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Drama
GRADES 6 - 12
Drama for Reading & Performance
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Exciting new plays by distinguished playwrights will revive your language arts or drama curriculum.
Drama adds interest and variety to your curriculum, develops speaking
and listening skills, and builds students’ confidence as they read or perform.
BENEFITS
•Each anthology features 17 to 19 contemporary one-,
two-, and three-act plays by distinguished playwrights
and authors such as
—David Mamet
—Horton Foote
—Gary Soto
—Wendy Wasserstein
—Athol Fugard
—Neil Simon
•A unique two-path approach lets you use the plays for
literary analysis or classroom performance.
Your students will learn about
Collection One
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the components of a literary analysis
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—motivation
SELL —characterization
—foreshadowing
—irony
—symbolism
—plot
BEST
—theme
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Collection Two
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the fundamentals of a performance
—the set
—movement and timing
—improvisation
—creating a character
—costumes and makeup —lighting and sound
—character analysis
—and more!
•Multiple dramatic formats broaden your students’
perspective of drama.
—mime
—commedia dell’arte
—Noh theatre
—contemporary realism
—TV and radio
—farce
•A glossary defines key literary and theatrical terms.
TEACHER RESOURCES
Comprehensive Teacher Resources
have everything you need to involve
your students in a literary study or a
performance.
•plot summaries
•support for teaching the anthology
•assessment opportunities
•enrichment activities
DRAMA Collection One—Table of Contents
DRAMA Collection Two—Table of Contents
The Arkansaw Bear, Aurand Harris
The Dancers, Horton Foote
Novio Boy, Gary Soto
The Man in the Case, Wendy Wasserstein
Variations on the Death of Trotsky, David Ives
A Conversation with My Dogs, Merrill Markoe
He Who Says Yes and He Who Says No, Bertolt Brecht
I Never Saw Another Butterfly, Celeste Raspanti
Painted Rain, Janet Allard
Nothing But the Truth, Avi, dramatized by Ronn Smith
The Frog Prince, David Mamet
This Is a Test, Stephen Gregg
The Love of Three Oranges, Carlo Gozzi, adapted by Lowell Swortzell
Maggie Magalita, Wendy Kesselman
The Drummer, Athol Fugard
The Big Black Box, Cleve Haubold
The Hitch Hiker, Lucille Fletcher
A Waitress in Yellowstone, David Mamet
The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail, Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee
The Love Doctor, Moliére, adapted by Marvin Kaye
My Children! My Africa!, Athol Fugard
The Lottery, Shirley Jackson, adapted by Brainerd Duffield
A Young Lady of Property, Horton Foote
Haiku, Katherine Snodgrass
Sorry, Right Number, Stephen King
Back There, Rod Serling
Death Knocks, Woody Allen
The Actor’s Nightmare, Christopher Durang
The Post Office, Rabindranath Tagore
The Migrant Farmworker’s Son, Silvia Gonzalez S.
The Janitor, August Wilson
Survival, Alfred Brenner
Madman on the Roof, Kikuchi Kan
Lost in Yonkers, Neil Simon
Phaeton and the Sun Chariot, Wim Coleman
Sure Thing, David Ives
17 one- and two-act plays • middle and high school
340 pages
19 one-, two-, and three-act plays • some plays have mature themes
440 pages
Readers Theatre Fundamentals
Creative and fun drama experiences!
GRADES 9 - 12
This drama text is a collection of innovative readers theatre productions with clear and
detailed information. Each of the 17 chapters features a basic project that students can
prepare and present. Chapter objectives, key terms, pictures, scripts, and examples
make productions easy and fun. 268 pages.
Softcover
Student
Book
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Readers Theatre Fundamentals features five units that cover the
•art of readers theatre
• material
• interpreter
• production
• script
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Drama
Raising the Curtain
GRADES 6 - 12
Activities for the Theatre Arts Classroom
Gai Jones
A creative and energetic theatre resource book.
Written for the theatre arts instructor, Raising the Curtain features hundreds of hands-on,
on-your-feet activities for the novice to advanced theatre student. 402 pages.
“ I wish Raising the Curtain had been on the market when I first began teaching
Theatre Arts! Full of practical, user-friendly ideas, suggestions, and lesson plans to
quiet the fluttering heart of the new and terrified drama teacher, Gai Jones has written
a book that sparkles with her own indefatigable vitality and common sense.”
—John Slade, Director of Theatre Arts
Ojai Performing Arts Academy
Nine Muses
Softcover
Book
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GRADES 6 - 12
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Modern Plays from Classic Myths
Original one-act plays for an entire unit on classic mythology.
Mystery, intrigue, tragedy, humor, romance—tales of the ancient deities have them all!
Our anthology of contemporary plays is narrated by the nine Muses, each of whom has
her own unique and sometimes offbeat perspective on a classical myth.
The anthology includes
•Creating Context: A superb introduction to mythology including the source of myths,
the world of classic mythology, and the gods/godesses at a glance.
•Nine Plays: —Pandora, Phaeton and the Sun Chariot, Demeter and Persephone,
Orpheus and Eurydice, Eros and Psyche, The Apple of Discord,
Odysseus and the Sirens, Proteus, Prometheus Unbound
•Extensions: Thumbnail myths, glossary, and further readings.
Teachers will appreciate the scholarly basis of the stories and the extensive materials. 264 pages
Softcover
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Page to Stage
Teacher
Guide
MR #024970
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GRADES 9 - 12
Plays from Classic Literature
A collection for the drama or literature classroom.
