Playwriting In Schools

Author : Paul Gardiner
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 261 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2019-05-30
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781474288033

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Teaching Playwriting by Paul Gardiner Pdf

Playwriting is a skill under-explored in the classroom, despite the strong evidence that it's an engaging and rewarding activity for young people. Teaching Playwriting addresses this gap and is an essential resource for teachers wanting to gain the skills and confidence necessary to introduce playwriting to their students. Based on rich research and clearly explained theoretical concepts, the book explores the lessons from creativity theory that will provide the teacher with the skills and knowledge necessary to empower students' writing and creativity. It also includes extensive practical activities and writing exercises to develop students' playwriting proficiency and creative capacity. Discussing key concepts in playwriting such as idea, dialogue, character, action and structure, the book enables teachers to respond to the unique learning needs of their students and help them tell their stories and reach their potential as young playwrights.

Author : John Newman
Publisher : Theatre in Education
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2018-12-18
Category : Drama
ISBN : 1783209070

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Playwriting in Schools by John Newman Pdf

John Newman invites teachers to take their students on a playwriting voyage in Playwriting in Schools. The book examines how students who learn to write plays and work with a professional playwright in residence empower themselves and gives instructors tools for teaching the process of playwriting in a way that makes space for the student voice. Playwriting in Schools investigates two main approaches for adult teachers and playwrights to use playwriting as a strategy for student self-expression. One approach is through the creation of fully-developed plays, written either by individual students with instruction from teachers or through interactions between a team of students and a teacher-playwright. The other approach is developing plays through collaborations among professional playwrights, teachers and student actors, crafting new plays in ways that suit the needs, interests and learning of young people. Throughout, Newman and the teachers and playwrights he features express themselves with an artistic generosity that encourages us to widen the scope of our own programmes by introducing students to the vast ocean of playwriting and play development. Part of the Theatre in Education series.

Author : Jonathan Charles Dorf
Publisher : Young Playwrights 101
Page : 153 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781599710693

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Young Playwrights 101 by Jonathan Charles Dorf Pdf

YOUNG PLAYWRIGHTS 101 is a complete playwriting course that uses easy-to-follow lessons and practical exercises to guide playwrights from idea through submission. While it was originally written with young playwrights and their teachers in mind, you dont have to be a student or drama teacher to benefit from YOUNG PLAYWRIGHTS 101: no matter what your age or experience, if youre looking for detailed, no-nonsense advice about the craft and business of playwriting-and to write plays that will actually be produced-this is the resource for you. Here are just a few examples of topics youll find inside: Creating Characters Conflict Play Structure Choosing the Right Setting The "Question" of the Play How to Use an Outline Handling Exposition Using Punctuation to Write Better Dialogue Opening and Ending Your Play The Writing Process Dealing with Writer's Block Choosing the Best Title Recentering Your Play Rewriting Using the Expanded Writer's Web and Troubleshooter's Checklist How to Have a Useful Play Reading The Playwright's Bill of Rights and much, much more Whether youre writing your first play, want to brush up on your skills or are looking for that missing something in your writing, YOUNG PLAYWRIGHTS 101 is the jumpstart you need to write plays that make it to the stage.

Author : Brian Woolland
Publisher : Trentham Books Limited
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Activity programs in education
ISBN : 1858564271

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Pupils as Playwrights by Brian Woolland Pdf

"This is an innovative and exciting approach to drama and to developing the literacy skills of children from the ages of 6 to 12. It is especially timely now that creativity and particularly drama is being recognized as so important in pupils' development." "Pupils as Playwrights is for primary school teachers, particularly those who teach literacy or drama. It will also be of interest to primary teaching trainees." --Book Jacket.

Author : Angelo Parra
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2011-08-02
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781118017227

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Playwriting For Dummies by Angelo Parra Pdf

The easy way to craft, polish, and get your play on stage Getting a play written and produced is a daunting process. From crystallizing story ideas, formatting the script, understanding the roles of the director stagecraft people, to marketing and financing your project, and incorporating professional insights on writing, there are plenty of ins and outs that every aspiring playwright needs to know. But where can you turn for guidance? Playwriting For Dummies helps any writer at any stage of the process hone their craft and create the most dramatic and effective pieces. Guides you through every process of playwriting?from soliloquies, church skits, and one act plays to big Broadway musicals Advice on moving your script to the public stage Guidance on navigating loopholes If you're an aspiring playwright looking to begin the process, or have already penned a masterpiece and need trusted advice to bring it into the spotlight, Playwriting For Dummies has you covered.

Author : Debra A. Peterson
Publisher : Dramatic Publishing
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0871298228

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Playwriting by Debra A. Peterson Pdf

Author : Norman Delue,Thomas B. Hayward
Publisher : Milestone
Page : 59 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1996-01-01
Category : Drama
ISBN : 1564178706

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Stage Write by Norman Delue,Thomas B. Hayward Pdf

Provides a step-by-step plan for using drama in the classroom to build children's language arts and thinking skills.

