JUNIOR HIGH / SENIOR HIGH EDUCATION


Teaching Through Drama

In course 3009 and course 4356, the researching and devising of a drama approach to education program is the central experience around which, all other elements of the courses relate. Below are a beginning selection of programs presented as titles with desciptions of the major conventions.


Grade Level  Subject Area Title and Description  Teacher Role(s) Student View Point(s)
Grade 7
Junior High
"The Meeting of Cultures"

The European invasion of Mexico

The differences between cultures and why we should have respect for each others' Culture
Native of Tenochtitlan, Mexico Students represent explorers going to Tenochtitlan off the Pacific east coast. They are employed by the Spanish Government and have to report their findings to them.
Grade 7-8
Junior High
Geometry
Mathematics
"Basic Geometry" The teacher brings to class an old book containing photocopies of some of the recovered plates of the Rhind Papyrus (The Rhind Paprus is the major source of early Egyptian mathematical knowledge ). It was written in hieroglyphics on one long tablet (papyrus) and sections of it have never been found. What has been recovered is in the British Museum. Thales, messenger sent by the Pharoah

Pharoah

Sesostris
Students adopt the role of the High Priests, who are called upon to give advice to the Pharoah on important matters of state The High Priests have to inform the Pharoah the best way of making use of the land cultivated by his citizens who seem to be having problems paying their taxes. There is plenty of land available to grow the crops and there is a need for the produce in Egypt. Their answer is written in the Rhind Papyrus and gives a great understanding to the Mathematical knowledge of the Egyptians
Junior High
Senior High
Physical Education
Jackie Robinson`s Legacy Lives On

Students have the opportunity to question Jackie Robinson through the teacher in the role of Jackie Robinson. They will get the oppportunity to discuss in depth Robinson`s legacy, and what it has meant to modern african-american athletes
Mr. John Smith, public relations officer for the restaurant,

Roger Penny, oil company representative

Bob Thompson, CEO Of Sport Enterprise

Jackie Robinson, first african-american to play in the National Baseball League
Students are promotional personnel for the "Dug-Out Restaurant" in the 1940`s
JuniorHigh
Senior High
Physical Education
History
"The Olympic Games" Motivating students in Physical Education classes to participate with an engagement and desire,while stimulating growth in all areas of individual development King Darius, promoter of Greek Culture

Baron Pierre de Coubertin, founder of the modern day Olympics

Sargent Datis General of the Athenian Soldiers
Athenian Soldiers

Persian Soldiers

Sargent Themistocles

Sargent Aristedes

Athletes
Grade 9
Junior High
Physical Education
Health
"Inactivity vs Activity" A Fishing Analysis

This project is a method of helping students to become aware of their physical level of activity and to improve their knowledge on personal health matters. A comparison of our present day life styles and those of our fishing forefathers
Ed Nolan, 88 year old retired Newfoundland fisherman in year 2000

Ed Nolan, Newfoundland Fishing Captain in 1930`s

Present day students in a Physical Education class which is visited by teacher in role as Ed Nolan

Fisherpeople on Captain Ed Nolan`s schooner

Individual members of the crew -ie: Billy
Junior High
Health
Mathematics
English
Communications
Library Research
"The Cost Of A Child"

Through the process of inquiry and cost analysis students will understand what is involved in taking care of a child. The research gives students an appreciation for the responsibilities required when becoming a parent for a life time
Parent

Retail Buyers

Public Health Nurse

Designers

Daycare Workers
Students become a hypothetical research team for a baby products company in charge of selecting a product to promote directed at parents of children ages 1 to 5
Senior High
English Literature
Romeo and Juliet

Dramatizing The Bard

The teacher takes the role of William Shakespeare and addresses the class
William ShakespearePresent Day Students in a classroom setting
Senior High
Level 1
English Literature
The Introduction to King Lear

King Lear by William Shakespeare
Cordelia, King Lear`s Daughter

Prime Time News Reporter
Grade 10 Students in a classroom in France Detectives who search for the Causes of King Lear`s madness
High School
Literature
History
Social Studies
The Interrogation of Richard The Third

England`s 15th century monarchy looking at the deaths of Edward V, Prince of Wales and his younger brother
Staff Sergeant of Scotland YardPolice force

Investigators in the murder of two young princeses
Senior High
Level 3
Calculus
The Ghosts of Lincolnshire,England

