in Teaching
Theater Elements as Tools
Movement
The Left Hand of Knowing
Classification
Code Cracking
Working with Disabled Populations
Teacher Training
Guarantees

Testing: Be prepared for weekly pop quizzes. Plan for a final essay examination

Grading: One half of your grade is to be based on in-class performances. One fourth is to be based on daily, in-class participation. The final fourth is to be based on quizzes and the final examination, with the final exam weighing three times that of weekly quizzes.

Attendance: Since you are to be graded everyday, it is essential that you attend every class and that you are on time.

Objective: Students will participate in simulations with knowledge, confidence, and appropriate technique.

Workshop Requirements:
Students are expected to participate in five events from the following categories.
They are personal marketing workshops (Mondays at 11 a.m., dates to be announced),
laboratory performances (Mondays at 11 a.m., dates to be announced), productions (on or off campus), Humanities programs/events (dates to be announced).