Annexure IV : Glossary of Terms

Activity-Based Learning: An educational approach where learners engage in activities that require hands-on and experiential learning.

Characterization: The process of creating and portraying a character, including their personality, emotions, and motivations.

Collaborative Learning: An instructional method where learners work together to achieve a common goal.

Compassion: The ability to understand and feel for others’ experiences and challenges. In dramatisation, it involves relating to characters’ emotions and situations.

Creative Expression: The use of imagination and original ideas to create something, such as a script or performance.

Critical Inquiry: An approach that involves questioning, analysing, and evaluating information to develop deeper understanding.

Contextual dramatisation: Presenting a scene or event in a way that accurately reflects the historical, cultural, or scientific context.

Dialogue: A conversation between two or more characters within a dramatisation.

Drama Integration: Using dramatic techniques to explore and teach academic content.

Dramatisation: The act of adapting a concept or story into a performance, incorporating elements like dialogue, monologue, and narration.

Empathy: The ability to understand and share the feelings of others, crucial in dramatisation for portraying characters authentically.

Engagement: Active involvement and participation in learning activities.

Experiential Learning: Gaining knowledge through experiences and practical application.

Humanization of Concepts: Making abstract ideas more relatable by presenting them through human characters or narratives.

Mindfulness: Being fully present and aware of one’s thoughts, feelings, and environment, encouraged through reflective dramatisation activities.

Monologue: A long speech by a single character, expressing their thoughts aloud.

Narration: The act of telling a story or describing events, often interspersed with dialogues or monologues in Dramatisations.

Performance: The act of presenting a dramatisation in front of an audience.

Perspective Taking: The ability to understand a situation from another person’s point of view, a key skill developed through role play and dramatisation.

Plot: The sequence of events or actions in a dramatisation.

Prompt: A cue or question that encourages reflection or response, often used to guide learner participation.

Reflection: The process of thinking critically about one’s actions, thoughts, or feelings, particularly after a dramatisation activity.

Role Play: Acting out the part of a character or historical figure to explore specific situations or concepts.

Script: The written text of a dramatisation, including dialogues, monologues, and stage directions.

SEL (Social-Emotional Learning): Educational practices that focus on developing skills such as empathy, mindfulness, critical inquiry, and compassion.

Staging: The process of planning and organizing the performance, including acting, props, and setting.

Storytelling: The art of narrating a story, which can be done through dramatisation to make academic content more engaging.

Theme: The central idea or message presented.

Voice Modulation: The variation of pitch, tone, and volume to convey emotions or emphasize certain parts of a dialogue or monologue.