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Literacy

Narrative Writing: What can we learn from

musicians and artisits? (Albany)

Pat Kershaw (AISWA)

19 November 2018

Where do ideas come from? How can students be supported to improvise within the structure of
a narrative in order to create stories that truly engage an audience? This workshop will explore
the classroom environment that allows creativity to flourish as students are motivated to compose
original narratives.

Where do ideas come from? How can students be supported to improvise within the structure of
a narrative in order to create stories that truly engage an audience? This workshop will explore
the classroom environment that allows creativity to flourish as students are motivated to compose
original narratives. Participants will consider a range of modes (written, video, interactive) for
presenting student stories to a wide audience. Ideas and activities from the workshop will be able
to be used in your classroom on the following day.

The WA Curriculum tells us that students create a range of imaginative texts including narratives.
The NAPLAN narrative writing marking guide refers to the creation, selection and crafting of ideas,
and the creation of distinct characters within settings that have a sense of place and atmosphere.
The Gonski report (2018) states that an important goal of Australian education should be to
“equip every child to be a creative, connected and engaged learner in a rapidly changing world”.
Within the necessary learning of narrative text structure and appropriate language features and
grammar, creativity can be forgotten and motivation to write can be low. Even in classrooms where
motivation to write is high, stories can be unsuccessful in terms of audience engagement. This
hands-on workshop will examine ways in which students - and teachers - can produce successful
stories.

CN11969 For further information click here or visit the AISWA website

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