Multicultural Plays for Children Volume 2: Grades 4-6 [Paperback]

Pamela Gerke (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1996 | Age Level: 9 and up | Grade Level: 4 and up

This book is designed for use by classroom teachers and other adults who use drama as a vehicle for child development. Each script includes detailed suggestions for creating the elements of production: sets, props, costumes, lights, and sound. Also included are discussions regarding the significance of play production as a child development activity and general instructions and suggestions for working with children in theatre.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 4-6. A perennially difficult demand for libraries to fill is for high-quality children's plays. These excellent dramatic adaptations of 10 folktales from various countries and cultures will help fill that void. Each play is based on a story from the oral tradition that has retained, through many alterations across time, a core of truth about human nature and life. The volume includes a substantial introductory section that addresses many important concerns: adapting a play for various cast sizes; changing gender, setting, and length; vocal-projection exercises and theater games; plus many useful suggestions for production. Each play has detailed directions for creating sets, props, costumes, a realistic timetable for rehearsals and other production needs, and a pronunciation guide. Music is included, as is extensive information about some cultures that will extend and enrich the experience for children. The plays range from the simple "La Culebra" ("The Snake") to the ambitious "Vasilisa Prekresnaia" ("Vasilisa the Beautiful"). Each selection is well written and appealing, and may be performed in classrooms without a fee. A selection that will make many teachers (and their performance-hungry students) very happy.?Lee Bock, Brown County Public Libraries, Green Bay, WI
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Review

Well-written and appealing, may be performed in classrooms without a fee. A selection that will make many teachers very happy. -- School Library Journal, March 1997

Young children will enjoy performing some of the plays; older ones can entertain young audiences with them. -- Booklist, December 1996

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Paperback: 194 pages
• Publisher: Smith & Kraus Pub Inc (June 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1575250063
• ISBN-13: 978-1575250069
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.3 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,329,903 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)