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ACTING IT OUT JUNIOR
Discussion Starters for 10–13 Year Olds Acting It Out Joan Sturkie and Marsh Cassady, PhD Paper, $15.95 160 pages, 6” x 9” ISBN 0-89390-240-3 |
This collection of short dramatic sketches will help you start discussions
about tough subjects with your pre- and young teens. Issues include
abuse, alcoholism in the family, dating, drug use, gang activity, homosexuality,
cheating, shoplifting, and more.
About the Authors
Joan Sturkie is a nationally recognized author and peer counseling consultant. She is a former high school counselor and peer counseling teacher. Her other books include Listening with Love: True Stories from Peer Counseling (which has a companion teacher's guide), Christian Peer Counseling: Love in Action, coauthored with Gordon Bear, and The Peer Counselor's Pocket Book, coauthored with Valerie Gibson. She is a popular motivational speaker for conventions, workshops, and parents' groups. Marsh Cassady earned both his MA and PhD at Kent State University. He has been a college professor, high school teacher, newspaper writer, and musician. His main attention, however, is the theatre. He has directed and acted in more than 100 plays. He also gives workshops on fiction writing and playwriting. His other books include Playwriting Step by Step, Acting Step by Step, and Storytelling Step by Step.