Literacies-Elisabeth

This article discussed how theatre is used as a teaching tool, and the things that it can be used to teach. The literacies, or the concepts the article encourages teaching seem to be responsibility, critical thinking about themselves, the world they live in, and theatre in general, and how to actively create theatre. Theatre can be used to help students explore who they are and who they want to be, by exploring their opinions on social issues, exploration of different characters and concepts, and by taking on responsibility in theatre. One way to teach many of these literacies is to hand production work over to students. Allow them to create work, and determine how it is performed. They learn how to produce theatre, take responsibility for what happens, and in the process of creation learn about themselves and their world.

Another way to combine these literacies is to create art specifically about themselves and their world. Understanding youth culture and mentality can allow a teacher to guide students, but still let them explore themselves.