This is the article I wrote for IETTP-S (Writing) IETTP - Writing (Article)
Introduction
My introduction and some writing challenges
Cognitive Tradeoff Hypothesis
How do we compare to other animals?
Cave Drawings
From petroglyphs to logograms, see how alphabets develop.
Communication Over Time
Why is writing is important.
Code Breaking
A fun way to get students interested in writing.
Frisland + Runes
What is my grandmother saying? What is the link to Old English?
Beowulf
The Epic Poem
The Norman Conquest
A role playing game to understand the time period.
The Black Death
Let's see how the plague affected Europe.
Dictionary Decisions
How modern spelling was derived. We will debate on our own dictionary.
Beyond England
We look at how English has affected and been affected by other cultures
Riverboat Gambling
How playing poker added to English
Redneck Jokes
A little about redneck culture and then we write jokes!
Bonus
Is AI taking over? (Guided Practise)
How to make a Character
We look at archetypes and create our own characters.
Introducing a Character
We use some examples from television and begin writing.
Character Arcs
We see how a normal character driven story is constructed
Plot Points
We look at story arcs and how to fill out the story
Adding Conflict
We help each other with building our stories
Giving Feedback
We discuss and use the compliment sandwich technique
Making a List
With some groups still finishing their stories, we take a break and learn abuot lists.
Essays and Rubrics
We learn about a standard 5 Paragraph essay and how to evaluate it.
Abstract Art
We practise creative writing by looking at abstract objects.
Senior Superlatives
Let's make certificates for our amazing instructors!
Some Games
Just to play a few games at the end of training
