Review: O’Toole, J., & Dunn, J. (2020). Stand up for literature: Dramatic approaches in the secondary English classroom. Currency Press.

Peadar Donohoe

doi:10.33178/scenario.15.2.10

Review: O’Toole, J., & Dunn, J. (2020). Stand up for literature: Dramatic approaches in the secondary English classroom. Currency Press.

Authors

Peadar Donohoe MTU Cork School of Music

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33178/scenario.15.2.10

Keywords:

Book Review, Dramatic approaches, Secondary English Classroom, Literature, Performance

Author Biography

Peadar Donohoe, MTU Cork School of Music

Peadar Donohoe is a lecturer at MTU Cork School of Music and a writer and theatre director. He is well known for creating “The Shakespeare Sessions” which are abridged versions of Shakespeare’s plays which include original material that break the fourth wall and invite learner interaction, participation and discussion. The upcoming Shakespeare Session for the 2021-22 school year will be, "Othello: The Colour of Skin". This adaptation of Shakespeare's classic is set in the American South and focuses on the theme of racism through the lens of The Black Lives Matter Movement.

References

Flavell, J. H. (1978). Metacognitive development. In J. M. Scandura, & C. J. Brainerd (Eds.), Structural/process theories of complex human behavior (pp. 213-245). Sijthoff and Noordhoff.

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Published

2021-12-31

Issue

Volume 15, Issue 2 (2021)

Section

Reviews

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How to Cite

Review: O’Toole, J., & Dunn, J. (2020). Stand up for literature: Dramatic approaches in the secondary English classroom. Currency Press. (2021). Scenario: A Journal of Performative Teaching, Learning, Research, 15(2). https://doi.org/10.33178/scenario.15.2.10