Guest Post from Peter Gutierrez

At once ubiquitous and invisible in the ELA curriculum, scripts are a neglected resource when it comes to a range of important literacies. As texts-to-be-read, scripts surface when we encounter teleplays by Rod Serling or Howard Koch’s “The War of the Worlds” radio drama in literature basals—not to mention Shakespeare, Readers Theatre, and so on. But what of scriptwriting, a practice that’s rarely connected to such reading, and even more rarely the topic of explicit instruction? In this chat we’ll ask…

How is scriptwriting vital to addressing multi-modal, media, and outside-of-school literacies?
How can it transform traditional writing modes/products into forms that are more engaging or authentic? (Think digital storytelling, comics, etc.)
What are the common traits of all scripts such that learning can be easily transferred from one medium to another? 

Hope you’ll join the conversation on Monday Nov. 4th at 7 PM ET! Thanks.