EPC 2: Drama and Art in Education

 

S. No	Topic	Domain	Hours
Unit – I	Understanding Drama and Arts in Education Meaning and Concept of ‘Art’ and ‘Arts in Education’ Understanding Aesthetics and its relevance in Education Drama and Arts as Pedagogy of Learning and Development-understanding Drama and Arts Visual & Performing Arts and their importance in teaching- learning of different subjects at school level. Range of art activities in drama Experiencing, responding and appreciating drama Exposure to selective basic skills required for drama Drama: Facilitating interest among students: planning and implementing activities Enhancing learning through drama for children with and without special needs: strategies and adaptations	Must Know   Desirable to Know	16
Unit – II	Arts in Life Methods of Visual Arts: Painting, Block Painting, Collage, Clay Modeling, Paper Cutting and folding Knowledge of Indian Art – from earliest to the contemporary Indian Festivals and Fairs, the traditions and their significance, the spirit of celebrations as a social phenomenon Meaning, Objectives, Types and Styles of Indian Music Importance of Music in Life Creative Art Creative Pictorial or Geometrical Designs Surface Design-Floor Decoration (Alpana, Rangoli, Wall Decoration) Poster Design (Monochrome/ Multi-colour) Collecting and arranging rare Photographs, Photo Print on various themes	Must Know     Nice to Know	16

 

Sessional Work:

• Role Playing activity for historical/ contemporary personalities wherein students play

the role of that personality to advocate his/ her opinions/ decisions/ thought processes (for

example, Akbar, Mahatma Gandhi, Galileo, Bhagat Singh etc.)

• Write a self-reflective essay on how this course on art will make you a better teacher
• Learn and briefly explain how music notations are made. Submit a brief report or learn

and explain the concept of composition in visual art. Submit a brief report or make

and submit a sample advertisement for a product or Learn Mudras of a classical dance

forms and hold a session for the students on that. Submit photo report of the same

• Carry out web search on Indian sculpture and submit a brief compilation
• Organizing Art, Craft and Music exercises with small groups followed by discussions and

presentation.

• Observe an art period in a school and briefly write your reflections on it.

 

Suggested Readings:

• Chawla, S.S. (1986). Teaching of Art. Patiala: Publication Bureau, Punjabi University
• Dodd, N. and Winifred, H. (1971/1980). Drama and Theatre in Education, London: Heinmann.
• Efland, A. D. (1990). A History of Art Education: Intellectual and Social Currents in teaching the Visual Arts. New York, NY: Teachers College Press.
• Harriet, G. (1964). Art in Everyday Life. Calcutta: Oxford and IBH Publishing Company.
• Khanna, S. and NBT (1992). Joy of Making Indian Toys, Popular Science. New Delhi: NBT.
• McCaslin, N. (1987). Creative Drama in the Primary Grades. Vol. I and In the Intermediate Grades, Vol. II, New York/ London: Longman.
• Mishra, A. (2004). Aaj bhi Khareinhai Talaab, Gandhi Peace Foundation, 5th Edition.
• Narayan, S. (1997). Gandhi Views on Education: Buniyadi Shiksha [Basic Education]
• The Selected Works of Gandhi; The Voice of Truth, Vol 6, Navajivan Publishing house.
• NCERT (2006). Position Paper National Focus Group on Arts, Music, Dance and Theatre, New Delhi: NCERT.
• Prasad, D. (1998). Art as the Basis of Education, NBT, New Delhi.
• Sahi, J. and Sahi, R. (2009). Learning Through Art, Eklavya.
• Shirley, G. (2000). Art, an A to Z Guide. Franklin Watts: USA.
• Vaze, P. (1999). How to Draw and Paint Nature. Jyosna Prakashan: Mumbai.
• Ward, A. (1993). Sound and Music. Franklin Watts: New York.
• Ghosh, Santidev, Music and Dance in Rabindranath Tagore’s Philosophy, New Delhi: Sangeet Natak Akademi, 1978
• Khokar, Mohan, Traditions of Indian Classical Dance, Delhi: Clarion Books, First ed., 1979
• Kothari, Dr. Sunil (edited by), New Directions in Indian Dance, Mumbai: Marg Publications, Vol.55 No.2, December 2003.