Living Pictures: Deepening Comprehension & Assessment Through Drama

This in-depth workshop focuses on a creative, controlled, low-risk drama technique known as tableau.
It helps students apply and expand their knowledge and understanding in subjects across the curriculum by asking
them to take on the roles of people or objects to create living pictures. In session one, participants learn how to build
students vocabulary, focus, and concentration required for this work. In session two, participants learn how to use
text that students are required to read, as a springboard to create living pictures. These tableaus help students
examine the meaning of the text passages and provide teachers with instant assessment of student comprehension of
specific facts, concepts, or big ideas. The engaging process deepens reading comprehension, models differentiated
instruction, and motivates all types of learners.