Sir Issac Newton as a young boy growing up in England
Farmer who has seen a ghostFarmers in Lincolnshire, England, 1657

Representatives of the crown Representatives of theChurch
Junior High
Senior High
Social Studies
"Mystery Man Dies in Plane Crash"

Investigation into the life and death of Dr. Frederick Banting, one of the discoverers of insulin
Editor

Dr. Charles Best
Journalists investigating a plane crash
Senior High
Thematic Literature 3201
Physical Education
Newfoundland and Labrador Culture
The Lure of The Labrador Wild Leonidas Hubbard Dillon Wallace (Expeditioner who accompanied Hubbard) Thomas Mackenzie

Outpost Agent
Members of a expedition team travelling the route taken by Hubbard, Wallace and their guide Elson
High School
Religious Studies
Social Studies(Geography and History)
The Moravian Missionary in Labrador

The establishment of the Moravians in Labrador in the mid-eighteenth century
Guide for the Moravians on their way through LabradorMoravian Missionaries

Inuit residents of Esquimaux Bay Labrador
Junior High
High School
History of Newfoundland
Canadian Law
Newfoundland Culture
"Death on the Ice"

Author Cassie Brown`s look at the 1914 seal hunt with Captain Abraham Kean and the loss of 78 members of the sealing crew on the SS Newfoundland
Telegraph employee

Representative of Harvey`s owners of the SS Newfoundland

Westbury Kean sealing captain of the Newfoundland

Thomas Mouland a sealer on the Newfoundland

George Tuff second hand on the Newfoundland

Captain Abraham Kean

William Coaker Leader in fishermen`s rights
People of Newfoundland waiting for information on the SS Newfoundland (year1914)

Relatives, friends, interested in knowing the circumstances surrounding the great loss of life on the SS Newfoundland

Participants in an inquiry into the Newfoundland sealing disaster of 1914
High School
Social Studies
"Richard Suspension Precipitates Riot"

Maurice "The Rocket" Richard

How French and English Politics in Quebec are fuelled by the media
Maurice "The Rocket" Richard

Clarence Campbell President NHL

Claude Raymond Usher at The Forum

Niles Witty Montreal Gazette Reporter

Present Day Students in Social Studies class
High School
French Immersion
World History
The French Revolution Life in France in 1789 Action taken by the citizens of France to right a wrong Leader of the discussion on current policies of government compared to eighteenth century FrancePresent Day Students in French Immersion or World History class
High School Literature Edgar Allen Poe

Poe`s writing is rejected by Americans but Europeans declare him "America`s greatest writer"
Edgar Allen Poe

Judge
Students in high school Literature
Various roles of court proceedings
Lawyer
Bailiff
Mrs Poe
Joseph Riley
Rosalie Poe
Joseph Rumbolt
Charles Baudelaire
High School
Thematic Literature 1200
"To Kill A Mocking Bird" by Harper Lee

Background on Harper Lee and the period in history that he lived
Mr. Wesleyville Owner and Chief Publisher of a New York Paper named Lippincott

Roy Jacobs, Train master

Mr. Leroy Robinson African-american
Miss Harper Lee
Editors and researchers working for Lippincott a publishing company

Students in the Twenty-first century
Junior High
Senior High
Social Studies
"The Diary of Anne Franks"

Introduction to "The Diary of Anne Franks " by leading students to view the world as it was for oppressed people
Non Jewish Teacher

Jewish Parent

New teacher 1938
Jewish parents living in Germany in 1933, who are preparing for a trip to Poland by their children

Part two: Five years later 1938, same parents with a new teacher
High School
Social Studies
"The causes of the French Revolution"

The causes of the French Revolution uncovered through the eyes of a young soldier on his return from fighting on the side of the Americans in the American Revolution
Sergeant Lacroix,troop commander

Sailor on ship with soldiers returning to France
Soldiers fighting on the side of the Americans in the American Revolution
High School
Junior High
Elementary
History
"The Great Depression"

A look at the causes and effect of the Great Depression focusing on the poverty of the people and the amount of relief available
Introduce letters

Introduce a lady who lived during the Great Depression
View the Great Depression by comparing the situation in 1920`s and the living conditions they enjoy today with the money,food, education,and chances of work for them and their family
High School
Junior High
Elementary
History
Literature
Culture
Mathematics
Drama
Art
Music
"The Vikings"

