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Peer reviewedDanielson, Henry R. – English Journal, 1981
Relates the steps in the process of students' productions of radio plays, which can inspire quality writing experiences. (RL)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, High Schools, Playwriting, Radio
Download full textDepartment for Education and Skills, London (England). – 2002
In this unit of work, the children will continue to learn about the features of playscripts, through reading and analyzing a play and writing a play based on a narrative. In the course of learning how to interpret and write stage directions, the children will apply their knowledge of adverbs. In the discrete work on vocabulary and spelling, the…
Descriptors: British National Curriculum, Drama, Nonfiction, Playwriting
Peer reviewedLarson, Deborah Aldrich – Journal of Teaching Writing, 1987
Noting that knowledge of grammar rules does not ensure correct usage in one's own writing, describes an approach used in a summer workshop to promote awareness of appropriate idiom where 35 highly motivated black students produced 'Snow White' using their own script, half in standard dialect and half in black dialect. (JG)
Descriptors: Bidialectalism, Black Dialects, Black Youth, Class Activities
