Into the Story Language in Action Through Drama

Name: Into the Story Language in Action Through Drama
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ISBN: 9780325006284

ISBN-10: 0325006288

ISBN-13: 9780325006284

Edition: 2004

Authors: Carole Miller, Juliana M. Saxton

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After years of research and teaching, Carole Miller and Juliana Saxton know one of the most engaging and effective tools to draw students into language, comprehension, and inquiry - and that's drama. Into the Story is a highly practical resource for language arts and literacy development based on story drama structures that have been piloted in elementary and middle school classrooms. The book consists of ten lesson units capitalizing on the friendliness of picture books that can be found in any library. Its unique attribute is its accessibility to teachers with little or no training in drama or theatre. Into the Story offers lessons that engage students in authentic encounters with ideas…

Book details

List price: $37.35
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Heinemann
Publication date: 2/11/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 176
Size: 8.50" wide x 11.00" long x 0.43" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Foreword



Falling into the Stories


Drama and Three-Dimensional Literacy


Choosing the Stories


Creating the Story Drama Structures


How the Story Drama Structures Work


Classroom Implementation



On-the-Way-to-Big based on The Pumpkin Blanket



Suppose a Wolf Came Out of the Forest? based on Peter and the Wolf



Better Than Bed Socks based on The Very Best of Friends



Still as Stone based on The Tunnel



Racing Northward based on The Polar Express



Of Dark and Wolfish Things based on The Werewolf Knight



All Dried Up and Blown Away based on The Dust Bowl



A Wealth of Knowing to Be Reaped based on Josepha: A Prairie Boy's Story



An Understanding Heart based on Only Opal: The Diary of a Young Girl



A Powerful Thirst based on Letting Swift River Go


Recommended Reading


Bibliography


Glossary of Drama Strategies


Index of Strategies