International School Drama
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Cognitive Load and Drama
I’ve just downloaded the second edition of Daniel Willingham’s Why Don’t Children Like School? to Kindle, and after a busy couple of months feel like I should deal with something that’s been on my mind for a while: cognitive load theory. A little while ago I attended an online presentation by Guy Claxton, promoting his…
Solo Performances
The Four-Worlds Approach. The monologue section of exam coursework was always my least favourite. Logistically, it’s always difficult to find enough appropriate speeches that meet the length restrictions set by the exam boards, and that are suitable for the students in the class, particularly if you have a large group, and then to ensure that…
Iambic Pentameter – When It Breaks
Instead of moving through Macbeth chronologically, as I usually do, the constant shifts between classroom and online learning have forced me to mix things around a bit. By a happy chance, this led to the session on “Iambic Pentameter” (after Duncan’s murder) coming immediately after the session on “Order and Disorder” (Banquo’s ghost), rather than…
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