Table of Contents

Foreword by Gavin Bolton
Introduction
Strategies/Techniques for Use in the Dramas
PART ONE: How to Approach Speaking and Listening through Drama
How to Begin with Teacher in Role
How to Begin Planning Drama
How to Generate Quality Speaking and Listening
Authentic Dialogue - teacher and pupil talk with a difference
How to use Drama for Inclusion and Citizenship
How to Generate Empathy in a Drama
How to link History and Drama
How to begin using assessment of Speaking and Listening (and other English skills) through Drama
PART TWO: The Dramas
Introduction
′The Wild Thing′ - based on ′Where the Wild Things Are′ by Maurice Sendak (ages 7-9)
′Daedalus and Icarus′ - based on the Greek Legend (7-9)
′The Snow Queen′ - based on the story by Hans Christian Andersen (7-9)
′Charlie′ - based on ′Voices in the Park′ by Anthony Browne (7-9)
′The Massai Boy′ (7-10)
′The Governor′s Child′ - based on ′The Caucasian Chalk Circle′ by Bertolt Brecht (8-11)
′The Highwayman′ - based on the poem by Alfred Noyes (9-11)
′The Victorian Street Children′ (9-11)
′The Workhouse′ (9-11)
′The Egyptians′ (9-11)
′Macbeth′ - based on the play by William Shakespeare (10-11)
′Ebenezer Scrooge′ based on A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens (10-11)
′Christopher Boone′ - based on ′The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night′ by Mark Haddon (10-11)
′The Dream′ - based on ′A Midsummer Night′s Dream′ by William Shakespeare