Teaching with

Dramatized Experiences

“All dramatization is essentially a process of communication, in wich both participants and

spectators are engaged. A creative interaction takes place, a sharing of ideas.”-Edgar Dale

Do dramatic experiences require us to be dramatic in our

entrance into the classroom and in our lesson presentations?

Contrived ExperiencesDirect Purposeful Experiences

Dramatized ExperiencesDemonstrations

Study TripsExhibits

Educational televisionMotion Pictures

Recordings Radio ...Visual Symbol

Verbal Symbol

By dramatization, we can participate in a

reconstructed experience, even though the orginal

event is far removed from us in time. We relive the

outbreak of the Philippine revolution by acting out the

role of the characters in a drama

Dramatized experiences

. something that is stirring or affecting or moving

. something that catches and holds our attention and has an emotional impact

Dramatic

. Formal plays

. Pageants to less formal tableau. Pantomime. Puppets. Role playing

Dramatized experiences

. Depict life, character, or culture or combination of all three. They offer excellent opportunities to portray

vividly important ideas about life.

Plays

. Are usually community dramas that are based on local history, presented by

local actors.

Pageants

. Less demanding in terms of labor, time & preparation. These are purely visual experiences.

. “art of conveying a story through bodily movements only

Pantomime & Tableaux

. “art of conveying a story through bodily movements only

. Its effect on the audience depends on the movement of the actors

Pantomime

. (a French word w/c means “picture”)

. Is a picture-like scene composed of people against background.

. Often used to celebrate independence day, Christmas, and United Nations Day.

Tableau

. (1996) claims that puppets, unlike the

regular stage play, can present ideas with

extreme simplicity – without elaborate scenery

or costume- yet effectively

Puppets

Types of Puppet

Hand Puppet

Shadow Puppet

Rod Puppet

Finger Puppet

What principles must be observed

in choosing a puppet play for

teaching?

. Do not use puppets for plays that can be done just as well or better by other dramatic means.

. Puppet plays must be based on action rather than on words.

. Keep the plays short.

. Do not omit the posibilities of music and dancing as part of the puppet show.

. Adopt the puppet show to the age background and tastes of the students.

Is an unrehearsed unprepaired and spontanious dramatization of a “let’s pretend” situation where assigned participants are absorbed by their own roles described by the teachers.

Role Playing