Presented by Ron Thomas
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Event Information 6 PD hrs
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Session 1
Approaches to creative writing
- Active ways to teach writing skills: The English Grammar game
- Victor Borge Punctuation
- Unlocking the subconscious: improvisation, connecting the unconnected, sensual triggers, speed writing
- Elizabeth Jolley opening
- Models
Session 2
Very Persuasive writing
- Models
Enhanced Essays - beyond TEEL
- Discursive mode
- How to teach structures, introductions and conclusions
- Speaking through the author - textual saturation
- Using speech to teach writing/Finding a personal voice
Session 3
Real audiences
- Using electronic media to enhance quality
- Journalistic techniques
- Simulation
Advanced rhetoric
- Using poetic devices in all types of writing
- Using drama to teach writing
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About the Presenter
Ron Thomas has 25 years experience in secondary schools teaching: English, Literature and Drama. He is a graduate of the Diploma in Non Fiction Writing and Editing. He is a published author of Travel and Feature Articles in: 'Sunday Age', 'Adelaide Advertiser',
'Senior Travel' and 'Travelling Tales' magazine and is (sob) an unpublished poet. As a Gold Level Toastmaster he has written dozens of speeches across all genres specialising in humorous speeches. Ron has taught writing skills to remedial through to gifted students
and from year 7 to year 12. He has initiated a Global Novel between Australian, US and Russian students that won him the iEARN Australia Scholarship to the International Conference in Taiwan. Ron is an experienced facilitator with a highly interactive
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Event Details
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Wednesday March 14th, 2012 |
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9.30am - 3.30pm (Reg. from 8.30am )
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The Lakes Resort Hotel,
West Lakes, SA
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Teachers of Years 5 to 10
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$259 (GST Incl.)
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South Australia