Teacher’s Workshop with Josephine Taylor
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- Josephine Taylor
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May 20, 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Centre for Stories
The English and Literature Curricula require students to produce a creative piece of writing; that is, one that’s imaginative rather than analytical.
The task is important not only because it is assessed but also because of its potential to give the less academically able students a chance to demonstrate their understanding of concepts and the different effects of language use in other than essay form. Producing a polished creative text can also be psychologically beneficial for students, providing them with a sense of pleasure in developing and crafting their stories and in exploring issues and experiences that matter to them.
We are offering workshops for the teaching of creative writing in secondary schools, focused on short story writing. The workshops are suited to a range of abilities, from a basic understanding of narrative, to the capacity to experiment with language, form and structure. The overall aim is to make creative writing both enjoyable and rigorous, a process of using intuition and imagination and then thinking carefully about the creative choices.
We are offering a three-hour workshop conducted by a facilitator experienced in creative writing, editing and teaching. The first hour will focus on language use, the second on point of view and voice and the third on structure. Teachers will be asked to do short creative writing exercises and will receive feedback on their efforts. Handouts will be available for use in the classroom.
What previous participants of this workshop have said:
“Great ideas to inspire my students.”
“Great handout, easy exercises and really useful material for the classroom.”
“Hands on, practical content, great resources.”
Due to limited seating, we cannot offer ticket refunds. If you have purchased tickets to an event and can no longer attend, you are welcome to pass along your ticket to somebody else. Please notify us if you wish to do so at: info@centreforstories.com
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Josephine Taylor
Collapse BioJosephine Taylor is a writer and editor, and an Adjunct Senior Lecturer in Writing at Edith Cowan University. Her creative and critical writing has been anthologised and published widely and her first novel, Eye of a Rook(Fremantle Press), was shortlisted in the 2021 WA Premier’s Book Awards. Josephine is a board member of Writing WA and 2022 Emerging Writer-in-Residence at the Katharine Susannah Prichard Writers’ Centre.
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