Subject Guides: Teaching Drama: Books and Videos

Related Subject Guide

Audio & Visual Subject Guide
Lists additional streaming databases.

Search Terms

The following are some useful search terms for finding books in the library catalogue:

drama
drama in education
childrens plays
play making
Canadian drama
storytelling
readers theatre
pantomime
mime
dramatic movement
puppetry

To help limit your search to materials suitable for use in the classroom, you could add any of the following terms:

Study and teaching (Secondary)
Problems, exercises, etc.
Group work
Juvenile
Interactive multimedia

Streaming Video Databases

Video databases related to education include:

Bloom's Literature This link opens in a new window Contains critical essays from literary journals and scholarly and critical books, including titles published by Bloom's Literary Criticism and Facts On File. Also includes biographies, character entries, synopses of literary works, images, and videos.
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Education in Video This link opens in a new window Online collection of streaming video developed specifically for training and developing teachers. Includes teaching demonstrations, lectures, documentaries, and primary-source footage of students and teachers in actual classrooms.
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Films on Demand This link opens in a new window This database contains instructional and educational streaming videos from sources such as Films for the Humanities & Sciences and Cambridge Educational in addition to a number of news outlets such as PBS, CNBC, and National Geographic.
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Use of Films on Demand is governed by the following terms:

Permitted Uses of the Collection and Video Titles Collection is licensed solely to Licensee and Authorized Users for classroom teaching, research, presentations, and educational non-commercial multimedia projects for use in educational institutions, provided no admission or other fees are charged for public viewing. Licensee and Authorized Users may stream, display, publicly perform, or exhibit the Video Titles asynchronously on a single computer or network, course management system, or password-protected website. Licensee and Authorized Users may electronically save, organize, and share Video Titles or parts thereof with other Authorized Users using tools provided with Films On Demand.

Prohibited Uses of the Collection and Video Titles Neither Licensee nor Authorized Users may (1) mount or distribute any element of the Collection on any electronic network accessible to parties who are not Authorized Users, including without limitation the Internet and the World Wide Web; (2) use all or any part of the Collection for Commercial Use or; (3) copy, transmit, modify, distribute, sell, or create derivative works from the Video Titles except as expressly permitted under applicable law or as described herein.
NFB Campus This link opens in a new window NFB CAMPUS is the |National Film Board of Canada| streaming video service. It includes all the videos available to the general public at NFB.ca as well as additional films, resources, and functionalities specifically developed for educators. Access to NFB CAMPUS is available for educational use only, and is subject to the notices on their site. Français: |Office national du film du Canada| (ONF)
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Indigenous Content:

Indigenous Canada MOOC

Can Core Academic Video This link opens in a new window |Can-Core|. Can Core is a core curriculum content platform created by McIntyre Media Inc. for use in Canadian schools. The content is 100% Canadian produced and has been selected for its strong curriculum fit.
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Additional Streaming Databases can be found in the Audio & Visual subject guide.

Search the Library

To search the library catalogue, click the link below:

Library Catalogue

Search Tips:

- You can limit your search results by library, format, publication year, etc.

- Add juvenile to your catalogue search to limit your results to items appropriate for K-12 students.

Example Searches:

Storytelling AND Interactive multimedia A search of the UofA library catalogue for books on the subject of storytelling AND interactive multimedia.
Drama AND Study and teaching A search of the UofA library catalogue for books on the subject of drama AND study and teaching secondary.