Name: Learning Canadian History through Playwrighting
Start: 2025-02-21T10:20:00-0700
End: 2025-02-21T11:20:00-0700

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Friday February 21, 2025 10:20am - 11:20am MST

100 College Blvd, Red Deer, AB T4N 5H5

Whether it is for a Remembrance Day presentation or a class presentation, playwrighting can be a way to inspire students to learn more about Canadian history. Focusing on research of individuals or groups, plays show a side of Canadian history that is sometimes overlooked: the individuals and the true stories. Combined with playwrighting or speechwriting this unit will inspire students to learn more about their own history. Students can work individually or in collective writing groups

Speakers

P Gail Whiteford

A drama teacher for 35 years, in Australia and Calgary Gail retired to teach Drama Education at U of C, while still teaching workshops at schools in Alberta and British Columbia. Gail has presented sessions at over 20 Teachers' Conventions in Alberta. She has written 2 books on the... Read More →

Friday February 21, 2025 10:20am - 11:20am MST
RDP Room 1408

Social Studies (TQS 3), Division 4 (Gr 10-12), Division 3 (Gr 7-9) | Drama & Dance (TQS 3), Division 4 (Gr 10-12), Division 3 (Gr 7-9)

P Gail Whiteford

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