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Theater Games for the Classroom: A Teacher's Handbook
by Viola Spolin
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Northwestern University Press (1986-12-01)
ISBN: 0810140047
EAN: 9780810140042
Dewy Decimal #: 792.071273
Paperback: 233 pages
SKU: P135936
Condition: Good
Comments: 0810140047 This 1986 / 2000 paperback evidences typical use; it has only occasional ink underlining and markings. Its cover shows only minor shelf wear; the spine is uncreased and straight. Your book will be carefully protected for transit in sturdy, weather-resistant packaging. We are prompt, efficient, communicative.
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Editorial Reviews
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Product Description
A collection of games and music to aid the drama teacher and give ideas for varied classes.
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Customer Reviews
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Spolin is the master
Rating  (5)
Date: 2008-11-22
This book is essential for beginning and veteran drama teachers. Each exercise allows versatility and requires the teacher to use some creativity to make it work in a specific classroom. Many more recent books about teaching drama are based on the work of Spolin.
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Good but young
Rating  (4)
Date: 2007-05-06
2 out of 2 customers found this reveiw helpful
This was on a list of suggested reading from a class I attended with Second City. I bought it hoping to use some of the ideas for my middle schoolers. There are many ideas in the book for younger kids, like songs. There are some good ideas that can be adapted into a middle school room.
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It been great in my classroom
Rating (5)
Date: 2006-11-10
6 out of 6 customers found this reveiw helpful
I teach sixth grade math, and have a group of students for an exploratory class. We talk about current events, esteem building, community building, fun non-academic skills with an emphasis on social awareness. I have been using this book for most of the year so far, and my students look forward to it,a nd ask for it. I don't have a background in theater, but this book has several premade units that have a focus on different skills. The one I am just completing focuses on community building for the group and concentration and focus for the individual. I find it easy to use, and I like the skills that it is building and reinforcing in my students. If you don't want to do a whole unit, the individual exercises and warm-ups can be set up and completed in 5-10 minutes. Great,and quick!
I strongly recommend this for any classroom!
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Not what I thought it would be
Rating  (2)
Date: 2006-05-09
12 out of 13 customers found this reveiw helpful
I teach drama/theater in a low income public school. I bought the book because my school has very few resources and I thought this might be useful. As it turned out the book was hardly used during my first year teaching. My biggest problem with this book is that it is not very user friendly for a teacher who just wants to add some fun to a class but not a complex game. In other words the book needs to make the games simpler so the kids can pick them up faster and have more fun. This might not be problem for teachers in high school as your students might be more mature and able to handle more complex games. But for middle school teachers tread lightly. Also if you have a bunch of behavior problems in your class then forgot about it. In my experience I found the worse the behavior the better they were at spoiling fun classroom games. Be warned.
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Theater Games for the Classroom: A Teacher's Handbook
Rating (5)
Date: 2005-08-28
6 out of 7 customers found this reveiw helpful
EXCELLENT!! Inspiring. Well Organized. So many great ideas for the new or seasoned acting teacher.
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