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TOPIC

DRAMA AND
THEATRE

SUBMITTED TO
MISS.SELVI
BY SR.SHANILY JOSEPH
SOCIAL SCIENCE

INTRODUCTION

Art is the expression of life

and social life aims at

knowing and living that life.
Dramatization gives reality
and concreteness to learning
situation.
It can be successfully utilized
for the learning of various

DEFINITION
It has been

described as a
synthetic art involving the
purposive
coordination
and
control of the delicate organs of
speech and muscles of the body
combined with a sense of
rhythm, with a view to free and
intelligent expression of emotions
and ideas.

MEANING
It

provides
living
emotional
experiences to the students of the
past events, stories and situations.
Students play different roles and
try to recreate the past happenings
through
physical
actions,gestures,dialogues
and
facial expressions.

PURPOSE
It

develops
insight,creativity,imagination,ideas
and
concepts.
The students can improve their speech
habits.
A systematic study of historical event has
to be made when the life of great persons
are presented.
The students come to know about the
dresses of the people during different
periods of history.

FORMS OF DRAMA
THE ROLE

PLAY
THE PAGEANT
THE
PANTOMINE
THE TABLEUA
SHADOW PLAY
RADIO PLAY

DRAMA IN SOCIAL
SCIENCE
Identify themselves with

persons and objects.

Identify themselves with
a situation.
Re-live and experiences
of others.

SELECTION
Depict social evils
Bring educational value
Play must be realistic
Vulgar and criminal plays

should not be staged.

LIMITATIONS
It is a costly activity
It requires a lot of time
Trained teachers are
needed.

CONCLUSION
Drama has its great social

value.
It develops the qualities of
cooperation
and
social
understanding.

THANK YOU