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TEACHING WITH DRAMATIZED EXPERIENCES

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All DRAMATIZATION is essentially a process of communication, in which both participant and spectators are engaged. A creative interactions take place, a sharing of ideas.

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DRAMATIC is something that is stirring or affecting or moving. A DRAMATIC ENTRANCE is something that : Catches and holds your attention,

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DRAMATIZED EXPERIENCE

can range from the FORMAL PLAYS, PAGEANTS to less FORMAL TABLEAU, PANTOMIME, PUPPETS and ROLE PLAYING. -

PLAYS Depict life, character, or culture or a combination of all three.  They offer excellent opportunities to portray a vividly important ideas of life. 

PAGEANTS 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.  Its effect on the audience depends on the movements of the actor. 

TABLEAU A French word which means “picture”.  A picture-like scene composed of people against a background. 

COMPARISON PANTOMIME and TABLEAU when compared to a PLAY and a PAGEANT are less demanding in of labor, time and preparation. They are 

Dale (1996) Claims that puppets unlike the regular stage play, can present ideas with extreme simplicity – without elaborate scenery or costume – yet 

As an instructional device, the puppet show can involve the entire group of students as :  Speakers of parts  Manipulators of figure  Makers of puppet 

TYPES OF PUPPET

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 sticks.

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Shadow Puppets Flat black silhouette made from light – weight cardboard and shown behind the screen.

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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.

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Glove and Finger Puppets 

Make use of old gloves to which small costumed figure are attached

Marionettes 

flexible, ted puppets operated by string or wires attached to across bar and maneuvered from directly above the stage.

ROLE PLAYING Is an unrehearsed, unprepared and spontaneous dramatization of a “ let’s pretend ” situation where assigned participants are absorbed by their own roles in the 

How is role playing done? It can be done by describing a situation which would create different viewpoints on an issue and then asking the students to play the roles of the individuals involved.

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