Literary Ideas and Scripts for Young Playwrights by Lisa Kaniut Cobb, Helen Matthews (Illustrator)

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Synopsis

This collection offers teachers ideas for inspiring writers and improving their writing assignments. Drawing upon poetry, folk tales, jokes, and nursery rhymes, the exercises teach students in grades 3-8 to evaluate stories in terms of plot, character, setting, and situation. The exercises illustrate the process of creating new stories and turning them into scripts for choral readings, readers theater, and plays. Cobb is a writer and a classroom volunteer. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Biography

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 lisakcobb.com.