Interpretation of Poetry Through Drama Activities

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  • Milena Vodickova Department of English

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3126/nelta.v14i1.3103

Keywords:

Role-play, Teacher-in-role, Hot Seating, Still image

Abstract

This article will demonstrate how an effective lesson in poetry, which frequently frightens young people or to which they have a hostile attitude, can instead appeal to them. It is only important to choose the right text and the right method. In the lesson described in this article, students interpreted a poem through drama activities, and performing the roles of the characters enabled them to relax and provided them with more opportunities to speak English than in regular literature lessons. As the students found the lesson interesting and thought that teenagers could also enjoy it, this approach can be considered as an inspiration for their future career.

 Key words: role-play, teacher-in-role, hot seating, still image

DOI: 10.3126/nelta.v14i1.3103

Journal of NELTA Vol.14, No 1&2, 2009 December Page: 146-150

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Milena Vodickova, Department of English

Teaches British and children’s literature at the Faculty of Education, Palacky University in Olomouc, Czech Republic. Her areas of interest include drama activities in teaching children.

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Vodickova, M. (2010). Interpretation of Poetry Through Drama Activities. Journal of NELTA, 14(1), 146–151. https://doi.org/10.3126/nelta.v14i1.3103

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Vol 14, No 1&2 2009

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