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Research Articles for Drama Teachers

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To Research or to Not Research?
Acting

To Research or to Not Research?

As an actor, character research is part of your job. Doing research gives you the foundation and background to help make your character believable to an audience. Research helps you understand a...
Writing Your Research: A Cross-Curricular Exercise
Classroom Exercise

Writing Your Research: A Cross-Curricular Exercise

Cross-curricular projects are awesome in theory, especially in the drama classroom. They are a great way to demonstrate comprehension by taking information in one form and applying it to another....
Preparing Middle School Students to Perform Monologues
Teaching Drama

Preparing Middle School Students to Perform Monologues

Do you notice any of these common issues when your middle school students perform monologues in competition? • They’re overcome with nerves. • They’re unable to grow their characters beyond...
Speeches from History – A Cross-Curricular Unit
Teaching Drama

Speeches from History – A Cross-Curricular Unit

Here’s a unit you can use that combines technology, drama, and cross-curricular learning. Talk about a multi-purpose activity! Since the unit involves speeches, it’s probably best-suited to...
I want to be an actor!
Acting

I want to be an actor!

It’s an easy thing to say. People say it all the time: I want to act, I’d love to be an actor, I’d die if I wasn’t acting. But what do these sentences really mean? • Do you want to be in movies?...