Many adults, teens, and children fear making an oral presentation. However, mastering public speaking is vital to almost every future path a student will take—whether in higher education or a career. If you have not yet begun working with your students on their oral...
“Suffering has been stronger than all other teaching, and has taught me to understand what your heart used to be. I have been bent and broken, but—I hope—into a better shape.” ~Great Expectations by Charles Dickens~ If you’ve spotted Charles Dickens’ Great...
Using drama with high school English students “A great nose may be an index of a great soul.” ~Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand If I referenced a play with an iconic balcony scene, a love triangle, and a main character’s death, most would assume I meant Romeo and...
READER’S THEATER by Renee Ann Smith A Reader’s Theater is a performance where actors focus on vocal expression—rather than visual elements—to help the audience understand the story. It whittles a performance down to its simplest form, which makes a...
