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Resource activity

(5 minutes)

Aileen Gonsalves, Artistic Director at Butterfly Theatre Company, shares some tips for delivering Looking for parallels – Lesson 1, Activity 3 in the resource.


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Follow on task: Can you as the teacher notice what objectives and tactics you use as teachers in your daily life? At home or at school? Notice a person being interviewed live on tv like a politician and notice their objectives and tactics in order to share with students.

Assessment for learning

(5 minutes)

Tracy Irish, Education Consultant at Butterfly Theatre Company, offers some tips and guidance for supporting students, measuring success, and embedding the creative habit.


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Speeches That Changed the World

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Author's notes

Aileen Gonsalves from Butterfly Theatre Company gives a deep dive into the topics explored in the resource

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Additional resources, further reading & appendices

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Teaching for Creativity Taster Cards

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