ERIC Number: EJ1238458
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020
Pages: 11
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ISSN: ISSN-0034-0561
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Using Theatre to Develop Writing Skills: The Story Pirates Idea Storm
Mayes, Amanda S.; Coppola, Elizabeth C.; Fa, Bingxin
Reading Teacher, v73 n4 p473-483 Jan-Feb 2020
The authors explored the impact of a novel, interactive performing arts-based program on students' writing skills. The program featured the Story Pirates, a group that teaches children how to write stories and then turns their stories into a musical sketch comedy show. Written stories from the third-grade students in an elementary school were collected before and after the Story Pirates program and then compared to determine the impact of the program on students' writing skills. The percentage of students incorporating key elements of writing--settings, main characters, additional characters, and motives--increased substantially after their participation in the Story Pirates program. These findings suggest that theatre-based interventions may strengthen elementary students' writing skills.
Descriptors: Writing Instruction, Teaching Methods, Theater Arts, Writing Skills, Skill Development, Story Telling, Drama, Elementary School Students, Grade 3, Instructional Effectiveness, Writing (Composition), Writing Improvement
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Early Childhood Education; Grade 3; Primary Education
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Language: English
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