Dramatizations
of great literary
works
This breakthrough approach to literature study uses drama to provide students with a
deeper, richer understanding of a text. The plays can also be presented as informal
classroom productions. Both drama and literature teachers will relish the enjoyment
their students will have with this creative collection! 464 pages.
BENEFITS
TEACHER GUIDE
•a plot summary
•teaching suggestions and responses for all student
activities, discussion questions, and activities
•tips for helping students perform the play
•extensive media resources, including Internet sites
•play quizzes and answer keys
•Flexible design allows plays to be
used before or after reading the
original work or after students have
read them on their own.
•Prereading activities that focus on the
background and literary elements of
the play create context.
•Comparison of the original literature to the play highlights each playwright’s craft.
•After-reading discussion questions and literary skill activities help students respond both
critically and creatively.
•Performance activities throughout the book get students actively involved.
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Student
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Teacher
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Drama
Basic Drama Projects
GRADES 9 - 12
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The best-selling project-based theatre text just got better!
This revised edition of Basic Drama Projects retains the structure and features that
theatre teachers love! 642 pages
•Step-by-step guidelines for a speaking project in every chapter
•Theatre Then and Now features that reflect historical influences on the modern theatre
•Complete coverage of theatre basics, technical theatre, elements of acting, creating
a character, producing, directing, playwriting, and more
•Chapters on musical theatre, comedy, television, and movies
•Features such as Career Focus and Masters of the Craft that bring relevancy to the
modern theatre
•A Handbook that provides additional information
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A new Theatrical Miscellany section of high-interest information details
•most often recommended playwrights and their works
•top ten high school musicals and dramas
•top ten playwriting tips
•theatrical superstitions
•and more!
TEACHER RESOURCE BINDER
Teacher Package
Teacher
Teacher’s
Annotated Resource
Binder
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(Hardcover)
Student
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(Includes Annotated Teacher Edition,
Resource Binder and ExamView software)
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MR #058031
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$ 219.95
“I have been a high school drama teacher for the past thirty years.
The format for the Basic Drama Projects book is simply outstanding!
It is a dream come true for all high school drama teachers.
I wish this latest edition was available thirty years ago
when I began my drama teaching career.”
Gordon Inverno, Jr., Drama Director
Bishop George Ahr High School
The Teacher Resource Binder offers more than 150 blackline
masters with introductory activities for the student text, chapter
activities and project support, peer evaluation, chapter and
unit quizzes, and forms for a complete play production. Also
includes ExamView® software with chapter tests and scoring.
ANNOTATED TEACHER EDITION
A new Wraparound Edition includes a reproduction of the complete
Student Book surrounded by support materials contributed by drama
teachers—including teaching tips, individual and group activities,
and writing prompts and even substitute teacher lesson plans.
Table of Contents Excerpt
Preface
Introduction: Welcome to Drama Class!
UNIT ONE
Begin with the Basics
Chapter 1
Warm Up
Project: Create and Perform a Warm-up Routine
Spotlight on: Stage Fright
Chapter 2
Observation
UNIT THREE
Creating a Character
Chapter 5
Chapter 9
Movement
Chapter 6
Stage Directions
Chapter 3
Voice Production and Articulation
Pantomime
Project: Perform a Vocal Exercise
Career Focus: Voice-over Actor
Master of the Craft: John Leguizamo—
Man of Many Voices
Theatre Then and Now: Storytellers Across Time—
The Griot/The Moth
Chapter 4
Chapter 8
Improvisation
Ensemble Work
Unit One Review
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Character Analysis
Project: Plan and Present Stage Movement for a Scene
Project: Create Characters in an Improvised Scene
Spotlight on: The Rules of Stage Movement
with a Partner
Theatre Then and Now: Ritual Dance Movement/Modern Theatre Then and Now: Ibsen and Miller—
Movement
Appointment with Humanity
Project: Plot and Execute Three Stage Crosses
Spotlight on: Taking Your Bows
Theatre Then and Now: The Actor Onstage—
Ancient Arenas/Today’s Intimate Spaces
Chapter 7
Project: Improvise a Scene with a Partner
Career Focus: The Improv Group
Spotlight on: Audience Etiquette
Theatre Then and Now: Commedia Dell’arte /
The Second City
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UNIT TWO
Elements of Acting
Project: Give a Detailed Description of an Object
Spotlight on: Peer Evaluation
Theatre Then and Now: Stanislavski and
The Actors Studio
Project: Plan and Present a Pantomime of an Activity
Master of the Craft: Marcel Marceau
Theatre Then and Now: Kabuki of the 1600s/
Kabuki Interpretations Today
(Units 1-3)
Project: Perform an Improvised Scene
as an Ensemble Member
Career Focus: The Improv Group
Spotlight on: Stage Etiquette
Theatre Then and Now: Ensembles of Old /
Ensembles of Today
Chapter 10
Character Development
Project: Use Characterizations
in a Group Scene
Spotlight on: Cues and Cue Pickup
Theatre Then and Now: Elizabethan Drama to Epic
Theatre
Chapter 11
Dramatic Roles
Project: Write and Perform a Dramatic Scene
Spotlight on: The Worst Romeo Ever
Master of the Craft: Kenneth Branagh
Theatre Then and Now: A Role for All Eras—
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
Chapter 12
Comic Roles
Project: Write and Perform a Comic Monologue
Master of the Craft: Lily Tomlin
Theatre Then and Now: Great Comic Playwrights—
Moliére/Neil Simon
Unit Three Review
Unit Two Review
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Drama
Each
chapter
begins with a
performancebased
project.
Sample pages from the
Basic Drama Projects
Student Book
s
s
“Master
of the Craft”
sections highlight
distinguished
theatre
figures.
Theatre
history is
integrated
within the
content.
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