Presentation I used for the third class of the course "Drama for Teaching Purposes", part of the post degree diploma in English offered by MINEDUC in association with UNAB. Santiago-Rancagua, Chile, January, 2010

1. Drama TechniquesfortheClassroom Jorge Comte G. jorgecomtegodoy@gmail.com http://www.teachingnewbies.com/ Class 3

2. Role Play Radio Drama DRAMA Miming Improv Puppets Photo-novella Invisible Forum

3. “They are activities [. . .] based on techniques used by actors [through which] students are given opportunities to use their own personality in creating the material on which part of the language class is based” (Maley and Duff 2) What are drama techniques?

4. Keep in mind: Aim: Reasonsfordoingtheactivity Focus: Linguisticobjectives Level: Studentsforwhomtheactivitiesweredesigned Time: Howlongtheactivitywilltake Preparation: Everythingyouneedfortheactivity Procedure: Instructions Whenusing a drama technique. . .

5. Think of: Follow-on: Extension of the activity (homework, discussion, etc) Variation: Different ways of doing it, depending of level, experience, etc. Notes: Write a brief report about the results, including good and bad aspects Afterusing a drama technique. . .

6. Students perform an invented situation. Have you used it? If you have, has it worked? Role Play

7. Howwouldyouassess role play?Checktherubricattached

8. At a restaurant Interview with a star On a plane Role playactivity

9. Represent situation and express actions and emotions through movement only; no words, no sounds. Why is miming helpful? How can we use it in class? Miming

10. Have you used puppets? How? Types of puppets: String puppets Hand puppets Finger puppets Tube puppets Paper puppets Rugged dolls Puppets

11. In groups, create paper puppets and tell one of these stories, role playing with puppets: The Three Little Pigs Little Red Riding Hood Goldilocks and the Three Bears PuppetActivity

12. Situations performed with the purpose of discussing issues that are relevant for the group. The scenes can be modified by the audience. What type of students can we use it with? ForumTheatre

13. A story told only through images with no movement or words. Photo-novella

14. TeacheronMonday

15. TeacheronWednesday

16. Teacheron Friday

17. TeacheronSaturdayNight

18. TeacheronMondayAgain!

19. Improvisation of language. Improv

20. A story told only with words and sound effects, with no visual support. Radio Drama

21. http://www.teachingnewbies.com/ Duff, Alan and Alan Maley. Drama Techniques. Third edition. Cambridge University Press. UK, 2005. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vx-ID09YKSM Sources