Upon reading the assigned reading The Unfolding Drama, I found myself agreeing with much of what the author was describing.  From my own high school experience I remember Drama in the English classroom as simply being fun; and most often being used as filler.  My classmates and I would never really put much though into the interpreting part of the assignment but all the efforts into how we were going to entertain our peers with movements, props, and tone.  Then after that it was time to decide who would draw the short straw and be forced to go to the front of the room and act it out.   From the reading I do believe that Drama does have a place in the in an ELC, but educators much be careful on how they plan on using it.  Using drama in the classroom to analysis characters in a novel, which is suggested by the author, is an excellent idea.  There is no greater way to truly understand a characters motives, fears, desires, and to interpret their actions than by becoming that character for a short time.  As the author suggests also I believe that drama should never solely be used by itself, but to enhance the subject material being used to obtain a better understand to truly learn the things being talked about.