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Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 808.8245
EAN num: 9781575255330
ISBN number: 1575255332
Label: Smith & Kraus
Manufacturer: Smith & Kraus
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 112
Printing Date: March 30, 2007
Publishing house: Smith & Kraus
Age index: Ages 4-8
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This groundbreaking new series is for truly young actors - monologues, scenes, and technique book for the elementary school set. Each book builds on the one before it, so skills grow as students grow. Often, young children are given work written for older actors that is difficult for them to understand and retain. This material is comprehensible, relatable, and fun. For all the young characters and performers, there is finally a book for you!
And within this series, an exciting collection that breaks down barriers: Square pegs don t fit into round holes. It s that simple.
Specifically for young actors of Hispanic descent, M. Ramirez has written a group of books for second, third, fourth generation immigrant kids who don t often feel included in a lot of the literature they re surrounded with. References to abuelos, abuelas, and other cultural specifics help make these performance pieces a little more accessible to kids who might or might not be speaking English as a second language. all with a specific flavor that will help young actors find their voices and stretch themselves, performing pieces that speak not only about them, but directly to them.
Because of the Latino flavor incorporated into this material, these kids can focus on what they are meant to focus on performing without any cultural barriers.
KIDS: These books tell you about how to act and give you some excellent characters to play! There are also many, many games and activities. (P.S. They may also make you the smartest kid you know!)
TEACHERS: This series provides ample material for classroom use. In addition, the Teacher s Guide will give tips and ideas to use in classrooms.
PARENTS: If you ve got a natural performer in the house, this book provides some simple pieces
for auditioning, horsing around, or performing in the living room. These books are both fun and educational.
AGENTS/MANAGERS: These monologues are immediate and active, with different emotions and levels within each monologue. Great for auditions.
Everyday life was never so nutty! Inside you ll find imaginative what if pieces for would-be princesses, cowboys, robots, and superheroes as well as real-life issues like unfair bedtimes, making new friends, and the horrible taste of broccoli. At this stage in life there are lots of firsts, too, like going to a new school and losing your teeth, so there are plenty of topics for children to connect with.
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This book could have numerous classroom applications for students from 2nd-6th grades including public speaking, memorization, journals, storytelling, and lessons on emotions or experiences. Monologue books for older students saturate the market, but Dabrowski offers 100 short, children-driven monologues that encompass a child's known universe (organized into games, families, food, friends, wishes). Each monologue "sounds" like a child speaks (short simple sentences with an easy vocabulary), and the students' limited life experience will not prohibit them from understanding each monologue.
The experiences and the emotions in the monologues run the gamut from funny to serious. Though the "crisis" in each monologue may seem laughable to an adult, they are exactly what elementary school students think about, fear, and wish for. Included in these monologues is Mary Jane (p. 76) a hilarious tale of a little girl speaking to a nun and who realizes too late that she has said too much, a treaty on broccoli (Hannah p. 61) which is reminiscent of Shel Silverstein's "I'm Sick and I Can Not Go to School Today", a story about a boy who hates math and is hiding in the bathroom in order to avoid the teacher (Will p. 83), and Emmett's lament about his bossy older sister (p. 41).
While there are other monologue books for elementary children (Minute Monologues by Ruth Roddy, 71 One-Minute Monologues by Janet Milstein, Magnificent Monologues for Kids by Chambers Stevens) Dabrowski's book has monologues that are much shorter and easier to memorize or analyze. This would be a good very first purchase for an elementary school.
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