Beginning Drama 11-14 (Paperback, 3 ed)

Acknowledgements  Introduction to the 3rd Edition  Preface  Section One: The Drama Curriculum  The Field of Drama   How can a Drama Curriculum Cover So Much?  Formal and Informal Learning in Drama  The Four Conditions of Theatre   The Rehearsal Room and Ensemble Approach to Theatre Making  Local Vs National Curriculum   A Common Subject Core: Modes of Activity  Teaching through drama and theatre conventions  Open Space and Cross Curricular Learning  A curriculum model for drama at KS3  A curriculum plan for KS3  Matching teaching approaches to the curriculum plan  Structuring lessons which are progressively challenging  Assessment in the KS3 curriculum model  Drama and Language Development  The Living Experience of Drama  Section Two: The Roles, Skills and Knowledge of the Drama Teacher  Roles  Skills  Knowledge  Section Three  YEAR 7 - Playing Shakespeare: Hamlet  YEAR 8 ? Devising process based on a text stimulus What Has Happened to Lulu by Charles Causley  YEAR 9 ? Teaching social issues through drama: Migration based on The Arrival by Shaun Tan  An A-Z of Drama Conventions and Techniques  Bibliographies  The Rationale/Philosophy of Drama Education  Strategies / Approaches for Teaching Drama at Ks3  Beyond KS3  Teaching Shakespeare  Drama Games  Modern Theatre Texts and Performance Theory  Theatre/Actor Training