http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ A search of MERLOT materials Copyright 1997-2013 MERLOT. All rights reserved. Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:22:34 PDT Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:22:34 PDT http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/images/merlot.gif http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ 44 34 http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=86340 Step-by-step instructions for teaching basic theater game techniques and for using theater games in the social sciences. All the steps necessary to IONize your classroom: exercises in cooperatION, concentratION, justificatION, motivatION, and improvisatION. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=389202 Resources for all levels of teaching related to Appalachian folklore and literature: articles, bibliographies, study guides, lesson plans, links, reviews, Appalachian picture gallery, writing and art by students, some reprinted literary works and folktales, some material on ballads and other folk music. Focus is on literature for children and young adults but some literature for adults is included in relation to teaching at all levels and literature about childhood. Folklore sections (not limited to children's books) include extensive annotated multicultural bibliographies with parallel tales from other places listed, articles, study guides, and folklore texts, mainly from James Taylor Adams Collection of southwestern VA. Rex Stephenson's adaptation of "Mutsmag" is an online storybook illustrated with drawings by primary grade children. Material on Appalachian dialects and Cherokee language included. Submissions by students and adults are welcome. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=84418 A vast range of neatly arranged thumbnails linked to 100k graphics, in colour, from the mid-19th Century handbook of historical costumes. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=223454 The Voice Recipe Online is designed for use in acting, voice and speech classrooms.  The Voice Recipe is a method for analyzing a human voice according to nine ingredients or parameters:  tempo, rhythm, pronunciation, articulation, quality, volume, pitch, word choice, and non-verbals.  Adapted from the textbook, "Voice Onstage and Off" by Robert Barton and Rocco Dal Vera, this learning object  uses audio files to introduce and demonstrate each ingredient. Users can then test their knowledge in the "celebrity chef" game by analyzing the voices of famous film and television characters. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=555588 This class introduces the craft of writing for the theater. Through weekly assignments, in class writing exercises, and work on a sustained piece, students explore scene structure, action, events, voice, and dialogue. We examine produced playscripts and discuss student work. This class's emphasis is on process, risk-taking, and finding one's own voice and vision. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=84626 This program consists of more than 30 interviews with Broadway's leading artists explaining what each discipline in the theatre is and what it takes to enter and make a caerr in the theatre. This site has streaming video recordings of the interviews in RealPlayer format. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=84625 A panel discussion series bringing together performers, directors, playwrights, designers, choreographers, and behind-the-scenes personnel from the Broadway theatre. This site has videos of various panel discussions available for viewing and transcripts of the discussions as well. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=83824 The American Variety Stage is a multimedia anthology selected from various Library of Congress holdings. This collection illustrates the vibrant and diverse forms of popular entertainment, especially vaudeville, that thrived from 1870-1920. Included are 334 English- and Yiddish-language playscripts, 146 theater playbills and programs, 61 motion pictures, 10 sound recordings and 143 photographs and 29 memorabilia items documenting the life and career of Harry Houdini. Groups of theater posters and additional sound recordings will be added to this anthology in the future. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=84620 A collection of information on Vaudeville in America. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=84430 The mission of ArtsEdge is "to help artists, teachers, and students gain access to and/or share information, resources, and ideas that support the arts as a core subject area in the K12 curriculum." This site includes lessions, standards, weblinks, how-to's, articles and reports, advocacy essentials, and more.