Samford University Creative Drama Class
Contact: Laura Byland (lbyland@samford.edu)
Information for Home School Teachers
Introducing Students to Classic Literature through Drama:
Dramatizing Mother Goose and Aesop’s Fables:
ON Campus Workshop
Mother Goose: Sept. 15 & 17 @ 8:45-9:30
Aesop’s Fables: Oct. 6 & 8 @ 8:45-9:30
Ø This workshop will be appropriate for Kindergarten through 3rd grade
Ø This workshop will consist of Two sessions with the same group of children
Ø The SU students will lead a small group of children in play-acting one Mother Goose Tale and One Aesop Fable. The SU students will select from a list including the following: Jack and Jill, Humpty Dumpty, The Hare and the Tortoise, The Crow and the Pitcher and The Wind and the Sun, etc.
Ø The SU student will utilize techniques to inspire good acting.
Ø The SU student will utilize appropriate storytelling techniques.
Ø The SU student will allow time following the dramatization for student reflection.
Ø The SU student will lead the small group using the three simple principles of good acting: believing or fully pretending to be the characters, exercising control over action and emotions, and using voice and movements expressively.
Ø Through creative exercises the SU student will work on the four principles of effective stage speech: projection, articulation, colorization and slowing the pace.
Ø Through dramatization, the SU student will lead the small groups of children to develop their imaginations by participating in the performance of one Mother Goose Tale and one Aesop Fable.
Ø These workshops help meet the National Standards for Theatre Education Grades K-4.
Please contact Laura Byland at lbyland@samford.edu for more info.
Thanks,
Tanya Camp
Administrative Assistant
Theatre and Dance
205-726-2951 | office
