Wrinkle Writing Project Records
Collection
Identifier: UNMA-149
Scope and Content Note
The Wrinkle Writing Project records document the activities of the program between 1993 and 2007. The records are organized into three series. The first series, Administration, 1999-2007, is arranged chronologically. It contains information about funding, workshops and lesson plans. It also includes correspondence, newsletters, handbooks, and cue sheets. The second series, Photographs, 1996-2006, contains photographs of workshops and the showcase. The third series, Audio-Visual Materials, 1993-2007, contains primarily video material. It includes VHS cassettes, DVDs, floppy disks and CDs containing workshops, rehearsals, photographs, and program information.
Dates
- 1993 - 2007
Language of Materials
English
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Copy Restrictions
Limited duplication of CSWR material is allowed for research purposes. User is responsible for compliance with all copyright, privacy, and libel laws. Permission is required for publication or distribution.
Organizational History
The Wrinkle Writing Project was a collaborative program which originated in the University of New Mexico's Department of Theatre and Dance in 1993. Its purposes were to use drama to enrich writing experiences in elementary and secondary classrooms, to encourage the inclusion of playwriting in the curriculum, and to use dramatic performance to as a method of publishing student writing. Wrinkle Writing Project was driven by the belief that staging the written word involved students not just intellectually and imaginatively, but physically, emotionally, and socially as well. Drama could provide a valuable addition to more traditional approaches to teaching and learning.
Susan Pearson Davis developed the idea for the project while directing a stage adaptation of Madeleine L'Engle's A Wrinkle in Time. She invited L’Engle to UNM to teach a writing workshop with the hopes of developing a relationship with elementary and secondary schools. The goals and philosophy of the project were outlined and it was named after A Wrinkle in Time.
The project reached approximately 55 teachers and nearly 2000 students from a wide variety of cultural and linguistic backgrounds. Two of its most active classrooms were at the Zuni Pueblo, and it had bilingual students submitting work in Spanish as well as English. The UNM theatre students working for the Wrinkle Writing Project included Native Americans, Hispanics, and African Americans, as well as Anglo/European Whites. They provided important role models for young writers. Participating classrooms also represented the entire spectrum of ability levels.
Susan Pearson Davis developed the idea for the project while directing a stage adaptation of Madeleine L'Engle's A Wrinkle in Time. She invited L’Engle to UNM to teach a writing workshop with the hopes of developing a relationship with elementary and secondary schools. The goals and philosophy of the project were outlined and it was named after A Wrinkle in Time.
The project reached approximately 55 teachers and nearly 2000 students from a wide variety of cultural and linguistic backgrounds. Two of its most active classrooms were at the Zuni Pueblo, and it had bilingual students submitting work in Spanish as well as English. The UNM theatre students working for the Wrinkle Writing Project included Native Americans, Hispanics, and African Americans, as well as Anglo/European Whites. They provided important role models for young writers. Participating classrooms also represented the entire spectrum of ability levels.
Extent
5.5 Cubic Feet (7 Boxes)
Abstract
The Wrinkle Writing Project records document the activities of the program between 1993 and 2007. The Wrinkle Writing Project was a collaborative program which originated in the University of New Mexico's Department of Theatre and Dance in 1993. Its purposes included using creative drama to enrich writing experiences in elementary and secondary classrooms.
- Title
- Finding Aid of the Wrinkle Writing Project Records, 1993 - 2007
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Valerio Di Fonzo
- Date
- © 2019
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is in English
Repository Details
Part of the UNM Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections Repository
Contact:
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451
cswrref@unm.edu
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451
cswrref@unm.edu