Andrew Black

Signature Pedagogies for the Playwriting Classroom

Spotlight on Teaching the Novice Playwright

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Produktbeschreibung

Drawing on qualitative research exploring the techniques of playwriting instructors, this book outlines signature pedagogies within playwriting instruction for 'novice' writers and how they may be reimagined and reinvigorated. Through research gathered in interviews with 11 instructors, and surveying their methods, syllabi and handouts, Andrew Black interrogates key challenges within dramatic writing pedagogy: the myth that it, along with creativity, cannot be taught; the lack of clarity about the instructional value of playwriting education for diverse contemporary audiences; the tendency to allow the writing product to drive instruction rather than process; and the tension between traditional and experimental models of play construction and how this can confound instructional techniques. Identifying 3 indispensable and signature pedagogies that are consistently used in the classroom - the writing exercise, the use of mentor texts and the workshopping of student material, this book describes key strategies and practices used by seasoned instructors which bring these pedagogical strategies to life, strategies which can support instructors in reimagining their playwriting classrooms. An intervention for "lorebased" pedagogical models that are often out of date and reflect the biases of previous generations, Black offers a starting point for instructors developing their first lesson plans that are inclusive and which offers a comprehensive understanding of the options available for them to use with their students.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Academic
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Juli 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 454g
• ISBN-13: 9781350496620
• ISBN-10: 1350496626
• Artikelnr.: 71927101

Autorenporträt

Andrew Black is a playwright and playwriting instructor with a PhD in Theatre/Performance Studies from the University of Missouri, Columbia, USA and an MFA in Playwriting from Ohio University, Athens, USA. He is on the faculty of the Indiana Writers Center and Dramatists Guild Institute. For more information, go to www.andrewblackplaywright.com.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Chapter One-Setting the Stage The backstory on playwriting:
how we got to where we are Lore as the pedagogical standard in playwriting
Who is the learner in our classrooms: instructing the novice A qualitative
approach to disciplinary research: what is going on out there? The book's
organization What it is/What it isn't Chapter 2: The Challenge of the
Romantic Model Understanding the challenge What educators think Teaching
self-efficacy: I can do this; I can write a play! Chapter Three:
Instructional Objectives, or Why Teach Playwriting? The challenge: not just
the vocational objective Multiple objectives for playwriting instruction
Using expanded objectives to justify the offering Chapter Four: Linear
Versus Non-linear Models of Theatre in the Classroom Closed and open models
for plays Some historical context Teaching using the linear approach: pro
Teaching using a linear model: con Dealing with this tension in the
playwriting classroom Frameworks and models / the advance organizer Let the
student lead Chapter Five: Teaching Playwriting as a Process Understanding
the challenge known as "focusing on product" not process Stages in the
writing process Strategies for teaching "process": pre-writing, writing,
rewriting Chapter Six: Signature Pedagogies--The Writing Exercise The value
and purpose of the writing exercise Exploring the universe of writing
exercises Setting up, conducting, following through Linear and non-linear
approaches and the writing exercise Chapter Seven: The Mentor Text as a
Signature Pedagogy What is a mentor text? The value of the mentor text
Students don't read the plays Building a comprehensive, yet diverse,
reading list Talking about the play versus learning how to write a play
Teaching the play in class What about copyright? Chapter Eight: The
Playwrights Workshop What is the playwrights workshop? Context and
background for the workshop The purpose of the playwrights workshop
Strategies for a playwrights workshop with novices Chapter Nine: Other
Pedagogical Models Self-Efficacy and the playwriting instructor Context
assessment Time management Understanding student goals Non-Mentor texts /
Secondary texts Next steps for students when the class ends Chapter Ten:
Bringing the Curtain Down Lore as a pedagogical practice Applications to
other forms of dramatic writing (screenwriting, digital storytelling)
Playwriting instructor as dramaturg A call to action for the discipline and
the instructor Appendix A: A Proposed Flow for a Playwriting Class for
Novices Appendix B: A Playwrights Workshop Punch List for Critique Works
Cited Index