02-28-2007
sumera
Assessment Task 2
‘Drama offers the teacher a wide range of techniques and strategies which can be applied in any classroom and in almost all subject areas.’ How would you as a teacher apply Drama strategies when you are in the classroom?
Introduction
I have practiced a variety of techniques during this play building process based on Medea with Janet. I can understand the importance of Drama. Drama develops in the students’ personal and social skills and Learning and Understanding skills as well. Drama promote in students ability to explore ideas, use the imagination, body language and facial expression. In this way it is a sort of self-evaluation. Drama is important also for enhancing in confidence in students.
Techniques and strategies
Drama can be used for all subjects in different steps of lesson plan like warm up, development, and conclusion and for summarizing as well the lesson. Mostly it is appropriate for language and literature. There are different techniques, strategies or activities which can be used in the classroom. First of all it is very important for the teacher to create friendly. Students can feel relax which will increase interest and will improve their learning skill. Then some physical exercise can be ideal. Students can be given some debating task on which they can have discussion in the classroom. Role-plays can be given by asking the students to select some current issues or they can find for example some quotations which will be the reflection of their society’s values, culture and problems. Each student participates in different types of activities. For example some can be a narrator, other can act, and other can be comedian also when there is some tragic presentation. This kind of role can make the atmosphere pleasant. Teacher can ask volunteer for different roles so teacher can help the students to discover the unknown abilities they have. These kinds of activities are helpful for cognitive development. Giving students’ different research task can be used in order to increase their knowledge. It helps students to be responsible and to adopt habit of extra study at home. Teacher can play a role of actor and can give the role of trader, business man, banker or property dealer. This can be very effective for economics lesson. This kind of opportunity would be helpful for the students on order to improve their artistic skills. Drama can provide opportunity to a teacher to discover the interests, inclination and potentialities of the students.
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