LB#9

                                       Teaching with Dramatized Experiences
        Dramatization is essentially a process of communication, in which both participants and spectators are engaged. A creative interaction takes place, a sharing of ideas. Dramatic is something that is stirring or affecting or moving. Dramatized experiences can range from the formal plays, pageants to less formal pantomime, tableau, puppets and role-playing. Plays depict life, character, or culture or a combination of all three. This portray vividly important ideas about life. Pageants are usually community dramas that are based on local history, presented by local actors. Pantomime is the art of conveying a story through bodily movements only. Tableau a french word which means picture this is a picture-like scene composed of people against a background. Puppets presents ideas with extreme simplicity without elaborate scenery or costume. Role-playing is an unrehearsed, unprepared and spontaneous dramatization. This is highly effective for lessons in the affective domain. A dramatic entrance is something that catches and holds the attention of our students and it has an emotional impact. Dramatic experiences cater to students' multiple intelligences. Plays, pageants, pantomimes, tableaus, puppets, and role-playing are obviously most fir for kinesthetically intelligent.When pantomimes, tableau, and puppets are accompanied by music, musical intelligent is at work. This cannot be implemented by individuals alone. This should have a team to come up this, the interpersonal intelligent is at work.