Teaching Creative Writing in the Primary School: Delight, Entice, Inspire!

ISBN-13: 9780335242795 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 240 str.

Julie MacLusky

Opis

This book shows that a child who dislikes lessons on the correct use of grammar can become excited using their own talents and experiences to create a story.

Spis treści

PART ONE: An Introduction to Creative Writing

1: Models of teaching
2: The Classroom
3: The Curriculum

PART TWO: Developing Creative Writing

Introduction to Part Two

4: Character is StoryBuilding AtmosphereSharing a RoomFeedbackGetting Ready for a DateThe Character in the Environment

5: Story BuildingThe Object and the ObstaclePersuasion: Unexpected ArrivalThe Awkward SituationMaking a Bad Situation Worse

6: Planting and PayoffLove StoryThe MistakeThe Caper

7: Twists and TurnsRevoltRevengeEscape

8: The Satisfying EndingCharacter ProfilesSupernaturalThreat to World ViewsJourney with DestinationThe Escape

PART THREE: Conclusion

9: 'I write, therefore I am': towards a theory of writing pedagogy
References

O autorze

Julie MacLusky is Senior Lecturer in English and Creative Writing at the University of Worcester, UK.
Robyn Cox is Associate Professor of the Faculty of Education at the Australian Catholic University, Australia.