Joyous Exploration: Drama-Based Pedagogy for Fostering Critical Literacy

Key Points

• The intervention promotes critical literacy and joy among students through drama-based activities, enhancing their understanding of literature.
• Key evidence includes an increased engagement in literature discussions and critical thinking skills when using drama pedagogies.
• The approach involves integrating drama techniques in English language arts classes to teach Nella Larsen's work, facilitating deeper literary analysis.
• This method may improve critical thinking in literature classes, warranting further investigations into its long-term efficacy in diverse settings.

Abstract