Session10

Preparation:
Read one of the following in preparation of a jig-saw discussion (Theme: Writing books or drama)

• Lamb, The Writer’s Guide to Crafting Stories for Children, Chapters 1-4; OR, Dils, You Can Write Children’s Books
• de la Garza, Per-Se-Vere (part of Synthesis project from CCT program graduate; read story on pp. 18-45, optionally, read additional sections of the full document for additional background)
• McCaslin, Creative Drama in the Classroom and Beyond, Chapter 13 “Storytelling”
• Koppett, Training to Imagine, Chapter 6 “Storytelling”

plus
OPTIONAL (if you have time): read the forward of "Teen Ink: What Matters" (Meyer et al. on the Readings page) and a selection of writings from the Nonfiction, Fiction, or Poetry sections of Teen Ink magazine, a literary project based on teen writing about stories from their lives.

Session:
Collaborative Exploration 3 (cont.):

• Dialogue hour to share and clarify what we are inquiring into regarding the case.

Activity:

• Jig-saw discussion around readings

Follow-up:
Continue working on CE 3

Work due this session:
Final version of your product from CE 2, revised in response to comments from peers and instructors, uploaded to google drive & shared to google+ community.
Second office hours meeting completed by today.