Scripts and Dialogues

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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.

TitleCategoryAuthorCreatedsort icon
Kat’s Dilemma: a dialogue about drugs in sport
A dialogue and supporting science work on drugs in sport.
Scripts and DialoguesLynda Dunlop09/11/2009 - 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 DialoguesRoger Sutcliffe10/08/2009 - 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 DialoguesMichelle Whitworth24/05/2009 - 15:38
Descartes Meditations
A (very) abridged version of Descartes' classic philosophical text for use with p4c classes.
Scripts and DialoguesSteve Bramall06/03/2009 - 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 DialoguesMichelle Whitworth04/02/2009 - 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 DialoguesSteve Williams06/09/2008 - 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 DialoguesSteve Williams06/09/2008 - 20:07