Drama In the Classroom: Character Development With Onions!

Hello Readers,
For English and Drama classrooms a dramatic presentation of what character development looks like can be shown in many forms.  I am going to use an onion to model this concept for you, so you can model it for your students.

Drama Teachers Play Option: Let's Mak'em Laugh!

Hello Readers,
Well, it seems as if I have neglected my Drama teachers for awhile.  Here is some content for you and well if any other teacher wants to pass this play on to the Drama Director at their school, by all means, please do.

The play I am going to recommend is a hilarious comedy that I actually performed in myself, in my senior year of high school.  It is called Oprah Made Me Do It!

Are Your Students Retaining What You Teach? With Tableaus They Will!

Hello Viewers,
I've been thinking about the nagging question educators tend to ask themselves.  Are my students retaining what I teach them?

This is a difficult question to answer because it is not easy to tell if they will remember the knowledge you give them after they are tested on it or even before they are tested.  A great tip to get your students to remember important and complex lessons, is using tableaus!

See the Arts: Field trips!

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I am happy to present you with the wonderful idea of showing your students the arts first-hand.  It is easy for high school students to feel detached from artists and plays they are studying, but by taking them on a field trip to a local gallery or theater, they can feel connected to what they are learning.

Presentation Tip for Your Students! Say Goodbye to Getting Tongue-tied

Hello Readers,
Here is a post that will help your students get over their pre-presentation jitters.  Not everyone is a natural public speaker and even those who are can get tongue-tied.

Acting =Understanding: Additional Tips for Using Theater in Foreign Language/ESL classrooms

Hello All,
I have some more great ways to use acting in Foreign Language/ESL classrooms.

1. Have your students act out a conversation in front of the class
2. Have a presenter come to your class and discuss material your students are learning about in class or if you want have a performer come do a traditional dance, song, etc. to give your students a closer look at the culture of the language they are learning.

Acting is Communication: Tips for Foreign Language/ESL Classes

Hello All,
This post is for Foreign Language and English as Second Language teachers.  These classes can be pretty difficult to teach, especially without using some form of theater, because communicating ideas to students in an effective manner is a challenge.

Students who are just learning a language, whether it is English speaking students learning a foreign language or ESL students who may speak a variety of their own native languages, can feel lost and overwhelmed by new vocabulary.