"A Writer's Journey"
For Grades 2nd-8th
Daryl's Author Visits program "A Writer's Journey" is an amazing mix of music, storytelling and graphics all weaved together to teach children about the creative writing process. Daryl combines music and graphics to teach kids how to collect detail. He uses storytelling and graphics to teach them about using small moments and creating conflict. Daryl will take the kids on a journey that is so much fun, that the kids won't realize until it's over, that the whole assembly was one giant writing class.
for Primary - Upper Elementary - Middle School
Programs for all ages.
Daryl will get everyone involved in the show!
Daryl will get everyone involved in the show!
Daryl's author visits program "A Writer's Journey" is arranged in 3 different ways and then adjusted to fit the audience attending."
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"A Writer's Journey"
Primary
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"A Writer's Journey"
Upper E
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"A Writer's Journey"
Middle School
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This show can be adjusted
to accommodate any
variation of age arrangements.
Daryl will get everyone involved in the show!
Daryl will get everyone involved in the show!
Daryl will get everyone involved in the show!
Daryl's use of humor and creative arts (live performance, storytelling, music, reader's theatre, live action readings and interactive activities) to teach and entertain is amazing to watch and ties into the show's powerful literacy message, which is designed to help reinforce your school's writing curriculum.
Lessons will be learned.
Daryl will get everyone involved in the show!
Lessons will be learned.
All "A Writer's Journey" author visits assemblies grades 3rd -8th include writing topics. Some topics include:
- The use of small moment
- Discovering good ideas
- The importance of word
- Editing and revisions
- Creating conflict
- Correctly bringing the conflict and the solution together
- Creating detail
2nd graders can be included with
a 3rd grade program or 3rd and 4th.
For Grades 3-8th: "The Cookie Caper"
Live action writing exercise
Daryl's author visits skit, "The Cookie Caper" is a live action (No Pencils, No Paper) writer's exercise that is meant to teach the students about conflict, the proper way to solve the conflict and the importance of thinking out the process.
- Every decision made has an effect on the story.
- Most actions considered have real-life outcomes which need to be analyzed before applied.
- In real life, if the character does X, what happens?
- What is the real-life outcome of any one particular decision?
- How will that decisions affect the characters, the plot and the story movement?
- Is the writer twisting logic and if so, is it believable?
How does it work? Daryl tells the kids a story using one of the students as an actor. But instead of bringing the story to a conclusion Daryl stops, leaving the story open ended for the students to finish.
How is the audience involved? The students will give Daryl suggestions as how to finish the story. Daryl will then analyze their solutions one by one and ask the audience questions that pertain to each solution, in order to see if their ideas will actually work in the story.
Daryl Cobb performs "The Cookie Caper."