Teaching with Dramatized Experiences
Lesson 9
“All dramatization is essentially a process
of communication, in which both participant and spectators are engaged. A
creative interaction takes place, a sharing of ideas.”
Dramatized experiences can range from
formal plays, pageants to less formal tableau, pantomime, puppets and role
playing.
“If
our teaching is dramatic, our students get attracted, interested and affected.
If they are affected and moved by what we taught, we will most likely leave an
impact on them.”
Plays
depicts life, character, or culture or a
combination of all three.
Pageants
are usually community dramas that are based on
local history, presented by local actors.
Pantomime, is the “art of conveying a story through bodily movements only.”
(Webster’s New Collegiate Dictionary)
Tableau, is a picture-like scene composed of people against a background.
Dale (1996) claims that puppets, unlike the regular stage play
can present ideas with extreme simplicity - without elaborate scenery or costume-
yet effectively.
Common
Types of Puppet
1.
Shadow puppets – flat black
silhouette made from light-weight cardboard and shown behind a screen
2.
Rod puppets – flat cut out
figures tacked to a stick, with one or more movable parts, and operated from
below the stage level by wire rods or slender stick.
3.
Hand puppets - the puppet’s
head is operated by the forefinger of the puppeteer, the little finger and
thumb being used to animate the puppet hands.
4.
Glove-and-finger puppets – make
use of old gloves to which small costumed figure are attached.
5.
Marionettes – flexible, jointed
puppets operated by strings or wires attached to a cross bar and maneuvered
from directly above stage.
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