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The world is a stage, and so is your classroom! Hone the skills of the next generation of Tony® award winners with a set of exercises, reference pages, writing prompts, and excerpts from famous plays.
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Instructional Ideas
- Organize a student writing club in which participants work on individual or group plays, finishing the year with a drama festival in which they can perform what they have written
- Use the exercises as part of a creative writing seminar or when responding to famous plays in language arts
- Distribute the problem pages in a drama class, and have learners collaborate on short scripts that avoid these pitfalls
- Prompt class members to use one or more opening line from pages 21 and 22
Classroom Considerations
- Refer to page 10 for a list of writing ideas and prompts
- Augment the list of possible festivals and competitions in which learners can enter their work
Pros
- A helpful and versatile resource
- Addresses both creative writing, literary analysis skills, and the revision step in the writing process
Cons
- None