Description
Book SynopsisWrite Out of the Classroom is a ground-breaking, highly practical book which provides teachers and creative writing tutors with great ways of tapping into the huge inspirational and educational potential of the richly diverse world beyond the classroom walls.
Effective learning occurs when the process feels exciting, inspiring and real', and there is nothing more stimulating and real' than the real world itself. Working with groups in interesting and evocative settings can generate exceptional participant involvement. Well-led locational brainstorming' in such places increases vocabulary and produces an astonishing freshness of observation, ideas, language, plot and metaphor. Teachers commonly notice a quantum leap in writing quality arising from these sessions.
Based on the author's extensive experience in developing and leading out-of-classroom intelligent observation' and writing workshops, this unique book steers educators through the subtleties of guiding t
Trade Review
'There is life beyond the school gates, as demonstrated by this motivating and practical book that proves education is so much more than paperwork in the classroom.'- Len Parkyn, The Teacher magazine - NUT
Table of Contents1. Introduction and Theory; 2. Choosing locations for interactive writing visits; 3. Out-of-classroom sessions: preparations and practicalities; 4. Leading a descriptive poetry brainstorm session; 5. Possible pre-writing inputs on poetry’s layouts, sounds, language, meaning & form; 6. Essential inputs before students write descriptive poems; 7. additional poetry inputs, editing tips and suggestions on the ‘writing space’; 8. ‘Minimalist poems’: a useful poetry form to base on locational brainstorms; 9. Group poems, their development into other art forms and examples of co-operative work; 10. Useful poetry forms for writing on location: ‘reflective haikus’; 11. Useful poetry forms for writing on location: ‘syllable cinquains’; 12. How locations can improve story writing and generate amazing plots; 13. Location-based collective stories; 14. Location-inspired fictitious diary writing; 15. Endless possibilities: taking out-of-classroom writing in more directions
