The Drama Book

This book has everything you need to start using plays and drama activities in the classroom. Even if you’ve never done drama before.

Drama is a powerful and versatile tool to teach a broad range of skills including verbal and nonverbal communication, oracy skills, pronunciation, pragmatics, and grammar. Give students effective fluency practice. Engage them in project-based learning.

Everything you need is inside this book, including:

• Playing drama games to build community


• Teaching pronunciation through drama


• Performing monologues to practice communication skills


• Organizing roleplays and improv


• Exploring pragmatics through sketches and skits


• Producing Reader’s Theater performances and podcasts


• Teaching vocabulary and grammar with scripts


• Staging a one-act play production


• Writing and workshopping a script


• Introducing academic content with process drama


• Assessing and giving feedback

And 10 original photocopiable scripts that let you put the lessons into practice immediately.

Written in a clear and concise style, Alice Savage carefully balances theory and practice, leading you through the steps of an activity and explaining the benefits. With a foreword by Ken Wilson, this book is a must-have for anyone who has any interest in doing drama for English learners or theater in the classroom at any level.