CHAPTER I

TEACHING WITH CONTRIVE EXPERIENCES TEACHING WITH DRAMATIZED EXPERIENCES Aladin M. Awa Reporter

Objectives: the students are expected to do the following Differentiate the Contrive Experiences and Dramatized Experiences types of Teaching Elaborate the different types of Puppets Define Contrive Experiences and Dramatized Experiences

What are contrived experiences? These are edited copies of reality and are use as substitute for a real things when it is not practical or no possible to bring or do real think in a classroom. These contrived experiences are designed to simulate to real-life situations. The atoms, planetarium, globe, the simulated election process and preserve specimen are examples of contrived experiences

Types of contrived experiences Models, and mock-up-atom, planetarium are reproductions of a real thing in a small or large scale which may not be operational. Specimen & objects - is any individual or item considered typical or a group. Object may include artifacts displayed in a museum or objects displayed in exhibits. Simulation - is a representation of a manageable real event in which the learner is an active participant engaged in learning a behavior or in applying previously acquired skills or knowledge. Games are used for any of these purposes: 1. To practice and/or refine knowledge/skills already acquired, 2. To identify gaps or weaknesses in knowledge or skills 3. To serve as a summation or review and 4. To develop new relationship among concepts and principles. Why do we make use of contrived experiences? 1. Overcome limitations of space and time 2. To edit reality to be able to focus on parts

3. To overcome difficulties of size 4. to understand the inaccessible and help the learners understand abstraction.

We use simulations and games to make our classes interactive and to develop the decision-making skills and knowledge construction skills of the students it should use simulations and games. to develop changes in attitudes to change specific behaviors to prepare participants for assuming new roles in the future to help individuals understand their current roles to increase the students ability to apply principles to reduce complex problems to illustrate roles that may affect one's life but it may never assume to motivate learners to develop analytical processes and to sensitize individuals to another persons life role.

Teaching with dramatized experience A dramatic entrance is something that catches an holds our attention and has an emotional impact. Something dramatic is something that is stirring or affecting or moving. If our teaching is dramatic, students may get attracted, interested and affected and may leave an impact on them. Dramatized experiences can range from the formal plays, pageants to less formal tableau, pantomime, puppets and role playing. 1. PLAYS Depict life, character, or culture or a combination of all three. They offer excellent opportunities to poverty vividly important ideas about life.

2. PAGEANTS Usually community dramas that are based on local history, presented by local actors. An example is a historical pageant that traces the growth of a school. 3. PANTOMIME Art of conveying a story through bodily movements only. Its effects on the audience depend on the movements of the actors. 4. TABLEAU (A French word which means picture). A picture like scene composed of people against a background. Often used to celebrate Independence Day, Christmas, and United Nations Day. TYPES OF PUPPETS These are the most common: SHADOW PUPPETS Flat black silhouette made from lightweight cardboard and shown behind a screen. ROD PUPPETS flat cut out figures tacked to a stick, with one or more movable parts, and operated from below the stage level by wire rods or slender sticks. HAND PUPPETS The puppets head is operated by the forefinger of the puppeteer, the little finger and thumb being used to animate the puppet. GLOVE-and-FINGER PUPPET Make use of old gloves to which small costumed figures are attached MARIONETTES Flexible, jointed puppets operated by strings or wires attached to a cross bar and maneuvered from directly above the stage. Making Puppet Theaters 1. Get a big cardboard box (appliance boxes work best)and stand it on end. It should be able to stand by itself. Or you can use the bottom of a TV box as the

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bottom of the puppet theater into to make it more secure. The children will stand on the lid of the box when they use it. Cut a rectangle at the top of the bottom part of the box. You can hot glue a material to look like a curtain to the top of the cut out window. Used oil cloth and gathered it a little (about every inch) to look like a valance. Now the fun part: decorate the box! Paint the front and sides a light tan. Then sponge paints it, so it looks like bricks. Paint a vine going up the side and hot glue silk flowers to it. Paint grass and hot glue flowers around the bottom of the theater as well. You could decorate the theater to go with whatever theme you have in your room. Children love to play in it. Even big kids, so retelling with this theater will spark their interest. Have fun with your new Puppet Theater!.

5. ROLE PLAYING Is an unrehearsed, unprepared and spontaneous dramatization of a lets pretend situation where assigned participants are absorbed by their own roles in the situation described by the teachers. How is role-playing done? It can be done by describing a situation which would create different viewpoints on an issue and then asking the students to play the roles of the individuals involved.

SUMMARY Contrived experiences are edited copies of reality and are use as substitute for a real things when it is not practical or no possible to bring or do real think in a classroom. These contrived experiences are designed to simulate to real-life situations. Models, mock-up-atom, planetarium, Specimen & objects, Simulation, Games are examples of Contrived Experiences. A dramatic entrance is something that catches an holds our attention and has an emotional impact. Dramatized experiences can range from the formal plays, pageants to less formal tableau, pantomime, puppets and role playing. Plays depict life, character, or culture or a combination of all three. They offer excellent opportunities to poverty vividly important ideas about life. Pageants usually community dramas that are based on local history, presented by local actors. An example is a historical pageant that traces the growth of a school. Pantomime is the art of conveying a story through bodily movements only. Its effects on the audience depend on the movements of the actors. Tableau (a French word which means picture). A picture like scene composed of people

against a background. Often used to celebrate Independence Day, Christmas, and United Nations Day. There are five types of Puppet: Hand Puppet, Shadow Puppet, Finger Gloves Puppet, Marionette, and the Rod Puppet.

REFLECTION Teaching using this kind of Experiences is the best way on promoting good behavior of the students and also these kinds of teaching can motivate the students on participating the lesson in the class. Because it can easily catch attention.