This programme covers some of the history of the journey of the Vikings from Norway to North America, with a specific reference to L`Anse aux Meadows
Nelly Janes curator assistant at the St. John`s museumStudents working in a fictitious living museum, where they will have to carry out in-dept research about the Vikings. Then they must decide what is relevant and how the information they have could be best displayed
Level 3
Senior High
Calculus
The Ghosts of Lincolnshire,England

Sir Issac Newton as a young boy growing up in England
Farmer who has seen a ghost Farmers in Lincolnshire, England, 1657

Representatives of the crown

Representatives of theChurch

High School
Mathematics
The Learned Female"

This drama program gives students the opportunity to "experience" the conflicts which Sofya Kovalevskaya, who was born in 1850 in Russia, encountered through her fascinating life as a female mathematician.
Sofya Kovalevskaya

The female mathematician at age 41

Llia, the general`s factotum(handyman)

Sofya Kovalevskaya at the age of 15

Sofya Kovalevskaya at the age of 31
Students have a meeting with Sofya Kovalevskaya (teacher in the role of Sofya Kovalevskaya)

Students will be servants of the Krukovsky household(Sofya Kovalevskaya family)
Junior High
Senior High
Physics
Mathematics
Science
"The trial of Galileo Galilei before the Roman Inquisition of 1633" Francesco Niccolini, Tuscan, Ambassador to Rome, who did everything within his limited power to help Galileo Group of scholars from the University of Pisa invited to the home of Francesco Niccolini to hear his plea for help on behalfof Galileo
Level 1 and 2
High School
History
"The Medieval History of Europe"

Students view the Hibernia platform and use this comparison in looking at the construction of Castles in Medieval Times
Leader of the Builders Guild

Lord Kevin, representative of the King
Students become the trades people of the guild entrusted with designing a Castle in their home town
Grade 10
High School
French
French and Canadian History
"Herstory"

The stories and accomplishments of French women who arrived in New France (what is today Quebec). Use of papers and diaries to create a situation in which students have to study and read the French Text to gather information on the early life of these immigrant women in Canada
Source of written material for students to read, understand and improvise Characters from the diary of Marie Volontiere

Marie Volontiere

Nuns

Madame Bourdon

King Louis XIV

French Canadian men
High School
History
World History
Canadian History
"The Industrial Revolution"

The many problems created by the Industrialization, such as over crowding,poor sanitation, long work hours, low wages and hazardous working conditions. The affect on children and family
Patron for the factory workersStudents take on the role of factory workers during the early 1800`s in Britain
High School
Biology 3201
"The DNA Story"

Identifying the contribution made by each of the following to the better understanding of the structure and function of the DNA molecule

Rosalind Franklin and Maurice Wilkins

Francis Crick and James Watson:
Rosalind FranklinInvestigative journalists, following up on the lead story of Who is Rosalind Franklin, where is she and what happened to her?
Senior High
Biology 3201
Environmental Studies
"The Interdependence of Life in the Ecosystem"

Exploration into the reasons for the decline of the Newfoundland fishing industry
A look at who controls the industry and how fisherpeople and their families have been effected by the down turn
Emphasis on the particular view held by people at different levels of the industry
Michael Hickey, Unemployed Fisherman

John Effort, Provincial Minister of Fisheries

Dr. Terrance Wells, Scientist with D.F.O.

Fish plant owner
Ecology/Environmental Research Students from the University

Fisherpeople

Biologists
Senior High
Physics 3204
"The Laws of Newton"

Sir Isaac Newton`s childhood and how his early life circumstances effected the choices he made in later life. A look at the less well known facts about Newton, his beliefs and interests.
Sir Isaac Newton
John Maynard Keynes (Newton Scholar
Students of Sir Isaac Newton

Students in a present day Physics class participating with teacher in role
Senior High
Biology 3201
"Genetics Through Mendel"

Who was Johann Gregor Mendel and what was signigicant about his life? Mendel`s experiments and discoveries with some special family support and against the wishes of his superiors Students gain personal knowledge and insight into Mendel`s hard work and dedication and thus appeciation for the discoveries and contributions to the field of Genetics
Johann Gregor Mendel working as a pea collector

Bishop responsible for the work of the monks in the monastery where Mendel lived and did his experments
Students work as pea pickers for Johann Gregor Mendel

Students in a present day Science class participating with teacher in role

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