1. channel their creative energy with purpose by accomplishing specific scripting tasks
2. use their personal experience as a source of ideas
3. develop an idea into a draft of dramatic activity
4. create imaginary characters and give them a suitable voice
5. demonstrate skills of creating monologues and dialogues
6. collaborate to select material in order to draw up a script as a group
7. demonstrate suitable marketing skills for identifying an audience for their work
Problem_solving |
This skill will be developed as the students get to grips with the problem of finding and maintaining inspiration for writing |
Research skills |
This skill will be developed as the students search for suitable background material to act as a stimulus for an original script |
Communication |
This skill will be developed as students draw up characters and give them their voices and they work as a group, collaborating on putting the script together |
Improving own Learning and Performance |
This skill will be developed as students offer commentary on each other's work and as they edit and revise work |
Team work |
This skill will be developed as the students work together during two intense sessions to put the script together |
Information Technology |
This skill will be developed by using the internet as a source for background material and research |
Personal Development and Career planning |
This skill will be developed as students draw up a small portfolio which will present their joint work as well as the personal strengths and interests which grew during the process of taking the module. |