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From Page to Stage: Locating the Spirit of Branar's "How to Catch a Star"
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Myers, Lindsay – Children's Literature in Education, 2021
Oliver Jeffers' best-selling picturebook "How to Catch a Star" has been the subject of several recent theatre adaptations for children. This paper provides a detailed case study of the 2017 stage adaptation created by the Irish-language, theatre company, "Branar Téatar do Pháistí"; an adaptation which has been highly praised…
Descriptors: Picture Books, Childrens Literature, Media Adaptation, Drama
From Page to Stage: Locating the Spirit of Branar's Adaptation of Oliver Jeffers' "How to Catch a Star"
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Myers, Lindsay – Children's Literature in Education, 2021
Oliver Jeffers' best-selling picturebook "How to Catch a Star" (2004) has been the subject of several recent theatre adaptations for children. This paper provides a detailed case study of the 2017 stage adaptation created by the Irish-language theatre-company, Branar Téatar do Pháistí; an adaptation that has been highly praised for the…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Picture Books, Theater Arts, Foreign Countries
Developing Learner Autonomy through Materials.
Stieber, Hertha – 1986
A German language class project designed to develop individual learner autonomy involved a third-year class and a sixth-year class of girls in the production of a fashion show using slides and narration. A variety of related class activities were used: choosing pictures, making suggestions to people about what to wear, analyzing clothing types,…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Clothing