All the World's a Writing Stage: Living Contexts for Literature.

Cecala, Frank P.

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Publication Date: 1989

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All the World's a Writing Stage: Living Contexts for Literature.

Cecala, Frank P.

English Journal, v78 n1 p67-69 Jan 1989

Describes a writing exercise in which the fictional world of a literary piece is transformed into a real world containing people, events, and places. Suggests that students choose their own writing topics and act out the results. Notes that sources of worlds include epic poems, Shakespeare, and Greek mythology. (RS)

Descriptors: Acting, Class Activities, Creative Writing, English Curriculum, Junior High Schools, Writing Instruction

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Language: English

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