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WORDTAMER
ACTIVITIES TO INSPIRE CREATIVE THINKING AND WRITING |
| By: |
Judy Waite |
| Format: |
Hardback |
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£130.00 |
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£117.00 |
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£13.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1138694576 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781138694576 |
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| Publisher: |
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
| Pub. date: |
8 September, 2017 |
| Pages: |
240 |
| Synopsis: |
Imagine a funfair in the classroom...invite dragons to school...let pupils travel through time!Written by award-winning children's author Judy Waite, Wordtamer offers over fifty exciting, innovative writing activities and creative workshop ideas. It explores how authors actually work and what they achieve through their methods, and how teachers and children can incorporate these techniques into their own work to improve creative writing.Wordtamer offers easy-to-follow instructions to:Set up and run inspiring writing lessons and workshopsCover basic elements such as character and settingIdentify craft skills that link writing with school curriculum needs Evolve ideas into contemporary, science fiction, fantasy or time-travel scenarios using tried-and-tested templates that expand and develop core conceptsEngage reluctant writers by using visual and kinaesthetic approachesDevelop independent and group work practiceEnrich creative practice and awareness Explore writing stylesImprove and develop both teaching styles AND children's writing through a range of innovative and interactive activitiesAppreciate why, as well as how, these techniques are so effectiveUnderpinned by theory and Judy's experience of working in schools as an author, running writing workshops for all ages, it offers step-by-step, inspiring plans for creative writing lessons that will make a buzz in the classroom. Pupils won't just create characters...they will become them. |
| Illustrations: |
3 Line drawings, black and white; 60 Halftones, black and white; 63 |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Routledge |
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Returnable |
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