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    The Other Art: Theater Skills to Help Every Child (School Edition)
    The Other Art: Theater Skills to Help Every Child (School Edition)
    The Other Art: Theater Skills to Help Every Child (School Edition)
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    The Other Art: Theater Skills to Help Every Child (School Edition)

    By Marian Scadden

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    In this easy DIY manual, teachers with little to no theater experience can teach theater skills to their students that boost esteem, confidence, and creativity. This step-by-step school edition was designed with teachers in mind. Each lesson has two short activities, an enrichment game and a true story of children in theater. Just open the book and begin!

    The book focuses on Voice Control, Creative Movement, Expression, Concentration, Imagination, and Stagecraft. Those teaching from the pages do not have to be thespians to manage the games and activities. Children do not have to go on to a life on the stage to benefit from the skills learned. There are lifelong lessons such as being a good audience member, which is what most of us will be most of the time; learning to speak up, which is necessary when delivering an oral report or a report to a committee; and acting confident, such as in a job interview. Appendix A is "Why Teach Theater" and lists studies and resources on the difference theater can make.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMarian Scadden
    Release dateNov 5, 2013
    ISBN9781310464829
    The Other Art: Theater Skills to Help Every Child (School Edition)
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    Marian Scadden

    Marian Scadden reads a lot, and likes to write in theater-esque and other genres, such as Young Adult fantasy, Middle Grade stuff, and Picture Books. She loves playing board games with her family, especially when she wins. Marian graduated in Children's Theatre from Brigham Young University decades ago, more or less. Writing books and plays is not quite as long as that. She started writing plays so she wouldn't have to pay royalties when directing them; she started writing picture books to see if she could and she advanced to novels in 2009 when she participated in National Novel Writing Month. It's kind of exciting.

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      The Other Art - Marian Scadden

      The Other Art:

      Theater Skills to Help Every Child

      (School Edition)

      Marian L. Scadden

      copyright 2013 Marian Scadden

      Smashwords Edition

      Also written by Marian Scadden:

      Short Scripts for 2-3 Kids

      The Other Art: Theater Skills to Help Every Child (Home Edition)

      5 Fun Scripts for Kids to Perform, Vol I-V

      Numerous scripts

      Smashwords Edition, License Notes

      This e-book is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This e-book may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you're reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      Acknowledgements: Thank you to my writer's critique group for all their help on this and other books - Andrea, Gene and Timothy. They are such great writers; they teach me a lot. And to the family for all their encouragement and cheering, especially my husband Chris who patiently handles my late-night hours.

      Table of Contents

      (Why Teach Theater, see Appendix A, linked below)

      Introduction

      Lesson 1: Projection (Vocal Development)

      ~~Activity 1A: Hi My Name Is

      ~~Activity 1B: Projection Obstacle Course

      ~~Enrichment

      ~~True Theater Anecdote: He Found His Voice

      Lesson 2: Enunciation (Vocal Development)

      ~~Activity 2A: Trip to Hawaii

      ~~Activity 2B: Tongue Twisters

      ~~ Enrichment

      ~~True Theater Anecdote: The Incredible Servant

      Lesson 3: Stage Areas (Stage Work)

      ~~Activity 3A: Around the Stage

      ~~Activity 3B: Around the Stage Again

      ~~Enrichment

      ~~True Theater Anecdote: The Stove Where Jack Hid

      Lesson 4: Good Audience Behavior (Stage Work)

      ~~Activity 4A: Good Audience Behavior

      ~~Activity 4B: Quick Attention

      ~~Enrichment

      ~~True Theater Anecdote: The Non-Drama Class

      Lesson 5: Self-Presentations (Stage Work)

      ~~Activity 5A: Self-Presentations

      ~~Activity 5B: Silly Self-Presentations

      ~~Enrichment

      ~~True Theater Anecdote: Good For His Self-Esteem

      Lesson 6: Big Movement (Creative Movement)

      ~~Activity 6A: Follow the Leader

      ~~Activity 6B: The Machine

      ~~Enrichment

      ~~True Theater Anecdote: Nursery Rhymes to the Rescue

      Lesson 7: Levels (Creative Movement)

      ~~Activity 7A: Levels - Individuals

      ~~Activity 7B: Levels - Group

      ~~Enrichment

      ~~True Theater Anecdote: They Solved It

      Lesson 8: Positions (Stage Work)

      ~~Activity 8A: Positions

      ~~Activity 8B: Cheating Out, Opening Up

      ~~Enrichment

      ~~True Theater Anecdote: An Elmer’s Idea

      Lesson 9: Gestures, Self-Presentations 2 (Stage Work)

      ~~Activity 9A: Gestures

      ~~Activity 9B: Self-Presentations with Gestures

      ~~Enrichment

      ~~True Theater Anecdote: Will You Look at Her?

      Lesson 10: Expression 1 (Expression)

      ~~Activity 10A: Body Expression

      ~~Activity 10B: Vocal Expression

      ~~Enrichment

      ~~True Theater Anecdote: The Show Must Go On

      Lesson 11: Expression 2 (Expression)

      ~~Activity 11A: Body & Voice Together

      ~~Activity 11B: The Chair

      ~~Enrichment

      ~~True Theater Anecdote: The Generous Pixie Assistant

      Lesson 12: Concentration (Concentration)

      ~~Activity 12A: The Mirror

      ~~Activity 12B: Animal Circle

      ~~Enrichment

      ~~True Theater Anecdote: Street Mime Skills are Different

      Lesson 13: Imagination (Imagination)

      ~~Activity 13A: The Stick

      ~~Activity 13B: Become

      ~~Enrichment

      ~~True Theater Anecdote: May I Read This?

      Lesson 14: Speaking (Stage Work)

      ~~Activity 14A: Using a Lectern

      ~~Activity 14B: Using a Microphone

      ~~Enrichment

      ~~True Theater Anecdote: Like a Real Puppet Show

      Lesson 15: Performance (Stage Work)

      ~~Activity 15A: Monologues

      ~~Activity 15B: Story Adaptations

      ~~Enrichment

      ~~True Theater Anecdote: Classroom City

      Appendix A: Why Teach Theater?

      Appendix B: More True Theater Anecdotes

      Appendix C: Resources

      About the Author

      Special note: He and she are meant for any gender.

      ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

      Introduction

      Dear Teacher,

      Your hours are fragmented enough with math, reading, spelling, health, social studies, etc. Why teach theater? Will it really - and deeply - benefit your young students?

      The answer is yes! Projection, enunciation, expression, concentration and imagination are practiced on a regular basis by those in theater. Those same skills can enrich your students' lives as they learn to apply them to classroom activities such as oral reports, and to real life situations, such as speaking clearly. Later, those skills can be used for job interviews, presentations, political speeches, or perhaps standing in front of a class as a teacher. Theater helps your students come away from the digital and screen world and reconnect with people, themselves, and creativity.

      This book simplifies the teaching of theater. You don’t have to be an expert or have a background in theater. You don’t have to read the entire book to get started. You only need a few minutes at a time to teach the exercises. If it's always been a little frightening to push back the desks and try an art activity other than a piece of paper and crayons, this is the (performing) art book for you.

      Each lesson contains two activities and a list of enrichment games, including ways to apply them to your regular plans (just for practice; just for fun). The main activity takes about 15 minutes: perfect for a get-the-wiggles-out break. Or if it’s Theater Time, do both exercises. Many of the lessons work best in an open area, such as a gym, multipurpose room, or even outside. If there’s a stage you can use, even better. When you see

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