Full 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.
Contents
Foreword Andy Kempe
Glossary of Drama Strategies
Introduction
Part 1: Drama and Writing
1. Breathing Life into Writing
2. How Drama Strategies Support Writing
Part 2: Drama Units
Introduction
Unit 1: Mary Maguire: Housemaid
Unit 2: The King's Daughters
Unit 3: The Year of the Rats
Unit 4: The Lost Bag
Unit 5: Lorry
Unit 6: When the Bees Died
Unit 7: Invisible
Unit 8: Once They Get Started
Part 3: Writing Resources
References and Further Reading
Index
