SCCTE Conference Demonstration Proposal

SCCTE 2008: Teaching and Creating South Carolina Writers
Program Proposal for Teachers
DUE October 1, 2007

Name of Lead Presenter: Natalie Dobbins-Belt
(Include other presenters in the program description below.)

Email: nbelt@greenville.k12.sc.us Phone: 834-7088 (home) 616-8036 (cell)

Home Address: 114 Altamont Terrace Travelers Rest, SC 29690

School Affiliation: Tigerville Elementary

Describe your proposal in 250 words or less. Please remember your presentation will be scheduled for 45 minutes on Friday, January 25, 2008.

Tired of reading about the latest movie characters in students’ writing? Then come and learn how to develop your students’ characters. I will discuss how I use a fairy tale literature circle unit to analyze character traits. With this I use a writing strategy in which students analyze character traits of fairy tale characters, both original versions and fractured versions, using bio-bodies. Using the knowledge that they have gathered from this strategy, students then are ready to create their own fractured fairy tales with characters that have more depth. Presenters will get the opportunity to try this strategy as well.

Audience: __X_ Elementary ___ High School ____ Middle School ___ General

Equipment required:
If you need a laptop or projector, please bring your own. Due to high rates for rental equipment, we are unable to provide this equipment.
_________ Overhead Projector
_____X____ Screen
_________ TV/VCR/DVD
_________ Other (please explain)

For questions contact
Nancy Swanson swansonv@pickens.k12.sc.us