Literary Ideas and Scripts for Young Playwrights

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Libraries Unlimited, 2004 - 176 pages
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This collection presents techniques for tapping a broad range of literary sources to inspire young writers. Drawing upon poetry, folk tales, story jokes, and more, Literary Ideas walks students in grades 3-8 through the process of creating new stories and developing them as scripts for choral readings, readers theatre, and classroom plays. The process inspires creativity, problem solving, observation, and listening skills within a writing and theatrical framework. Includes the following:

Poetry for Choral Readings

Fairy Tales for Reader's Theater

Folk Tale Plays Fairy Tale

Alterations for Reader's Theater

Fairy Tale Alterations for Plays

Modern Fairy Tale Plays

Story Joke Plays

Poetry Plays

Historical Plays

Modern Cultural Myth Plays

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Contents

1 Poetry for Choral Readings
1
2 Fairy Tales for Readers Theatre
19
3 Fairy Tale Plays
29
4 Fairy Tale Variations for Readers Theatre
51
5 Fairy Tale Variations for Plays
59
6 Modern Fairy Tale Plays
73
7 Story Joke Plays
87
8 Poetry Plays
99
9 Historical Plays
119
10 Cultural Myth Plays
137
11 Original Story Plays
157
Glossary
175
Index
177
About the Author and the Illustrator
179
Copyright

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About the author (2004)

LISA KANIUT COBB worked as a freelance technical editor and writer for twenty years, while raising her three children. After working as a volunteer, teaching art education and writing, Lisa obtained a master's degree in Creative Writing from the University of Denver. Her love of the theatre and her experiences in the classroom led to the writing program in her new book, Literary Ideas and Scripts for Young Playwrights. Her students enthusiastically tackled the exercises, confirming Lisa's belief that this approach to teaching writing is hugely successful. She lives in Denver with her family. Visit her website at www.lisakcobb.com.

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TitleLiterary Ideas and Scripts for Young Playwrights
AuthorLisa Kaniut Cobb
Editionillustrated
PublisherLibraries Unlimited, 2004
ISBN1591580714, 9781591580713
Length176 pages
  
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