Unique in focus and content, this book is the first to focus on the "how" of teaching anthropology across all of its sub-fields -- Cultural-Social, Biological, Archaeology, and Linguistics (and their two dimensions: research and applied studies) -- and to provide a wide array of associated learning outcomes and student activities. It is a valuable single-source compendium of strategies and teaching "tricks of the trade" from a group of seasoned teaching anthropologists -- working in a variety of teaching settings -- who share their pedagogical techniques, knowledge, and observations. It is foc... View More...
Drama Schemes, Themes & Dreams offers a comprehensive outline of improvistion and interpretation strategies that theachers can incoroporate in classroom instruction. Organized around universal themes that invite students to make connections to texts and to each other, the book encourages students to consider their own identities and their place in the world. This useful book features a host of sources for dramatic activity, including scripts, monologues, poetry, novel excerpts, and technology. The activities enrich the meaning-making, creative process, and critical skills that students need to... View More...