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Stephen R. Flemming – English Journal, 2021
Having students read news articles or novels, watch television snippets, engage in class discussions, essay-writing, emailing, and drafting letters are excellent ways to broach any number of society's systemic and oppressive social maladies. Engaging in these activities in the English language arts classroom can serve as a catalyst to encourage…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Scripts, Social Problems, Social Justice
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Amado, Hernán – PROFILE: Issues in Teachers' Professional Development, 2010
This article presents a pedagogical experience that addresses the use of an instructional strategy called screenwriting aimed at improving the teaching of writing in an educational context. This pedagogical intervention took place in a private English language school, where three adult students willingly participated to create their own short…
Descriptors: Writing Instruction, Writing Processes, Instructional Improvement, Educational Practices
Nielsen, Paul A. – Feedback, 1986
A professional scriptwriter describes a semester course he teaches in which students are required to write 12 scripts. (PD)
Descriptors: Course Content, Course Descriptions, Higher Education, Playwriting