Redcoats and Patriots: Reflective Practice in Drama and Social Studies

by Philip Taylor

When Philip Taylor arrived in New York City to begin work as a middle school social studies teacher, he encountered students whose learning potential was stifled by the rigid demands of a traditional, textbook-driven curriculum. Redcoats and Patriots describes how he challenged that curriculum, kindled his students' interest, and ultimately transformed their learning experience - and how he accomplished this through the use of process drama. Drawing...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 032500028X
• ISBN13: 9780325000282
• Release Date: July 1998
• Publisher: Heinemann Drama
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.9" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 11 to 13 years
• Grade Range: Grades 6 to 8