Teaching Theatre History by Drama Techniques

Purpose of thesis ?Teaching of Theatre History by Drama Techniques or Teaching of Drama by Drama? is to acquaint reader with possibilities of drama in education and class. It concerns roles of teacher during the teaching process with special focus on teacher of drama. The thesis further describes practical project based on teaching drama, which is useful for Czech language and literature lessons and also for development of theatrical thinking. Due to usage of a wide scale of methods the project is intended for pupils of basic school with minimal drama experience, but also for those who already work with drama. Plays used in the project were chosen to meet the basic elements of theatre which are conflict and drama. This thesis may be used as an inspiration for those teachers who want to deepen their own knowledge about the theater and also enrich their way of thinking and teaching