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Theatre Arts
The Stage
and the School
• Schanker, Ommanney • © 2005 • Grades 9, 10, 11 and 12
Theatre
Art in Action
• © 2005 • Grades 11 and 12
Prepare your students for the ever-changing world of
performing arts! The Stage and the School makes it possible
for you to teach all aspects of the theater arts, including
conventions of the theater, acting, theater history, varieties of
drama, production guidelines, technical theater, the development
of film and television, the impact of other art forms on the
theater, and much more. The program's flexible five-part organization
makes it easy to tailor the content to meet the teaching
and learning goals of your class.
Features
New! Reference Section has everything students need to write,
produce, and perform like pros:
How to Produce a Play is a step-by-step approach through
the production of a scene.
How to Write a Dramatic Script is a guide through the
process of creating an effective dramatic script.
Hands-On Exercises and Application Activities give you
options to meet any student's interest or ability level.
Application Activities allow students to actually cast, direct,
and present short scenes.
A Treasury of Scenes and Monologues section in the
Student Edition offers your students practice in both vocal
and acting techniques.
Chapter Openers include dynamic visuals, a Vocabulary
overview, and engaging Focus Questions that draw your
students into the chapter topics.
Chapter Reviews include a unique Careers feature that introduces
students to real-world opportunities. The Review
Workshop allows students to integrate and use the skills they
have learned and provides you with opportunities for broadbased
assessment.
Teacher Manual and Teacher Resource Binder. These two
resources will provide you with all the lesson plans, activities
masters, tests, forms, models, activities, resource lists, bibliographies,
and full-colour transparencies you could ever need
to plan your theatre arts curriculum.
Student Edition 0-07-861627-1 $84.26
Teacher Manual 0-07-861628-X $47.55
Teacher Resource Binder 0-07-861894-0 $245.09
*Scenes and Monologues 0-02-643414-8 $11.90
*Included in the Teacher Resource Binder
Theatre: Art in Action is an award-winning, hands-on high
school textbook that deals with acting, directing and producing,
and technical theatre. Your students will explore basic
tools and techniques that will prepare them for a production by
moving through the rehearsal process to a performance. This
text is organized in a format that allows comprehensive coverage
of topics, variety of activities, detailed assessment, historical
coverage, career information, and much more.
Features
Historical Timeline is located before chapter one and provides
a fifteen-page outline of theatre history.
Exercises within the chapters provide immediate application
for the skills your students are learning.
8 to 16 Activities conclude each chapter and reinforce all
major areas covered.
Large-Scale Projects at the end of each section provide a
broad range of creative challenges for your students.
Teacher Support Material
Teacher Manual
Comprehensive Lesson Plans
Invitation Section for the first day of school
Rubric Guidelines
Local Performance Suggestions and additional references
Teacher Resource Binder
164 Blackline Masters
26 Overhead Transparencies
8 Laminated Emergency Cards for substitute teachers
The Production Process Videotape
The Production Process is a 25-minute videotape introducing
theatre students to the world backstage. The emphasis is on the
importance of all the roles that people play in staging a production
including set design, costuming, makeup, lighting, sound,
producing, directing, and acting.
Student Edition 0-07-861625-5 $84.26
Teacher Manual 0-07-861626-3 $42.79
Teacher Resource Binder 0-07-864023-7 $190.35
The Production Process Video 0-844-20418-8 $92.01
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