Inspiring Writing through Drama

Author: Patrice Baldwin
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1441170227
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 225

Book Description
Inspiring Writing through Drama offers interactive, high-quality drama schemes that will motivate and inspire students aged 7-16 to write for a range of purposes and audiences. Each drama unit offers: • A planning grid flagging the writing opportunities within the drama• Original resources, such as poems, text messages and fragments of graffiti• Individual, group and whole-class writing opportunities, some teacher-led and others guided by the students• Icons to signpost differentiated activities Reading, writing, speaking and listening opportunities are embedded within the drama experiences, and you can follow the schemes or use the texts as a springboard to developing your own drama units and writing opportunities. The authors offer guidance on using drama strategies imaginatively and encourage you to assess the impact on the writing outcomes of your students. This book offers a clear methodology and high-quality practical drama activities that will motivate students to write purposefully within compelling imaginary contexts.

Learning Through Drama in the Primary Years

Author: David Farmer
Publisher: David Farmer
ISBN: 1447877322
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 175

Book Description
'Learning Through Drama' contains drama strategies and lesson plans for use with primary school children across the curriculum. The book provides guidance to teachers who have never taught drama before but are considering using it in a subject area such as science or history and offers new approaches to those familiar with common drama techniques (such as hot-seating and teacher in role). The book includes 36 drama strategies and over 250 cross-curricular activities, including practical ideas for inspiring speaking, listening and writing. 'This book is a beautifully laid-out, easy to use resource, full of imaginative and practical ideas to help learning become much more memorable and inspirational.' - Hilary Lewis (Drama Consultant). 'Even the well-practiced and creative drama teacher will find something in this book that serves as a refresher, reminder or quite simply a new idea... a must-have publication for those serious about the teaching of drama in primary school settings.' - Teaching Drama magazine.

Steal the Scene

Author: Heather E. Schwartz
Publisher: Raintree
ISBN: 1474706355
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 64

Book Description
Inform and engage young writers with this contemporary, creative breakdown of drama-writing essentials. Clear, concise text introduces and defines key skills while fun and inspiring writing prompts launch new skills into practice. Author bios and mentor texts provide creative blueprints for budding writers.

Picture Yourself Writing Drama

Author: Barbara A. Tyler
Publisher: Capstone
ISBN: 142967203X
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 18

Book Description
"Useful tips and writing prompts show young writers how to use images to inspire drama writing"--Provided by publisher.

Teaching Literacy through Drama

Author: Patrice Baldwin
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134521189
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 148

Book Description
This book provides teachers of children at Key Stages 1 and 2 with a much-needed source of exciting and creative drama-based activities, designed to improve literacy. As useful for the drama novice as for the busy literacy co-ordinator, these flexible activities are designed to help teachers meet National Curriculum and National Literacy Strategy (NLS) requirements, particularly through speaking and listening. The book is divided into three parts: Part 1 looks at literacy and the power of drama as a 'brain-friendly' medium for teaching and learning. Part 2 contains ten structured, practical units of work, each based on a different story, poem, play or traditional tale or rhyme and each linked directly to the requirements and objectives of the NLS and the QCA objectives for speaking and listening. Part 3 contains photocopiable Literacy Support Sheets for teachers to use and adapt for their own classroom needs. All units of work have been tried and tested by the authors, giving teachers a springboard from which to enhance and extend their literacy lessons, and engage the imagination of their pupils. The book is also the ideal resource for student teachers.

Drama and Writing Ages 5-11

Author: Larraine S. Harrison
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1000851176
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 161

Book Description
Drama and Writing Ages 5-11 is a practical guide for teachers to develop and inspire writing through using drama in the classroom. Each of the ten chapters provides step-by-step guidance and creative prompts for writing that apply to both key stage one and key stage two, enabling teachers to motivate their pupils by creating meaningful contexts, audiences and purposes to encourage writing. With a wide range of ideas to apply to the classroom, from simple classroom strategies to more complex units of work, this book is suitable for all teachers – including those who hold limited experience of using drama in the classroom. Including key definitions of drama strategies and practical advice to apply to the classroom, chapters are presented in two parts: Part I provides short and simple drama strategies to act as a helping hand, stimulating the focus of a writing lesson Part II provides longer dramatic contexts with a compelling sense of audience and purpose, including a range of opportunities for writing. These prompts may span two or more lessons Drama and Writing Ages 5-11 is an essential read for any primary school teacher seeking practical strategies to incorporate drama into the classroom, teaching the craft of writing in a creative, fun and meaningful way.

