Episode description

Today on the show we’re hearing from Valerie Boehm, who teaches a Dramatic Writing elective in Georgia as part of the state’s initiative to help more students find their way to good jobs in the film industry.

So cool, right?

This episode is part of our continuing series on electives, which has been SO MUCH fun to record. I hope you’re as excited to be hearing from all these wonderful teachers about the creative things they’re doing with their courses as I am! (Check out past elective episodes on Socratic Seminar, Genius Hour and SciFi & Fantasy).

Whether you’re considering a new elective proposal or a new unit in one of your current courses, I think you’re going to be really intrigued by the way Valerie helps students start to understand what goes into a successful piece of dramatic writing, the ten minute play competition her students participate in, and her popular personal logo project.

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