One of the best ways to get your students interested in drama is
to have them act out scenes for the class. You can choose the
scenes or allow the students to pick their own. Remind them to
pay close attention to both their vocal performances and their
body language. To reinforce the play's themes, ask them to
follow up their dramatic performances with analyses (including
close readings) of the scenes that they acted out. Mamet has
written many screenplays and many of his plays have been made
into films. Choose a scene or two from one of these plays, and
ask your students to analyze the characters' language. You might
ask them to come up with a list of characteristics of Mamet's
work that they can compare to Glengarry Glen Ross after they
read the play. Also, after the students read Glengarry Glen
Ross, you could show a scene from the movie and ask them to
compare the reading experience to the viewing experience. What
does the film bring to or take from the play? Many students have
a hard time engaging with l