 Drama: September 12, 2012 Issue [#5251] |
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| It began with a workshop on Multiple Intelligences - and ended up being an analysis of dramatic situations! |
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Dear Readers,
Recently, I attended a workshop for teachers on Multiple Intelligences. Basically, the workshop helped teachers understand author/educator Howard Gardner's analysis of 'intelligence'. According to Gardner, every person is intelligent and this intelligence comprises nine different component intelligences, which exist in varying degrees in each individual.
The nine intelligences are: Musical; Visual/Spatial; Linguistic; Mathematical/Logical; Naturalist; Bodily Kinesthetic; Interpersonal/People; Intrapersonal/Self; and Existential/Spiritual.
Thinking more about the workshop, I realized how much 'drama' in involved, and how it includes different types of drama. This, then, is my interpretation of the activities we did in the workshop, from the point of view of characters and the drama they create.
INDIVIDUAL DRAMA - Drama within the self
To teach photosynthesis, the resource person takes participants on an intrapersonal journey as a drop of water into the soil through the root of the plant, and up the stem to the leaf. Using a method called 'guided visualization' she gets participants to sit quietly with their eyes closed and imagine the feelings, sounds, sights and smells the drop of water would be going through as it travels through the plant. Participants get a unique understanding of photosynthesis and an experience of sitting still and being with themselves, undergoing different experiences.
GROUP DRAMA - co-ordinated - members of the group work together
The concept of 'levers' is brought out through the body, with participants in groups of three depicting the force, load and fulcrum without using any props. Participants have to take on different roles and work together, each performing their respective role to make it work.
GROUP DRAMA - members are individuals in a group
The resource person uses a combination of Bodily Kinesthetic Intelligence, Musical Intelligence and Interpersonal Intelligence to ensure that everyone present gets a good grasp of the concept of Punctuation Marks.
First, participants get together and decide on a movement-sound combination that represents each punctuation mark. An exclamation mark, for example, is depicted by jumping and shouting "Ooo!" A full stop involves stamping the foot hard, while a question mark is brought to life with a wave of the hand accompanied by a "Huh?"
Once all the participants are clear about the various movement-sound combinations, a short paragraph is displayed on screen. One person reads the paragraph aloud with the entire class joining in at each punctuation mark, making the relevant movement-sound combination. Thus, you have: "Gandalf was angry! (Ooo-jump). Why was Bilbo so stubborn? (Huh-wave)". In a few minutes, the placement and function of ten different punctuation marks are clear to the participants.
COMMUNICATIVE DRAMA - interacting directly with others
To hone their interpersonal skills, participants are given a list of food types like fruits, vegetables, sweets, grains, and dairy products. They go around the room asking people their favourite foods in each category. They wind up chatting with people who have similar tastes, and making new friends.
What does this mean, for us writers of prose, poetry or even dramatic scripts? I'm guessing if we think about the types of drama in any work of fiction we create, and give readers a variety, it makes the work that much richer. Some introspection, some interaction, a bit of co-ordination and some communication move the character and the plot along!
Thanks for listening,
Sonali |
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Thanks to those who responded to "Drama Newsletter (June 8, 2011)" - I appreciate your feedback! 
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I wasn't interested in seeing "50 First Dates" for the same reason you were disappointed in it. I don't like pat answers and easy "happily ever afters." I want to know that I'm not the only person in the world that struggles. I like seeing people adapt to circumstances in film and in print. That is escapism, too. Thanks for talking me into seeing that movie. ;)
Jeff 
Part of me always wants a happy ending for the characters in a story I read; there's enough bad things in the world without our entertainment reminding us that life can really suck sometimes. But on the other hand, how many times do we complain when a happy ending feels forced and out of place? *sigh* The delicate balance involved in being a writer. 
Fyn-elf 
I'm pretty sure the story was based on a true story of a woman who had the same sort of injury and she has yet to regain her memory so I guess that is why she (in the movie) never get it back.
Shannon 
I, too, feel ticked (and cheated) when things don't improve for a favorite character, but as you said, not every story has a happy ending. Great NL, Sonali! |
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