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Author Baldwin, Patrice.

Title Inspiring writing through drama : creative approaches to teaching ages 7-16 / Patrice Baldwin and Rob John
Published New York, NY : Continuum International Pub. Group, ©2012

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 208 pages)
Contents ""Cover""; ""HalfTitle""; ""Series""; ""Title""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""Foreword""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Introduction""; ""PART 1 DRAMA AND WRITING ""; ""1 Breathing Life into Writing ""; ""Why does writing matter? ""; ""What skills and experiences do we need in order to become effective writers? ""; ""What can go wrong when we try to write? ""
""How can drama help us as writers? """"Drama provides contexts for writing ""; ""Drama provides purposes for writing ""; ""Drama provides audiences for writing ""; ""Drama provides motivations for writing ""; ""Drama can make writing a supportive, social experience ""
""Drama can help build children�s confidence and self-esteem as writers """"Drama generates ideas for writing ""; ""Drama provides structure to support and develop the writing ""; ""Drama uses and develops the thinking skills necessary for writing ""
""Drama helps children acquire, use and apply knowledge needed by writers """"2 How Drama Strategies Support Writing ""; ""What are drama strategies? ""; ""The role of the teacher ""; ""What do drama strategies actually do? ""; ""Examples of how drama strategies work together to support writing ""
""3 Drama Strategies """"Meeting and becoming people ""; ""Making decisions and judgements ""; ""Making images ""; ""Asking questions ""; ""Tracking thoughts ""; ""Making meaning through sound ""; ""Making meaning through movement ""; ""Working in role ""; ""Telling stories ""; ""Improvising ""
Summary This title offers interactive, high-quality drama schemes that will motivate and inspire students aged 7-16 to write for a range of purposes and audiences. Inspiring Writing through Drama offers interactive, high-quality drama schemes that will motivate andinspire students aged 7-16 to write for a range of purposes and audiences. Each drama unit offers: A planning grid flagging the writingopportunities within the drama Original resources, such as poems, text messagesand fragments of graffiti Individual, group and whole-class writingopportunities, some teacher-led and others guided by the students Icons to signpost differentiated activities Reading, writing, speaking and listeningopportunities are embedded within the drama experiences, and you can follow theschemes or use the texts as a springboard to developing your own drama unitsand writing opportunities. The authors offer guidance on using drama strategiesimaginatively and encourage you to assess the impact on the writing outcomes ofyour students. This book offers a clear methodology and high-quality practicaldrama activities that will motivate students to write purposefully withincompelling imaginary contexts
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject English language -- Composition and exercises -- Study and teaching -- Great Britain
Playwriting -- Study and teaching -- Great Britain
Drama in education -- Great Britain
Role playing.
Role Playing
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Composition & Creative Writing.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Rhetoric.
REFERENCE -- Writing Skills.
Drama in education
English language -- Composition and exercises -- Study and teaching
Playwriting -- Study and teaching
Role playing
Great Britain
Form Electronic book
Author John, Rob, 1950-
ISBN 9781441170224
1441170227