Dramatization is an effective teaching method in history where students act out roles from the past to make historical experiences feel real. It allows students to learn by doing and assimilate essential facts while developing an emotional attachment to historical figures. There are different types of dramatization, including extempore dramatization which develops students' thinking and imagination, and prepared dramatization where students memorize dialogues. Dramatization has advantages like developing students' creativity and learning through activity, but also limitations such as lack of technical knowledge and difficulties enacting certain historical events.

1. SEMINAR
ON
MEANING,IMPORTANCE,MERITS AND
DEMERITS OF DRAMATIZATION
JIJO K
SOCIAL SCIENCE

2. MEANING AND IMPORTANCE
MEANING AND IMPORTANCE
The Word ‘Drama’ means ‘to act or to do’.In Dramatizing an
Individual attempts to act or do,as somebody else has acted or is expected to
act,at a certain time,in a certain place and situation
In history Dramatization means the reconstructing of an experience
in the past which is of historical significance.It is the attempt to transcend the
barrier of time and place and relive the experiences concerned.

3. History is the record of past events and experiences.It is not only with
meterial objects which could be modelled but also with
events,experiences,human sentiments and ideas which have no meterial form
at all.Thease happening have been preserved through verbal symbols only.
It is not possible to translate them into audio aids. Besides since the
historical events are not isolated events,but are inter connected sequence of
events and experiences,it is impossible to represent these happening with the
help of models or puppets.there for the effective teaching of
history,dramatization has been accepted as the most effective method.

4. In Dramatization , Childrens plays the roles of the personalities in
history.When a child plays the role of Ashoka,he has to feel like the
character and to a degree he must have become the character.
Other Persons feel the character is a real ashoka.Thus,the
dramatization is the only way of making historical exeriences real.This is
the only way of learning by doing in history.
By playing the roles of different historical characters,the students-

5. assimilate the essential facts of history. Thus it serves as purpose of a good
memory device.
Children who do not directly participate in dramatization but only
witness it ,also develop an emotional attachment towards the character.
Dramatization provides a opportunity for imparting historical
informations in an emotional situation.

6. Types of Dramatization
Dramatization is of two types:
1. Extempore Dramatization:Instruction without prior preparations,is
imparted to the children in the class through this method.This process
develops the power of thinking and imagination of the pupils.
2. Prepared Dramatization:In this type of dramatization preparations is
made beforehand.students memorize dialogues and act according to
instruction.it helps the students to learn the art of preparations of
dialogue and to acquire the habbit learning.they can also memorize
things.

7. KINDS OF DRAMATIZATION
A. Full-length play: A full length play is vivid and realistic in nature.it give a full
representation of a whole scheme to be presented in the classroom.the whole idea of
the topic,the emotional situation,happenings,etc,can be presented to the students in
natural way. It takes hours to perform.for its success a proffessional standard is
required.Detailed preparations and rehersal is very much essential in a full length
play.
B. Class Dramatisation:A good history teacher can undertake certain informal
dramatizations inside the classroom in order to make his teaching effective and
natural.He may dramatize only a part of a lesson.

8. Preparation:While preparing a lesson on budhism the teacher may make
some provisions for dramatizing the caste restrictions and the bloody
sacrifices that were prevalent among the Brahminical hindus during pre-
Budhist era.he may also plan the good episodes to be dramatised in the
class room.
Presentation:A teacher may present a lesson on Buddhism by asking one
student to play the role of buddha and the other students to come in
batches to receive the sermons from Buddha.

9. Application:The application of lesson on Muhammed Thuhluk can be
dramatised with a scene were Muhammed Thughluk fails to control the
rebbellion in the provinces.
An Application of a lesson on the parliament of India can be
dramatised bu enacting a mock parliament

10. C. Tableau:It is even a more effective device for representing emotional
theme is tableau.It is a picture like scene of human characters presented
against the backgroud of their action.

11. D.Pegeant:It is another form of dramatization.It helps to depict an idea by arranging an
spectacle .The great emporers in india,the great social and religious reformers may appear in
a line each with his distinctive dress.
E.Shadow play: Shadow play is devoid of speech, like the tableau. in this technique of
dramatization ,a screen is placed between the actors and audience. In order to reflect an
shadow of the actors on screen, a light is kept at their back.The audience see only the
shadow ,not the actors.
F. Puppet show:Puppet show is another technique of Dramatization.The teacher can
take the help of several kinds of puppets and dramatize the topic he desires to
teach.he can use hand puppets,fingers puppets,shadow puppets,etc.

12. ADVANTAGES OF DRAMATIZATION
 Through Dramatization, we can develop the creative instincts of the children.
 It helps in Proper utilization of knowledge and activities of the children.
 It provides a change to the students from the formal and rigid atmosphere of
class room and reading of books.
 It is psychological to help in developing the power of the learning of the
students.
 It provides them an opportunity to acquire knowledge through activity.
 It has to develop the power of self creativeness and activity.
 It also help them to develop the power of sympathy and imagination.
 Power of observation also develop through this method.

13.  It provides education along with precaution.
 The student develop the art of speaking while developing self confidence and
the power of understanding.
 It also develops in the students the power of appreciation and aesthetic sence.
 In the lower classes,it is easy to teach the history to students through this
method in an effective manner.

14. LIMITATIONS OF DRAMATISATION
 Lack of Knowledge in the art of Dramatizaion:Dramatization requires
some technical knowledge.Every teacher does not process it.
 Apprehension of indiscipline:While dramatization is going on,it is not
possible for the teacher to maintain the rigid discipline in the classroom.

15.  Economic factor:Implimentation of the technique of dramatization requires
money.several institutions are not rich enough to provide so much of money
for the teaching of the one subject.
 Difficult Enacting: Certain events of history are difficult to enact.it is
difficult to enact successfully the scene of war.
 Problem of Dialogue:In employing this technique,it is necessary to have good
dialogues. Writing of good dialogue requires aptitude as well as time.it is not
possible for every teacher of history to do it successfully.

16. CONCLUSION
No one can deny that the Dramatic instinct is a very dominant one in the
mental make up of the child.Hence all children like acting,whether they are
born actors or not.Dramatization is full of education,potentialities.it presents
an emotional situation which is necessary for effective learning.Dramatization
provides an excellent opportunity for group work and social participation and
many practical works in history can be correlated it.
It provides stable knowledge,and students learn by doing and so their
experiences are strenghtened.