Scripts and Dialogues
Texts for exploration and involvement
DIALOGUES ARE part of the tradition of philosophical writing and, within the frame of a dialogue, writers can also include stories, poems, myths and all kinds of other genres. Dialogues can be elaborate or very simple but the best dialogues are exploratory rather than didactic -- its best not to give one character all the strongest arguments.
Scripts, either specially written or created from stories, can make powerful stimuli that involve pupils making meaning through reading aloud.
In this section we welcome contributions and recommendations of dialogues and other scripts from teachers, writers and pupils. If you would like to submit an item, please contact Steve Williams.
| Title | Category | Author | Created |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kat’s Dilemma: a dialogue about drugs in sport A dialogue and supporting science work on drugs in sport. | Scripts and Dialogues | Lynda Dunlop | 09/11/2009 - 13:26 |
| 'Good to be me' script A dialogue bringing together a number of the key concepts under the Primary SEAL theme 5: 'Good to be me'. | Scripts and Dialogues | Roger Sutcliffe | 10/08/2009 - 22:04 |
| The Ant and the Grasshopper A scripted version of the well-known story with four alternative endings and suggestions for using it with a class. | Scripts and Dialogues | Michelle Whitworth | 24/05/2009 - 15:38 |
| Descartes Meditations A (very) abridged version of Descartes' classic philosophical text for use with p4c classes. | Scripts and Dialogues | Steve Bramall | 06/03/2009 - 15:46 |
| What an elephant is really like: script and lesson plans A complete script and lesson plans of a popular traditional story | Scripts and Dialogues | Michelle Whitworth | 04/02/2009 - 11:45 |
| The benefits of using written dialogues Benefits of choosing a written dialogue as a stimulus and of having pupils write dialogues | Scripts and Dialogues | Steve Williams | 06/09/2008 - 20:50 |
| Research Groups: Louis Pasteur A script in six parts raising issues about causation, fame, knowledge, ethics, discovery, science and animal rights. The materials include a 'mystery' and could provide half a term of work. | Scripts and Dialogues | Steve Williams | 06/09/2008 - 20:07 |