Teachers
Brockett, Oscar G.
The Essential Theatre
. 2nd ed. New York, NY: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1989.—Largely focuses on the history of European theatre and includes information regarding the dramatic structure of the script, critiquing, and technical roles in theatre.
Collins, John J.
Developing Writing & Thinking Skills Across the Curriculum: A Practical Program for Schools
. Andover, MA. The Network, Inc., 1992.—A step by step writing methodology designed to motivate students (in writing and editing), and to streamline the role of the instructor—from editor to facilitator.
Cook, Wayne D.
Center Stage
. Palo Alto, CA: Dale Seymour Publications, 1993.—An excellent resource for games and activities, with a strong multicultural focus.
Estés, Clarissa, Pinkola.
Women Who Run With the Wolves
. New York: Ballentine Books, 1992.—Myths and stories of the Wild Woman archetype from around the world are retold and analyzed.
Flowers, Betty Sue, ed.
Bill Moyers: A World of Ideas
. New York: Doubleday, 1989.—Addresses “American Values in the New Global Society” and includes 41 interviews with law professors, historians, ethicists, anthropologists, novelists, and others from various ethnic/cultural backgrounds.
Hawking, Steven.
A Brief History of Time
. New York: Bantam Books, 1988.—A unique exploration of time and space, written in colloquial language.
Padgett, Ron, ed.
The Teachers & Writers Handbook of Poetic Forms
. New York: Teachers & Writers Collaborative, 1987.—Seventy-four entries of poetic forms including definitions, historical summaries, examples and writing methodology.
Rico, Gabriele Lusser.
Writing the Natural Way
. Los Angeles, CA: J.P. Tarcher, Inc., 1983.—An excellent resource for writing methodology that employs right-brain techniques.
Shohat, Ella, and Stam, Robert.
Unthinking Eurocentrism, Multiculturalism and the Media
. London: Routledge, 1994.—Defines ideological, political and cultural aspects of Eurocentric hegemony and general cultural pluralism.
Solors, Werner.
Beyond Ethnicity, Consent and Descent in American Culture
. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, Inc., 1986.—Explores American culture by assessing the role of ethnicity in American literature.
The Consortium of National Arts Education Association, ed.
National Standards for Arts Education
. Reston, VA: Music Educators National Conference, 1994.
Students
American Images on File: The Black Experience
. Media, Inc., 1990.—A collection of over 600 (8” X 10”) photographs of prominent African-Americans in history, and a time line of events spanning almost four centuries.
Andrews, Sheila Brisken and Kirschenbaum, Audrey.
Living in Space
. Washington, DC: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1987.—Addresses life on board the Space Shuttle—eating, hygiene, working, wearing a space suit, and understanding ship’s operations.
Deloria, Philip J., Nabokov, Peter, et al.
The Native Americans, An Illustrated History
. Atlanta, GA: Turner Publishing, Inc., 1993.—Includes historical information for over 25 nations representing over 300 tribes of Native Americans; and features hundreds of four-color prints of Native American art, photographs and maps.
Evans, Cheryl and Smith, Lucy.
Acting & Theatre
. Tulsa, OK: EDC Publishing, 1992.—An illustrated book for middle school students that introduces them to acting and theatre, theatre history and the professional roles in theatre.
Gardner, Lewis.
Scope English Program Reading Anthology
. New Orleans, LO: Scholastic Inc., 1979.—Short stories, poetry and teleplays on pre-teen and teenage-related topics.
Johnson, Ron, and Bone, Jan.
Understanding The Film, an introduction to film appreciation
. 3rd ed. Lincolnwood, IL: National Textbook Co., 1990.—Addresses film as an art form and offers information regarding camera work and the professional roles in making movies.
Kuhns, William.
Movies in America
. Dayton, Ohio: Pflaum/Standard, 1972.—Addresses the invention and industry of film making in relation to historical periods.
Maton, Anthea, McLaughlin, Charles, et al.
Exploring the Universe
. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1994.—8th grade Science text focusing on astronomy.
O’Connor, John R.
Exploring American History
. Paramus, NJ: Globe Book Co., 1994.—8th grade Social Studies text; emphasis largely focused on African-American and Hispanic influences and correlations in American history.
Platt, Richard.
Smithsonian Visual Time Line of Inventions
. London: Dorling Kindersley, 1994.—Pictorial time line of inventions throughout human history.
Rogers, Jeannette. “The Amistad Affair.”
Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute: Learning
Through Drama
. 1990 ed., Volume 2.
Schwartz, Melvin and O’Connor, John.
Exploring A Changing World
. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Globe Book Co., 1988.—7th grade Social Studies text.
Strickland, Dorothy S.
Language for Daily Use
. Orlando, FL: Harcourt Press, 1986.—8th grade Language Arts text.
“U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum” (handouts). Washington, D.C.: U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, 1995.—Handouts regarding the Holocaust that are highly informative and classroom-ready.
Vander Rol, Ruud and Verhoeven, Rian.
Anne Frank Beyond the Diary
. New York: Puffin Books, 1993.—Historical background of the Frank family, including notations from Anne’s diary and hundreds of photographs.
“Writing Film Scripts”
Writing
. December, 1986, pp. 3-10.
