Teaching writing and literature in the two-year college
We talk an awful lot about composition here, which is great, but I'd like to switch gears a bit. What are some of your favorite contemporary dramas to teach in a Composition and Literature or Introduction to Literature course?
posted by clc @ 1:33 PM
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clc--what are your favorites? I'm dodging your question because I haven't taught drama in any course I've taught, and I'm aware that I need to start looking around.
Rosa G
Hee. I asked the question because I haven't either, but I am looking for something to teach in the fall :-)
I had lots of fun teaching "Six Characters in Search of an Author" by Luigi Pirandello in a World Lit. class last semester. It's fairly short and funny (and punny) while exploring a serious issue-- fixed identity versus potential fluidity of characters. It is a great play for exploring some elements of drama including throwing the traditional notion of audience on its head. The characters enter down the aisle and then the actors and the director become the audience. It's really a fun piece; the students enjoyed it and so did I.
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