David McBride states that for students who are saturated in a remote control culture, Rosetta Stone English the tableau helps them to comprehend and understand sequence (Allan 2002). It is created by posing bodies and communicates a living representation of an event, an idea or a feeling. Scenes are represented in which there is conflict or heightened action, the basic elements of literature. The students become physically involved but the technique does not demand any theatrical skill. The images may be naturalistic - for examples pictures for an illustrated edition of 'To Kill a Mocking Bird' or more abstract such as an image of Justice as Atticus might imagine it (Rogers, O'Neill, Jasinski 1995).This valuable teaching strategy can be used to encourage discussion and reflection. It offers...
