Drama of Color: Improvisation with Multiethnic Folklore

by Johnny Saldaña

Book Overview

Drama of Color is a book for teachers who wish to use folk literature and informal classroom drama to promote multiethnic awareness among elementary students. Salda-a presents twenty folk tales drawn from the oral traditions of Hispanics, Native Americans, Asians and Pacific Islanders, Africans, and African Americans. He encourages teachers to use the literature as a framework and springboard for pantomime and verbal improvisation, adding detailed...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0435086677
• ISBN13: 9780435086671
• Release Date: July 1995
• Publisher: Heinemann Drama
• Length: 169 Pages
• Weight: 0.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 8.9"
• Grade Range: Kindergarten to Grade 5