Office: Ryan 100A

Phone: 691-6306-; 793-3838 McMurry

690-1278-Home

Office Hrs. MWF: 10:00-11:00 a.m. ; W 1:00-4:00 p.m.

TTH: 10:30-12 am

Meetings can also be arranged throughout the week.

Book: Creative Drama for the Classroom Teacher-Ruth Beall Heinig-4th Edition

Always bring your book, your spriral, your pen/pencil.

To understand the definition, values, objectives, and theories of creative drama; to successfully apply this knowledge in a variety of educational and instructional settings.

Cognitives Objectives:

1. Understand the concept of creative drama as a teaching tool.

2. Understand basic creative drama instruction.

3. Understand goals of activities and games.

4. Understand narrative pantomime and pantomime games.

5. Understand improvisation and plot building.

6. Understand story dramatization.

7. Understand the role of the teacher in creative drama.

8. Understand steps in planning drama lessons.

Skills Objectives:

1. Develop language and communication abilities.

2. Develop problem solving skills.

3. Develop creativity.

4. Promote positive self-concept.

5. Promote social awareness

6. Promote empathy.

7. Promote a clarification of attitudes and values.

8. Promote an understanding of the art of theatre.

9. Acquire skills for planning creative drama sessions.

10. Acquire skills for conducting creative drama sessions.

11. Acquire skills for evaluating creative drama sessions.

Production Objectives:

1. Understanding of creative drama will be achieved by:

-Participation in all class activities and exercises.

-Reading assigned material.

-Successful assessment over class material.

-Participation in class discussions.

-Successful completion of projects and assignments.

-Participation in student teaching activities.

2. Creative drama teaching skills will be increased by:

-Participating in all activities.

-Participating in group activities and projects.

-Successful completion of lesson plans.

-Successful planning for creative drama sessions.

-Leading creative drama activities and sessions.

-Evaluating results of creative drama sessions.

You will have assessments throughout the semester in addition to a semester final. You will be responsible for outside reading, homework assignments, individual and group activities, class participation, class presentations, lesson plans, outside planning for student teaching, and student teaching the creative drama sessions.

Class attendance and participation: 20%

Homework assignments: 10%

Lessons plans: 10%

Teaching project: 20%

In class exams: 10%

Final Exam/Project: 30%

Each time a class is missed, work due for that class period must be turned in the day you return to class. If you are absent on the day of an assessment, you must schedule a time with me to make up the exam. This must be done within 3 days of your return. If you are absent on the day of a presentation, you will do the presentation on the day you return to class. This is largely a participatory class, so every effort should be made to come to each class and arrive on time.

If you have more than 3 unexcused absences during the semester, 2 points, per absence, will be deducted from your final average. (ex. if you have 5 unexcused absences, 4 points will be deducted from your FINAL average.) A letter from Dr. Lack, from Student Services, from you physician, from Dean Jackson constitutes an excused absence. A phone call from you is considerate gesture, and I appreciate it, but it does not constitute an excused absence.

For three class periods in November, you will go to an elementary school (Jackson), and conduct creative drama sessions. Each of you will work with a partner from this class, and you will be conducting 1 session each MWF morning (9-10) during those 3 days in November. This is an extremely important part of this class. You will be working with REAL children; therefore, it is imperative that you know what you are doing. Class attendance and participation is the only way that you can obtain this knowledge.

If you make every effort to attend each class on time, and if you are ready with reading assignments, homework assignments, presentations, group activities, and other projects, and if you pay attention, listen, and contribute to class discussions, and if you do well on the assessments, and if you are adequately prepared for the student teaching sessions, you will have no trouble making an A.

If you miss class and are frequently late, or if you do not participate positively in class activities or discussions, or if you are consistently late turning in homework assignments and projects, or if you fall behind in the reading assignments, or if you do poorly on the assessments and do not plan well or participate actively in the student teaching sessions, you will have a great deal of trouble making an A.

I will give you adequate preparation time for tests, presentations, and other assignments. Be sure you check your syllabus throughout the semester. If you have questions or concerns during the semester, please do not hestitate to visit with me.

August: Introduction to CD, Beginning Activities, 7 Kinds of Learning

September: Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4 ; Creative Drama Sessions; Assessment

October: Chapters 5, 6, 7, 8; Creative Drama Sessions; Creative Drama Books; Assessment

November: Chapters 11, 12; Lessons Plans; Teaching Project

December: Evaluation of project; Chapter 9; Final Project

Final: December 11, Friday, 8:00-10:00am