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LABORATORY OF THE WORD
Eight proposals for work on creative writing in school
by Silvano Sbarbati


time number one
What
What is the lab (no lecture, there are at stake) (circle time)

The rules of the lab (probably one at a time, all write and read all, is written on white sheets, in italics, without without stopping to think, without going back, without correcting, the time indicated by the conductor)

Read a passage aloud

recognize if the author is male, female, Italian, foreign in what era he writes, etc.

Write the word RED as many times as you want wherever you want with the spelling you want on the white paper in 30 seconds. Then "represent" the written text, using also the body and space. Write the words

theme
HOUSE; SASSO, SIGH, Whisper;
SUSPECT MY HOUSE, MY STONE, MY SIGH, ETC

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time number two
Words
theme
grass MY GRASS, BANCO, BANCO MY

Incipit:
I spent the night
You know my heart
son was sitting in the dark
Among the houses polished by rain
After the walk to the course
His legs were wounded with blood and not

We work on expressive reading by the students themselves it is important to understand the work of editing (explain)

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Time number three

describe an object (note) in the middle of the room (pick a point of view, with deciding as a "handle" take the writing)

Describe a mysterious object placed at the center of the room

Describe the little finger of his left hand

Descrivere l'insegnante-conduttore del laboratorio (che esce dalla stanza per non farsi guardare come oggetto)

Descrivere un oggetto lontano e non visibile nella stanza (il semaforo di....), il cavalcavia, etc...

Descrivere se stessi a:
il proprio amico
un genitore
l'insegnante

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Tempo numero quattro

La punteggiatura (mimare il lavoro del corpo nello spazio):
Il punto è uno stop
La virgola un dare precedenza, un sospiro...
I due punti un balcone
Il punto e virgola un balcone finestrato
Il punto esclamativo un grido fermo
Il punto question an open question
The exclamation point question-a closed question
- - lateral
() moving forward and backward, even in the temporal sense

Write some opening words, with the obligation to make points, colon, comma, semicolon, as indicated by the conductor:
My heavy heart ...
My eyes were closed ...
My arms round ....

Describe: The
own sneakers
Mother

grandmother's father (although dead) Mother's Hands

hands of his father

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time, number five
Describe
:
A smell: perfume etc.
A taste: A sweet
noise: clap, door key

Describe a piece of music: slow
moved

classic rock


Description:
get your hands on your eyes for ten seconds and then write.
Exit row in the courtroom, to make a trip and then write about what has happened.

Incipit:
I am .... I'm not


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time number six

verb. The verb that moves the writing

Write below with the following opening words and then highlight the different Results of the texts produced:

be afraid I'm afraid I fear


write at least fifteen lines in three minutes on the following incipit:
I want, I said I want to ... Of course I
...
I thought ... Editing

as listening to the text of the other in an effort to understand what is most effective. Trying to mutual aid among students.

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time number seven

The interior monologue as mirroring

The stream of consciousness as svuotarnento
Write
interior monologues and streams of consciousness on different incipit that always contain the negation " not "

Write a love letter to a person any

Write a letter "of hatred 'and' anger '

theme: a man who ate a car. It took a year to digest it. Treatment (at least fifteen rows - the text is to be concluded)

Editing - indications

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time number eight

Become a character different from himself:
Write monologues and / or streams of consciousness becoming someone else. Proposals must be made by the tenant on the basis of his knowledge of the student.

cross Dialogue:
situation is chosen and students costruiscono il dialogo come una scrittura-dettatura del testo.

L'editing: ultime indicazioni. Editing finale di un testo da produrre per realizzare un copione o per la costruzione di una collettanea di racconti/favole fiabe etc.

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Aggiunta. Nel corso del laboratorio di Silvano Sbarbati a cui abbiamo partecipato è stato agggiunto (l'appunto è nostro senza nessuna responsabilità di Silvano Sbarbati):

Altre regole:
Disporsi in cerchio, senza banchi
Meglio scrivere con una penna di color nero
Il tempo concesso per ogni esercizio deve essere brevissimo (per lo più un minuto e mezzo)

Description of an object (Add Time to number three): A bill
thousand pounds on the floor
After receiving a normal iron screw, write a text that contains the Mille lire and the Vine

Description (add time to the number five )
Hold your breath for one minute and then write
Give your hand to close for a minute with your eyes closed and then write

description of an object (Add number six at the time)
Distribute a card to each participant , form pairs, each, individually, must compose a text containing the two cards
After receiving a photo, write a text that contains the words written behind the photograph (2-4 words) and the Vine (mentioned above)
A sequence of about 4 photographers is on display for all participants, create a text that contains

Incipit for inner monologue (Add number seven at the time) So I do
Then


description of himself, the text must contain the word screw

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Bibliography on creative writing, Silvano Sbarbati



Website Silvano Sbarbati and Patrick Coduti: www.lascritturacreativa . it



IMPORTANT
The workshop presented here dates back a few years ago, but is constantly being updated. You can find the latest updates in the recent book Sbarbati "containing words - creative writing is not" published by Van Gogh's ear (6 €).



creative writing workshop

Silvano Sbarbati C / o Fondazione Teatro delle Muse Via della Loggia

60121 Ancona tel. mob. 0328-1080134









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