Author : David Stewart Craig
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2015-01-22
Category : Drama
ISBN : 177091272X

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Truth in Play by David Stewart Craig Pdf

A collection of short scenes from Canadian plays geared towards helping youth in theater performances.

Author : Erin Shields
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Drama
ISBN : 1770910123

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If We Were Birds by Erin Shields Pdf

If We Were Birds is a shocking, uncompromising examination of the horrors of war, giving voice to a woman long ago forced into silence, and placing a spotlight on millions of female victims who have been silenced through violence. A deeply affecting and thought-provoking re-imagining of Ovid's masterpiece "Tereus, Procne, and Philomela," Erin Shields's award-winning play is an unflinching commentary on contemporary war and its aftermath delivered through the lens of Greek tragedy.

Author : Lisa Silverman
Publisher : National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Experiential learning
ISBN : 0612780996

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Playwriting as Experiential Education [microform] : Beginning the Process, from the Perspective of Three Novice Playwrights by Lisa Silverman Pdf

Author : Claire Stoneman,Caroline Jester
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2013-03-01
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781136720444

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Playwriting Across The Curriculum by Claire Stoneman,Caroline Jester Pdf

First Published in 2012. This book is a guide to introducing the craft of playwriting into the secondary English curriculum at key stage 3, using the TEEP (Teacher Effectiveness Enhancement Programme) framework. The authors also provide a particular focus on applying this versatile scheme of work to other areas of the curriculum, including Citizenship and PSHE. Playwriting Across the Curriculum also contains schemes of work for: pupils with special educational needs (SEN); pupils with English as an additional language (EAL); adaptation to Adult Literacy Core Curriculum. Its coverage of specific plays as part of the scheme ensures that students will engage with contemporary writing in their learning. This is an essential resource for anyone wanting to teach playwriting at secondary school level.

Author : Victoria Goldman
Publisher : Teachers College Press
Page : 513 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2016-01-08
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9780807756560

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The Manhattan Family Guide to Private Schools and Selective Public Schools, Seventh Edition by Victoria Goldman Pdf

This is the best and most comprehensive guide to Manhattan's private schools, including Brooklyn and Riverdale. Written by a parent who is also an expert on school admissions, this guide has been helping New York City parents choose the best private and selective public schools for their children for over 20 years. The new edition has been completely revised and expanded to include the latest tuition, and scholarships. It now lists over 75 elementary and high schools including schools for special needs children.

Author : Noël Greig
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Playwriting
ISBN : 0415310431

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Playwriting by Noël Greig Pdf

Containing a wealth of exercises for individuals and groups involved in making theatre, this text offers a practical guide to the creation of text for live performance.

Author : Caroline Jester,Claire Stoneman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Authorship
ISBN : 0415590965

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Playwriting Across the Curriculum by Caroline Jester,Claire Stoneman Pdf

This book is a guide to using TEEP's (Teacher Effectiveness Enhancement Programme) tailored lesson plans to study playwriting in the classroom. It is an essential resource for anyone wanting to teach playwriting at secondary school level.

Author : Richard Toscan
Publisher : Franz Press
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2012-03-16
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780615608211

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Playwriting Seminars 2.0 by Richard Toscan Pdf

Playwriting Seminars is "a treasure-trove of information, philosophy, and inspiration" (Theatre Journal), "an absolutely essential guide to all aspects of playwriting and a valuable whitewater raft trip down the rapids of Hollywood screenwriting" (Magellan), and "a terrific learning environment for writers" (WebCrawler Select). It was also a recommended resource for playwrights at New Dramatists (NYC). The Handbook's initial concepts came from the author's work with Lucasfilm and the BBC. It was originally developed for playwrights and screenwriters, but has since been used by writers of fiction and nonfiction books. This new edition covers all aspects of writing full-length plays with an expanded treatment of screenwriting for Hollywood and independent film as well as diagrams of key elements of dramatic structure. Playwriting techniques are explained with many examples from classic and contemporary plays performed today by America's regional theatres as well as on Broadway and Off-Broadway. The 392 page Handbook explains the interconnections between characters and plot and the importance of subtext to character development in the contemporary theatre (what characters don't tell us matters as much as what they say in dialogue). Key exercises are included for developing "voice" as a writer and for creating the essential dual plot structure that supports intriguing characters in today's theatre. Many professionals in theatre and film are quoted on key parts of the art and craft of playwriting and screenwriting to help explain effective techniques. Special sections of the Handbook focus on getting inspiration and avoiding writer's block, editing first drafts, professional script formats for theatre and film (including software), how to launch new scripts, putting together submission packages for theatres and competitions, how to write an effective script synopsis and writer's bio, working with directors, actors and agents, how to survive audience "talkbacks" following readings and workshop productions, methods to adjust your playwriting skills for screenwriting and television work, and options for making a living at the craft of dramatic writing.