DRAMATIZED

EXPERIENCES
All dramatization is essentially
a process of communication, in
which both participant and
spectators are engaged. A
creative interaction takes place,
a sharing of ideas.

– Edgar Dale
If our teaching is dramatic,
our students get attracted,
interested and affected. If they
are affected and moved by
what we taught, we will most
likely leave an impact on
them.
The Dramatized Experiences
Play
Pageant
Pantomime
Tableau
Puppets
Role - Playing
Dramatized experiences can
range from the formal plays to
less formal plays.
What is a play?
A play is a depiction of
life, character, or culture
or a combination of all
the three.
Pageants are about the
community dramas based on
local history, presented by
local actors.
For instance,
A historical pageant the traces
the growth of a school.
 A pantomime is
the “art of
conveying a story
through bodily
movements only.”
– Webster’s New Collegiate Dictionary.
Its effect on the audience
depends on the movements of
the actor.
A tableau ( a French word
which means picture) is picture
– like scene composed of people
against a background.
Puppets - Dale
(1996)
Puppets can present
ideas with extreme
simplicity – without
elaborative scenery
or costume – yet
effectively.
As an instructional device, the
puppet show can involve
entire group of students – as
speakers of parts,
manipulators of the figures,
and makers of the puppets.
Types of
Puppet
Shadow puppets
– flat black
silhouette made
from lightweight
cardboard and
shown behind a
screen.
 Rod puppets
– flat cut out
figures tacked
to a stick, with
one or more
movable parts, and operated
from below the stage level by
wire rods or slender sticks.
 Hand puppets –
the puppet’s head
is operated by the
forefinger of the
puppeteer, the little
finger and thumb
being used to animate the puppet
hands.
Glove – and – finger
puppets
– make use of old
gloves to which small
costumed figure are
attached.
Marionettes – flexible,
jointed puppets
operated by strings or
wires attached to a
cross bar and ,
maneuvered from
directly above the
stage.
Principles that must
be observed in
choosing a puppet
play for teaching.
Dale (1996)
• Do not use puppets for plays
that can be done just as well or
better by other dramatic
means.
• Puppets plays must be based
on action rather than on
words.
• Keep the play short.
• Do not omit the possibilities of
music and dancing as part of
the puppet show.
• Adapt the puppet show to the
age, background, and tastes
of the students.
Role – playing - is an
unrehearsed, unprepared and
spontaneous dramatization of a
“let’s pretend” situation where
assigned participants are
absorbed by their own roles in
the situation described by the
teachers.
Role – playing can be done by
describing a situation which would
create different viewpoints on an
issue and then asking the students
to play the roles of the individual
involved. Any kind of conflict
situation, real or potential, is
useful for role playing or any
situation in which real feelings are
concealed.
 Dramatic Experiences for
Multiple Intelligences
The kinesthetic intelligence of
students can be seen through
plays, pageants, pantomimes,
tableau, puppets and role –
playing.
Musical intelligence is at work
when pantomimes, tableaus
and puppets are accompanied
by music.
The interpersonal intelligence is
shown by the students who find
it easily to relate and work with
people as they plan, prepare
and implement any of the
dramatic experiences.
 Final Requirement in Educational
Technology I

Reference: Educational Technology I

by: Brenda B. Corpuz , Ph.D.
Paz I. Lucido , Ph.D.
pp.81 - 88

Ed Tech Teacher: Ms. Jaydee De Leon

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