Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ594782
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1999
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"Between the Dragon and His Wrath": A Classroom Approach to "King Lear."
Dowd, Wendy
English in Australia, n125 p76-87 Aug 1999
Presents guidelines for introducing secondary students to "King Lear" before and during engagement with the text. Includes providing opportunities to (1) improvise, (2) examine specific speeches in depth, and (3) speed write about a character's thoughts. Presents questions used during auditions and explanations of characterization in "King Lear." (NH)
Descriptors: Characterization, Drama, Improvisation, Reader Response, Secondary Education, Teaching Methods, Writing Assignments
Australian Association for the Teaching of English, P.O. Box 3203, Norwood, South Australia 5067; e-mail: aatemail@nexus.edu.au
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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