Using Drama to Support Literacy

Author: John Goodwin
Publisher: Pine Forge Press
ISBN: 1446246639
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 116

Book Description
′This book will be a welcome, practical addition to the repertoires of teachers of children aged 7-11 who are looking for inspiration and relevance in their teaching of writing skills′ - Speaking English `For the drama novice, this is the book to buy. It reveals drama′s power, maps the route to success, and empowers the reader to follow′ - Literacy Time `All activities are inspiring and imaginative, and the written activities that follow them are varied and interesting...this book will prove useful, especially in the upper primary and middle school′ - English Drama Media Using ideas and activities already tried and tested in the classroom, this book shows practitioners how imaginative drama lessons and activities can be used to help encourage and improve children′s writing, speaking and listening skills. Perfect for the person who might not be used to leading drama-based activities, this book takes a step-by step approach that will help even the most daunted teacher tackle drama with confidence. Also included are: - ideas for suitable writing and drama activities - advice on lesson planning - list of useful resources - examples of children′s work and teachers′ comments Class teachers, teaching assistants, literacy consultants and drama and English co-ordinators looking for practical, fun drama activities to support literacy will find all the help they need in this book.

Primary English for Trainee Teachers

Author: David Waugh
Publisher: Learning Matters
ISBN: 1526413698
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 456

Book Description
What do trainee teachers need to know about English to teach it effectively in primary schools? How do children learn English and how can students teach it? What does a good primary English lesson look like? Answering these important questions and more, this new edition covers all areas of the new National Curriculum for primary English. By offering insight into effective teaching, it helps students connect what they need to teach to how it can be taught. This book opens up opportunities in the new curriculum for creative and imaginative teaching and covers all areas of children′s literacy from poetry and literature to SPAG. Case studies of teaching are used as a starting point for learning, and guidance on practical teaching strategies is included throughout. Now comes with: A new chapter on Multi-modal texts A new chapter on Mastery in English

40+ ‘Drama’ Strategies to Deepen Whole Class Learning

Author: Patrice Baldwin
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1040011136
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 122

Book Description
‘Drama’ strategies are great teaching tools that can easily become part of every teacher’s toolbox. 40+ ‘Drama’ Strategies to Deepen Whole Class Learning is a practical handbook for teachers of any subject. It can help teachers to confidently incorporate ‘drama’ strategies within their lessons. This book provides step-by-step instructions on setting up and effectively using strategies to make lessons more interactive, inclusive, engaging, enjoyable, and memorable, whilst acknowledging the benefits of each and demonstrating how they may be applied within different subjects. Divided into two distinct parts, this essential guide unpacks topics including the following. An introduction to using ‘drama’ strategies to support teaching and learning. Using the strategies within the classroom as ‘thought and talk’ frames. Supporting and improving writing through application of the strategies. Creating, exploring, and embodying images through the strategies. A guide to each of the 40+ strategies. Applicable to both primary and secondary teaching, across all subjects in the curriculum, this book is an essential resource for any teacher looking to engage their pupils through incorporating ‘drama’ teaching and learning strategies within their lessons.

Writing Your First Play

Author: Roger Hall
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1136082131
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 177

Book Description
Writing Your First Play provides the beginning playwright with the tools and motivation to tell a story through dramatic form. Based in a series of exercises which gradually grow more complex, the books helps the reader to understand the basic elements of drama, conflict, and action. The exercises help the reader to become increasingly sophisticated in the use of dramatic formats, turning simple ideas into a viable play. Topics include: the role of action in drama; developing action and conflict to reveal character; writing powerful and persuasive dialog; writing from personal experience:pros and cons; how to begin the story and develop the storyline. This new edition is thoroughly updated and contains new examples based on contemporary plays. The author has added additional writing exercises and a new student-written one act play. It also contains a new chapter on how to sell your play once it is written. With examples based on student work, this text both inspires and educates the student and fledgling playwright, providing solid tools and techniques for the craft of writing a drama. Roger A. Hall, a professor of theatre at James Madison University, had taught playwriting for nearly 20 years. Many of his students have gone on to write for theatre, television, and the screen. He has written numerous plays and articles and has acted and directed extensively in the theatre.