{"product_id":"the-second-city-guide-to-improv-in-the-classroom-isbn-9780787996505","title":"The Second City Guide to Improv in the Classroom","description":"Most people know The Second City as an innovative school for improvisation that has turned out leading talents such as Alan Arkin, Bill Murray, Stephen Colbert, and Tina Fey. This groundbreaking company has also trained thousands of educators and students through its \u003ci\u003eImprovisation for Creative Pedagogy\u003c\/i\u003e program, which uses improv exercises to teach a wide variety of content areas, and boost skills that are crucial for student learning: listening, teamwork, communication, idea-generation, vocabulary, and more. \u003cp\u003eAbout This Book v\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout The Authors vi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter ONE: It Begins with Play 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMontessori’s Connection Between Play and Learning 2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpolin’s Connection Between Play and Learning 2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Has Happened to Play? 4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy Improvisation Works in the Classroom 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Second City Connection 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOverview of the Book 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter TWO: Improvisation as a Pedagogical Tool for Engaged Learning 11\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConnections Between Improvisation and Authentic, Engaging Teaching and Learning Experiences 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTeaching and Learning Experiences 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImprovisation for Engaged Teaching and Learning in the Diverse and Inclusive Classroom 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Brain Connection 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBuilding a Community for Engaged Teaching and Learning 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter THREE: Literacy Learning and Improvisation 27\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePotential Impact on Literacy Skill Development 28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImprovisation and Reading Links 28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImprovisation and Writing Links 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImprovisation Links to Speaking and Listening 36\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSome Concluding Thoughts 38\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter FOUR: Explanation of Improvisation Exercises 41\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGetting Started 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTime for Improvisation 42\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eClassroom Management 44\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSidecoaching and Reflection 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImprovisation Games 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAd Game 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAlphabet 50\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBeginning, Middle, End 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBippity, Bippity, Bop 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBus Trip 58\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConducted Story 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDeck of Cards 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDr. Know-It-All 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGibberish 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGive and Take 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHalf-Life 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMirror 74\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eObject Work 76\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOne-Word Story 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePanel of Experts 82\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eParts of a Whole 84\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePass the Clap 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSlide Show 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpace Walk 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eString of Pearls 94\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTake That Back 98\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThrowing Light 100\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWho Started the Motion? 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eZip Zap Zop 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter FIVE: Skills and Teaching 105\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesson: Lights, Camera Re-Action! 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAlphabet Book 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStory Generation Using Beginning, Middle, and End 114\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConducting an American Revolution Review 118\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpeaking in Songs 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBecoming Characters 129\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMath Gibberish Translator 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBuilding a Relationship 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeometric Object Work 136\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOne-Word Story, a Many-Word Story 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePhysicalizing Cell Structure 142\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Ten Days in a Madhouse” Human Slide Show 144\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeometry Walk 151\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePainting Visualization 154\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eString of Ideas 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTableau Activity for Analytic Geometry 160\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePicture Book Tableau 165\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn-Class Field Trip—Using Tableaux to Explore the Role of Perception in Communication 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThrowing Math Light 170\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter SIX: Engaging Students in Learning 173\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAuthentic and Engaged Learning 174\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Literacy Connection 175\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSome Final Thoughts 175\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 177\u003c\/p\u003e \t \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE AUTHORS\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKATHERINE S. McKNIGHT,\u003c\/b\u003e Ph.D., associate professor at National-Louis University and an onsite consultant for the National Council of Teachers of English, is coauthor of \u003ci\u003eTeaching Writing\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003ein the Inclusive Classroom\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMARY SCRUGGS,\u003c\/b\u003e is an actress, director, playwright, and educator. She is currently the head of writing and education programs for The Second City Training Center in Chicago.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE SECOND CITY GUIDE TO IMPROV IN THE CLASSROOM\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMost people know The Second City as an innovative school for improvisation that has turned out leading talents such as Alan Arkin, Bill Murray, Stephen Colbert, and Tina Fey. This groundbreak- ing company has also trained thousands of educators and students through its Improvisation for Creative Pedagogy program, which uses improv exercises to teach a wide variety of content areas and boost skills that are crucial for student learning: listening, teamwork, communication, idea-generation, vocabulary, and more. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe scores of ready-to-use exercises offered here can be used to teach a wide variety of subjects—including language arts, math, science, and social studies—as well as to build classroom community and develop cooperative learning skills. All of the lessons are linked to current national standards for the United States and Canada, and have been proven particularly effective with kinesthetic learners and students with attention difficulties. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePRAISE FOR\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTHE SECOND CITY GUIDE TO IMPROV IN THE CLASSROOM\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This lively book reminds us that both real teaching and real learning are essentially exploratory, empowering, and downright fun.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—JEFFREY D. WILHELM,\u003c\/b\u003e author, Imagining to Learn and You Gotta BE the Book, winner of the David H. 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