Drama: Using Character Analysis to Engage Student Writers/Transforming the Writer, the Word and the World
Professional actors prepare for their parts by studying their characters in depth. Reluctant readers and writers can overcome their reluctance by employing similar strategies. In this "hands on" workshop you will explore drama strategies that provide a lively, engaging framework to launch improved student writing and reading comprehension. In exploring "flash fiction" through drama, students will see the possibilities of transforming themselves, their writing, and the world. Additionally, a range of dramatic strategies used to teach short stories can help students explicitly explore the CAPT "Response to Literature" strands. Audience: Geared for grades 6-12 teachers, but elementary school teachers are welcome.
Date: Saturday, March 15, 2008 9 AM – 12 Noon
Presenter:Steve Pringle and Denise Abercrombie
Brief Bio: Steve Pringle spent the first twelve years of his adult life as a professional actor. Steve is currently a high school English teacher at Weaver High School in Hartford with many years of teaching experience. In the last four years of his teaching at Weaver, he has learned that the same processes he used as an actor have genuine practicality for engaging and hooking students into the literature that they are studying. Denise Abercrombie teaches acting at the ACT Magnet School in Willimantic and is an English/Drama teacher at E.O. Smith High School. She has been a visiting instructor of Creative Writing and Expressive Writing in Performance at the University of Connecticut and Quinebaug Valley Community College. Denise is a founding member of Stage Left Ensemble which performs original and existing dramatic works throughout Connecticut.
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